Born:(1947-01-22)22 January 1947 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Died: 4 January 2018(2018-01-04) (aged 70) Tsu, Mie, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 13, 1969, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 12, 1982, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
Win–loss
146–121
ERA
3.60
Strikeouts
1,225
Managerial record
1,181–1,043–53
Winning %
.531
Teams
As Player
Chunichi Dragons (1969–1982)
As Manager
Chunichi Dragons (hot-–1991, 1996–2001)
Hanshin Tigers (2002–2003)
Japanese Olympic national team (2007–2008)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2011–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (2013)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles #77 retired
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2017
Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一, Hoshino Sen'ichi, January 22, 1947 – January 4, 2018)[1] was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.
In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons. In 2007, he managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]
In October 2010 Hoshino was hired as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He led the Eagles to a Pacific League pennant and Japan Series championship in 2013.
^"Former NPB star pitcher, manager Senichi Hoshino dies at 70". The Japan Times Online. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^"Japan Olympic coach Hoshino won't return for WBC". ESPN. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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