Individual Managers A-L

Akiyama, Koji	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Softbank (2009-2011 [81])
Born: 4/6/1962
Died:
Birthplace: Miyahara, Yashiro-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2009	144	74	65	5	.532.	3
2010	144	76	63	5	.547	1
Totals	288	150	128	10	.538	3

Notes: Akiyama managed in the minors for the Hawks before getting this job and has battled an aging center of his lineup in Hiroki Kokubo and Nobuhiko Matsunaka and a mediocre bench as well as the end of onetime ace Kazumi Saito's career due to chronic shoulder problems not to mention the so far disappointing efforts of highly rated arms Hideaki Takahashi and Kenji Otonari, but he managed the Hawks to the PL pennant in 2010 by two ten-thousandths of a percentage point anyway, only to continue their pattern of choking in the playoffs.

Akiyama, Noboru	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1975-1976 [71])
Born: 2/3/1934
Died: 8/12/2000
Birthplace: Okayama, Okayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1975	130	51	69	10	.425	5
1976	130	45	78	7	.366	6
Totals	260	96	147	17	.395

Notes:

Akuta, Takeo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Pearls (1952-1957 [30],
Born: 10/20/1903	[50])
Died: 9/5/1987
Birthplace: Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1952	2	1	1	0	.500	7
1953	120	48	69	3	.410	7
1954	140	74	63	3	.540	4
1955	142	60	80	2	.429	5
1956	154	68	82	4	.453	5
1957	52	14	36	2	.280	7
Totals	610	265	331	14	.445

Notes: Took over at Kintetsu on 9/24/1952. Was let go after 6/20/1957.

Amachi, Shunichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi/Nagoya Dragons
Born: 12/20/1903	(1949-1951, 1954, 1957-1958 [30])
Died: 3/12/1976
Birthplace:Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1949	137	66	68	3	.493	5
1950	137	89	44	4	.669	2
1951	113	62	48	3	.564	2
1954	130	86	40	4	.683	1
1957	130	70	57	3	.551	3
1958	130	66	59	5	.528	3
Totals	777	439	316	22	.581

Biography: Won one Japan Series championship (1954).

Anabuki, Yoshio	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai Hawks (1977, 1983-1985 [70],
Born: 5/6/1933	[80], [81])
Died:
Birthplace: Kagawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1977	2	1	1	0	.500	2
1983	130	52	69	9	.430	5
1984	130	53	65	12	.449	5
1985	130	44	76	10	.367	6
Totals	392	150	211	31	.416

Botes: Took over at Nankai 10/6/1977.

Anan, Junro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1986-1988 [75])
Born: 9/2/1937
Died:
Birthplace: Saeki, Oita Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1986	130	73	46	11	.613	1
1987	130	65	55	10	.542	3
1988	130	65	62	3	.512	3
Totals	390	203	163	24	.555

Notes:

Ando, Motoo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1982-1984 [80])
Born: 4/8/1939
Died:
Birthplace:Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1982	130	65	57	8	.533	3
1983	130	62	63	5	.496	4
1984	128	51	69	8	.425	4
Totals	388	178	189	21	.485

Notes: Did not manage from 6/13-6/15/1984.

Ando, Shinobu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Tokyu Flyers (1950-1951 [50])
Born: 1895
Died: 12/8/1970
Birthplace: Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1950	120	51	69	0	.425	6
1951	102	38	56	8	.404	6
Totals	222	99	125	8	.416

Notes:

Aota, Noboru	(Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1972-1973 [])
Born: 11/22/1924
Died: 11/4/1997
Birthplace: Miki, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	T	Pct.	Rank
1972	17	1	14	2	.067	5
1973	130	60	64	6	.484	5
Totals	47	61	78	8	.439

Notes: Took over at Taiyo on 8/31/1972, when team was in third place.

Arakawa, Hiroshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1974-1976 [73])
Born: 8/6/1930
Died:
Birthplace: Taito Ward, Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1974	130	60	63	7	.488	3
1975	130	57	64	9	.471	4
1976	29	10	15	4	.400	4
Totals	289	127	142	20	.472

Notes: Let go after 5/12/1976. Team ultimately finished fifth that season.

Arima, Giichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1951 [1])
Born: 9/1911
Died: 7/3/1993
Birthplace: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1951	61	21	38	2	.356	6
Totals	61	21	38	2	.356	6

Notes: Father was a district court judge in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. Went to Oshima Chugakkou in Kagoshima Prefecture before moving on to Tokyo Koto Shosen University. He then played with Osaka Shosen and Rinken Shosen in the industrial leagues. He was subsequently hired by Taiyo and helped form their ballclub in 1949. He became manager when the Whales manager decided to resume his playing career. He later became an executive with Rinken Shosen. Took over on 7/18/1951 with team in fifth place.

Arito, Michiyo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte Orions (1987-1989 [81])
Born: 12/17/1946
Died:
Birthplace: Takaoka-gun, Kochi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1987	130	51	65	14	.440	5
1988	130	54	74	2	.422	6
1989	130	49	74	8	.393	6
Totals	390	154	213	24	.418

Notes:

Bessho, Takehiko	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Sankei Atoms/Yakult (1968-1970
Born: 10/1/1922	[60])
Died: 6/24/1999
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1968	134	64	66	4	.492	4
1969	130	58	69	3	.457	5
1970	78	21	55	2	.276	6
Totals	342	143	190	9	.429

Notes: Let go after 8/18/1970. Team still finished in sixth.

Betto, Kaoru	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Mainichi/Daimai Orions (1952,
Born: 8/23/1920	1954-1959 [25], [50]), Kintetsu Buffaloes (1962-1964 [35]), Taiyo
Died: 4/16/1999	Whales (1967-1972, 1977-1979 [52], [50]), Hiroshima (1973 [51])
Birthplace: Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1952	43	30	13	0	.698	2
1954	140	79	57	4	.581	3
1955	142	85	55	2	.607	3
1956	154	84	66	4	.560	4
1957	132	75	52	5	.591	3
1958	130	62	63	5	.496	4
1959	136	82	48	6	.631	2
1962	131	57	73	1	.438	6
1963	150	74	73	3	.503	4
1964	150	55	91	4	.377	6
1967	42	18	21	3	.462	4
1968	133	59	71	3	.454	5
1969	130	61	61	8	.500	3
1970	130	69	57	4	.548	3
1971	130	61	59	10	.508	3
1972	104	52	50	2	.510	3
1973	130	60	67	3	.472	6
1977	130	51	68	11	.429	6
1978	130	64	57	9	.529	4
1979	130	59	54	17	.522	2
Totals	2497	1237	1156	104	.517

Notes: Took over Mainichi on July 30, 1952 with team in second place. Had two interim stints at Taiyo in 1967, 6/3-7/10 and 10/4 until season's end. Was let go at Taiyo after 8/30/1972, the team ending the schedule in fifth place.

Blasingame, Don Lee	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1979-1980 [80]),
Born: 3/16/1932	Nankai Hawks (1981-1982 [70])
Died:
Birthplace: Corinth, Mississippi

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1980	130	61	60	9	.504	4
1981	26	13	12	1	.520	4
1982	130	53	65	12	.449	5
1983	130	53	71	6	.427	6
Totals	416	180	208	28	.464

Biography: Ran into major problems with fans, team managment and the media over his preference for using Dave Hilton at second rather than highly touted rookie Akinobu Okada, arguing hat he preferred to bring Okada along slowly so as not to risk cashiering his confidence. . Hilton slumped, which only intensified the controversy. Resigned at Hanshin after 5/14/1980). Okada went on to be Rookie of the Year that season after Blasingame left, though the team itself finshed fifth in the standings.

Brown, Marty Leo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (2006-2009 [71]), Rakuten
Born: 1/13/1963	2010 [81])
Died:
Birthplace: Lawton, Oklahoma

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2006	146	62	79	5	.440	5
2007	144	60	82	2	.423	5
2008	144	69	70	5	.496	4
2009	144	65	75	4	.464	5
2010	144	62	79	3	440	6
Totals	722	318	385	19	.454

Notes: That they did as well as they did in 2005 was a miracle because they had two legitimate start457ers and a problematic pen further hindered by suspect defense at the corners of the infield. But Brown got Katsuhiro Nagakawa back on track and made him finally fulfill his potential, tajght Hiroki Kuroda how to economize on his pitches and babied atging Shinji Sasaoka through the season successfully. Eishin Soyogi emerged as a fine addition to the infield and Tomonori Maeda just keeps on hitting, so they garbbed semi-respectability again after a last place showing in 2005. In 2007, though, Sean Douglass sat out the campaign after surgery and the middle relief corps deteriorated while the starting rotation was young and inconsistent while veteran Shinji Sasaoka showed his age and would announce his retirement. Things looked to only get worse, as slugger Takahiro Arai and ace Hiroki Kuroda split via free agency because they were tired of losing and the Carp won't spend the money necessary to obtain elite high school and college prospects nor acquire free agents. Somehow, though, Hiroshima to not be worse than a terrible Yokohama club and a surprisingly horried Yakult nine and so they had their best finish since 2001. The original plan had been to use Brown to rebuild the Carp through 2008 and then replace him with Kenjiro Nomura when they move into their new ballpark in 2009, but the Carp leadership decided to bring Brown back. Brown also married a Japanese woman, but their initial campaign in the new digs was a tough one because they were still thin in overall talent, especially in the pen, and lacked consistent outfield sock. The fish then went with Nomura for 2010, so Rakuten picked Brown up, but were disappointed with how the team fared even with a career year out of catcher Motohiro Shima, who contended for a batting title for a while and nabbed his team's first ever Gold Glove, and so Brown was let go, probably prematurely, and former Chunichi and Hanshin skipper Senichi Hoshino drafted in to replace him.

Chiba, Shigeru	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffalo (1959-1961 [31])
Born: 5/10/1919
Died: 12/9/2002
Birthplace: Saijo, Ehime Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1959	51	12	39	0	.235	6
1960	131	43	87	1	.331	6
1961	140	36	103	1	.259	6
Totals	321	91	229	2	.284

Notes: Took over at Kintetsu 6/18/1969. The team, which was then known as the Pearls, was given his nickname, Buffalo, after a fan vote. Ironic, then, that he presided over a 103 loss season, a record that still stands. So those Buffaloes were mostly dead meat for the Pacific League opposition.

Collins, Terry Lee	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Orix (2007-2008 [1])
Born: 5/27/1949
Died:
Birthplace:

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2007	144	62	77	5	.446.	6
2008	49	21	28	0	.429	5
Totals	193	83	105	5	.443

Biography: Was the Dodgers farm director when he was hired by Orix. However, his ace, Hidetaka Kawagoe, sucked and Lance Carter was a failure as their closer and they were behind the eight ball early. Collins complained during the season that his players weren't executing what they had been taught and he reportedly contemplated quitting after what he termed, "the longest season of my life." However, he did have some success bringing along Mamoru Kishida and Chihiro Kaneko for the starting rotation and rookie shortstop Keiji Obiki had his moments. However, despite the addition of Alex Cabrera via free agency, his club feel into fifth during the 2008 season and he resigned on May 21st, saying that he had lost the passion to run the team any longer.

Dobashi, Masayuki	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon
Born: 12/5/1935	Ham (1973, 1992 [73], [72]), Yakult (1984-1986 [74])
Died:
Birthplace: Taito Ward, Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1973	65	30	32	3	.484	5
1984	94	42	47	5	.472	5
1985	130	46	74	10	.383	6
1986	130	49	77	4	.389	6
1992	130	54	73	3	.425	5
Totals	549	221	303	25	.422

Notes: Took over at Nittaku Home 7/27/1973 with the team in fifth place. Assumed duties at Yakult 5/22/1984 with the team in sixth place.

Doi, Atsushi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1980-1981 [80])
Born: 6/10/1933
Died:
Birthplace: Okayama, Okayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1980	130	59	62	9	.488	4
1981	116	38	71	7	.349	6
Totals	246	97	133	16	.422

Notes: Was let go after 9/24/1981. Team finished in sixth.

Doi, Shozo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Orix Blue Wave (1991-1993 [75])
Born: 6/28/1942
Died:
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1991	130	64	63	3	.504	3
1992	130	61	64	5	.488	3
1993	130	70	56	4	.556	3
Totals	390	195	183	12	.516

Notes: Once told a young player by the name of Ichiro Suzuki that he "would never hit with that batting style." No wonder Doi's team's didn't finish any higher than third.

Ejiri, Akira	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1992 [91]),
Born: 1/10/1943	Lotte (1996 [90])
Died:
Birthplace: Takahagi, Ibaraki Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1992	109	54	54	1	.500
1996	128	60	65	3	.480
Totals	237	114	119	4	.489

Notes: Took over Taiyo on 5/3/1992 with the team in sixth. Replaced Bobby Valentine at Lotte and was hated by his players as well as the team's fans. The club's fotunes plummeted from second to fifth as a result. However, most of the blame for all this could probably be laid at the feet of GM Tatsuro Hirooka, who just couldn't leave well enough alone during Valeintine's tenure. Did not manage from 8/23-8.29/1996.

Etoh, Shinichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiheiyo Club Lions (1975 [12])
Born: 10/6/1937
Died:
Birthplace: Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1975	130	58	62	10	.483	3
Totals	130	58	62	10	.483	3

Notes:

Etoh, Shozo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte (1996 [83])
Born: 4/29/1942
Died:
Birthplace: Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1996	2	0	2	0	.000	4
Totals	2	0	2	0	.000	4

Notes: Interin skipper 8/24-8/25/1996.

Fujii, Isamu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1955 [30])
Born: 1/20/1916
Died: 2/7/1986
Birthplace: Tottori, Tottori Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1955	130	31	99	0	.238	6
Totals	130	31	99	0	.238	6

Notes:

Fujimoto, Hideo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1944-1946 [1])
Born: 5/10/1918
Died: 4/26/1997
Birthplace: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1944	35	19	14	2	.576	2
1946	25	15	9	1	.625	2
Totals	60	34	23	3	.596

Notes: Let go by Yomiuri on June 10, 1946.

Fujimoto, Sadayoshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Tokyo Giants (1936-1942 [22],
Born: 12/20/1904	[30]), Pacific/Taiyo (1946-1947 [30]), Goldstar/Daiei Stars 1948-
Died: 2/18/1981	1956 [30]), Hankyu Braves (1957-1959 [30]), Hanshin (1961-1968
Birthplace: Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture	[60], [61])

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1936	34	20	14	0	.588	1
1937S	56	41	13	2	.759	1
1937F	48	30	18	0	.625	2
1938S	35	24	11	0	.686	2
1938F	40	30	9	1	.769	1
1939	96	66	26	4	.717	1
1940	104	76	28	0	.731	1
1941	86	62	22	2	.738	1
1942	105	73	27	5	.730	1
1946	105	42	60	3	.412	7
1947	119	50	64	5	.439	7
1948	140	60	73	7	.451	7
1949	134	67	65	2	.508	3
1950	120	62	54	4	.534	3
1951	101	41	52	8	.441	4
1952	121	55	65	1	.458	4
1953	120	63	53	4	.543	3
1954	140	43	92	5	.319	8
1955	141	53	87	1	.379	6
1956	47	14	32	1	.304	7
1957	132	71	55	6	.563	4
1958	130	73	51	6	.589	2
1959	84	27	55	2	.329	5
1961	91	47	43	1	.522	6
1962	133	75	55	3	.577	1
1963	140	69	70	1	.496	3
1964	140	80	56	4	.588	1
1965	140	71	66	3	.518	3
1966	49	30	16	3	.652	4
1967	136	70	60	6	.538	3
1968	133	72	58	3	.554	2
Totals	3200	1657	1450	93	.533

Notes: Let go by Daiei on 5/31/1956 with team in seventh place. They finished seventh. Cut loose by Hankyu on 7/26/1959 with the team in fifth and they finished there. Hired by Hanshin on 6/7/1961 while the team was in sixth. They ended up in fourth. Retiured at the end of the 1965 season, but then re-hired the following August 13th with the team in fourth and concluded the schedule in third.

Fujimura, Fumio	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Osaka Tigers (1946, 1955-1957
Born: 8/14/1916	[10], [2])
Died: 5/28/1992
Birthplace: Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1946	105	59	46	0	.562	3
1955	97	55	40	2	.579	3
1956	130	79	50	1	.612	2
1957	130	73	54	3	.575	2
Totals	462	266	190	6	.583

Notes: Took over at Osaka on 5/21/1955 with the team in third place.

Fujita, Motoshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1981-1983, 1989-1992
Born: 8/7/1931	[73])
Died:
Birthplace: Ochi-gun, Ehime Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1981	130	73	48	9	.603	1
1982	130	66	50	14	.569	2
1983	130	72	50	8	.590	1
1989	130	84	44	2	.656	1
1990	130	88	42	0	.677	1
1991	130	66	64	0	.508	4
1992	130	67	63	0	.515	2
Totals	130	516	361	33	.588

Notes: Took Yomiuri to two Japan Series championships (1981, 1989).

Fujita, Shozo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu (1950-1952 [30])
Born: 1908
Died: 1/16/1987
Birthplace: Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1950	120	44	72	4	.379	7
1951	98	37	56	5	.398	7
1952	106	29	77	0	.274	7
Totals	324	110	205	9	.349

Notes: Let go after 9/16/1952.

Fujita, Soichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kokutetsu Swallows (1954-1955
Born: 8/20/1914	[30])
Died: 9/3/1980
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1954	130	55	73	2	.430	5
1955	130	57	71	2	.445	5
Totals	260	112	144	4	.438

Notes:

Fujita, Taira	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1995-1996 [80])
Born: 10/19/1947
Died:
Birthplace: Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1995	53	17	36	0	.321	5
1996	117	48	69	0	.410	6
Totals	170	65	105	0	.382

Notes: Took over Hanshin on 7/29/1995. Was let go after 9/11/1996. Team still finished last.

Fukami, Yasuhiro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nishitetsu Lions (1965 [70])
Born: 11/26/1919
Died:: 4/9/1972
Birthplace: Nogtata, Fukuoka Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1965	13	7	6	0	.538	2
Totals	13	7	6	0	.538	2

Notes: Took over at Nishitetsu April 19, 1965 with the club in second place and stepped down on May 10. They finished in third.

Furuta, Atsuya	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (2006-2007 [27])
Born: 8/6/1965
Died:
Birthplace:Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2006	146	70	73	3	.490	3
2007	144	60	84	0	.417	6
Totals	290	130	157	3	.453

Notes: At Furuta's behest, closer Hirotoshi Ishii and third baseman Akinori Iwakumra were prevented from being posted. The irony is that Furuta just recently resigned his post as the head of the Japanese players' union and had made proposals to attempt to create more player movement. Furuta also had no compunction about helping to throw his former boss, Tsutomu Wakamatsu, under the bus to take over the managerial reigns of the Swallows. The change was due to Furuta's popularity, but how many people come to the park to see a guy make pitching changes and fill out lineup cards? Uh, they don't. Dumb, dumb, dumb. So in 2006, they lost closer Hirotoshi Ishii to a shoulder problem and second baseman Greg LaRocca also missed substantial time and was released. Furuta himself had a shoulder problem and played in less than 30 games. He also barely showed up as a player in 2007 while the Swallows, despite great years from Norichika Aoki, Alex Ramirez and new addition Seth Greisinger, went into the tank because they couldn't find a steady replacement for Akinori Iwamura at third and the starters that followed Greisinger just flat out stunk while nobody stepped up in the closer's role, longtime staple Shingo Takatsu eventually being released. Furuta, bummed at his team's showing, retired as a player and stepped down as manager with talk swirling that he was headed into politics.

Gondo, Hiroshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yokohama (1998-2000 [72])
Born: 12/2/1938
Died:
Birthplace: Tosu, Saga Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1998	136	79	56	1	.585	1
1999	135	71	64	0	.526	3
2000	136	69	66	1	.511	3
Totals	407	219	186	2	.541

Notes: Won a Japan Series title in 1998. The beginning of the end of this team was the firing of Gondo and bringing in Masahiko Mori, whose anal style of management destroyed the club's offensive rhythm as well as its collective psyche, resulting in a string of last place finishes.

Goto, Tsugio	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1969, 1978 [55], [71])
Born: 1/15/1924
Died:
Birthplace: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1969	130	68	59	3	.535	2
1978	130	41	80	9	.339	6
Totals	260	109	139	12	.440-

Notes:

Hamasaki, Shinji	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1947-1953 [50],
Born: 12/10/1901	[30]), Takahashi/Tombo Unions (1954-1955 [30]), Kokutetsu Swallows
Died: 5/6/1981	(1963 [63])
Birthplace: Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1947	78	40	36	2	.526	4
1948	140	66	68	6	.493	4
1949	136	69	64	3	.519	2
1950	120	54	64	2	.458	4
1951	96	37	51	8	.420	5
1952	108	49	58	1	.458	5
1953	120	67	52	1	.563	2
1954	140	53	84	3	.387	6
1955	125	35	89	1	.282	8
1963	140	65	73	2	.471	4
Totals	1203	535	639	29	.456

Notes: Took over at Hankyu on 6/23/1947 with the team in fourth place. Cut loose by Tombo on 9/19/1955 with the club in eighth place.

Hara, Tatsunori	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (2002-2003, 2006-2011 [83])
Born: 7/22/1958
Died:
Birthplace: Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2002	140	86	52	2	.623	1
2003	140	71	66	3	.518	3
2006	146	65	79	2	.451	4
2007	144	80	63	1	.559	1
2008	144	84	57	3	.596	1
2009	144	89	46	9	.659	1
2010	144	79	64	1	.552	3
Totals	1002	554	427	21	.563

Notes: Took Yomiuri to a four game Japan Series sweep of the Seibu Lions (2002). Resigned following the 2003 season due to meddling by Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe in Hara's coaching staff, touching off a controversy that was a public relations disaster fot the team. So after Tsuneo Horiuchi didn't get the job done, Watanabe rehired Hara. The Giants came out of the shoot like a house on fire, but then injuries and interleague play put them on a steep downward slide and by mkid-August it was over but the shouting for them. With a move of ace Koji Uehara to the closer's role and the addition of Michihiro Ogasawara, he then expertly lead them to the CL flag in 2007 in a very close finish, but lost in the playoffs to eventual Japan champion Chunichi. But after falling 13.5 games behind in 2008, Hanshin stopped hitting and the Giants snuck into the top spot in the CL, only to lose to Seibu in the Japan Series. The Giants then, thanks to a career year from pitcher Dicky Gonzalez and an MVP campaign from leftfielder Alex Ramirez, cakewalked to the CL flag in 2009 and then took the Japan Series.

Hasegawa, Nobuyoshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Robins (1948 [30])
Born: 1904
Died: 3/10/1989
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1948	140	61	74	5	.452	6
Totals	140	61	74	5	.452

Notes:

Hasegawa, Ryohei	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1965-1967 [62], [30])
Born: 3/25/1930
Died:
Birthplace: Handa, Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1965	76	31	43	2	.419	5
1966	136	57	73	6	.438	4
1967	138	47	83	8	.362	6
Totals	350	135	199	16	.404

Notes: Took over at Hiroshima on 7/24/1965 with the team in fifth, where they ultimately finished.

Hayashi, Giichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffalo (1959 [5]), Kokutetsu
Born: 2/1/1920	Swallows (1964-1965 [63], [71])
Died:
Birthplace: Tokushima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1959	82	27	52	3	.342	6
1964	140	61	74	5	.452	5
1965	13	2	10	1	.167	6
Totals	235	90	136	9	.398

Notes: Assumed job with Kintetsu on 6/20/1959 with the team in sixth place. Stepped down with Kokutetsu 4/25/1965 with the team in sixth place..

Higashio, Osamu	Team Years and [uniform number]): Seibu (1995-2001 [78])
Born: 5/18/1950
Died:
Birthplace: Arita-gun, Wakayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1995	130	67	57	6	.540	3
1996	130	62	64	4	.492	3
1997	132	73	56	3	.566	1
1998	135	70	61	4	.534	1
1999	135	75	59	1	.560	2
2000	135	69	61	5	.531	2
2001	140	73	67	0	.521	3
Totals	937	489	425	23	.535

Notes: Did not manage team between 7/10/1997 and 7/15/1997.

Hillman, Thomas Brad "Trey"	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nippon Ham (2003-2007 [88])
Born: 1/4/1963
Died:
Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2003	140	62	74	4	.456	5
2004	133	66	65	2	.504	3
2005	136	62	71	3	.466	5
2006	136	82	54	0	.603	1
2007	144	79	60	5	.568	1
Totals	689	351	324	14	.520

Notes: Was Texas' farm director before being hired at Nippon Ham. Like Texas, this is a team that can hit some but possesses little viable pitching. Well, at least until 2006. Taking the Sparky Anderson approach to handling pitchers (give them the hook at the first sign of trouble) and got lucky with journeyman players such as Kensuke Tanaka and Hichori Morimoto, who had career years. He also developed Yu Darvish and Tomoya Yagi, the club overcame a weak offense (though Fernando Seguignol finished strong the last two months) to win it by a whisker on the last day of the season and then got to the Japan Series for the first time in 25 years. Their 82 wins was a Nippon Ham record and their best ending since they were the Toei Flyers back in the 1960's. MLB took note and several major league teams expressed interest in Hillman, especailly his old home, Texas. But nobody hired him and he returned to Nippon Ham for another season, where he pulled off perhaps the greatest managing job of all time, taking what may have been the worst team ever to win a pennant into the Japan Series. They were last in the league in just about every offensive category, but his ability to develop his kids on the pitching side as well as the addition of Ryan Glynn overcame the defection of Michihiro Ogasawara to Yomiuri to come out on top in a neck and neck pennant chase. Decided to step down effective at the end of the 2007 season, ostensibly for family reasons, his name being mentioned in some circles as a possible successor for Joe Torre with the Yankees. Make no mistake about it, his last year in Japan makes him something of a magician it was that legendary a performance.

Hirooka, Tatsuro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1976-1979 [71]), Seibu
Born: 2/9/1932	(1982-1985 [80])
Died:
Birthplace: Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1976	101	42	53	6	.442	5
1977	130	62	58	10	.517	2
1978	130	68	46	16	.596	1
1979	85	31	45	9	.408	6
1982	130	68	58	4	.540	1
1983	130	86	40	4	.683	1
1984	130	62	61	7	.504	3
1985	130	79	45	6	.637	1
Totals	966	498	406	62	.551

Notes: Took over at Yakult 5/13/1976. with the team in fourth place Was cut loose at Yakult on 8/16/1979 with the team in sixth, which is where it ulatimately finished. Won Japan Series titles in 1978, 1982-1983). Got big time screwed by Seibu's front office and was replaced by Masahiko Mori.

Hirose, Yoshinori	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai Hawks (1978-1980 [12],
Born: 8/27/1936	[70])
Died:
Birthplace: Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1978	130	42	77	11	.353	6
1979	130	46	73	11	.387	5
1980	130	48	77	5	.384	6
Totals	390	136	227	27	.375

Notes:

Honda, Chikayoshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nagoya (1941-1942 [30])
Born: 8/17/1911
Died: 5/22/1989
Birthplace: Hawaii

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1941	56	24	32	0	.429	6
1942	105	39	60	6	.394	7
Totals	161	63	92	6	.406

Biography: Took over at Nagoya on 6/21/1941 with the team in fifth place.

Honda, Itsuro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1968 [62])
Born: 5/3/1931
Died:
Birthplace: Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1968	75	29	43	3	.403	6
Totals	75	29	43	3	.403	6

Notes: Took over at Chunichi 6/26/1968 with the team in sixth place.

Hondo, Yasuya	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daimai Orions (1963-1965 [60],
Born: 3/18/1918	[50])
Died: 6/8/1997
Birthplace: Yao, Osaka Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1963	150	64	85	1	.430	5
1964	150	77	68	5	.531	4
1965	130	57	69	4	.452	5
Totals	430	198	222	10	.471

Notes: Did not manage 6/17-7/1/1965.

Horiuchi, Tsuneo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (2004-2005 [88])
Born: 1/16/1948
Died:
Birthplace: Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2004	138	71	64	3	.526	3
2005	146	62	80	4	.437	5
Totals	284	133	144	7	.480

Notes: His squad demolished the Japanese team homer record in 2004, but his starting rotation was very inconsistent and the bullpen shoud have been arrested for serial arson. Personalitywise, Horiuchi really doesn't have the people handling skills to be a first rate skipper and so all that taken together sank the proud Giants franchise into mediocrity.

Hoshino, Senichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1987-1991, 1996-2001
Born: 1/22/1947	[77]), Hanshin (2002-2003 [77]), Rakuten (2011 [])
Died:
Birthplace: Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1987	130	68	51	11	.571	2
1988	130	79	46	5	.632	1
1989	130	68	59	3	.535	3
1990	131	62	68	1	.477	4
1991	131	71	59	1	.546	2
1996	130	72	58	0	.554	2
1997	136	59	76	1	.437	6
1998	136	75	60	1	.556	2
1999	135	81	54	0	.600	1
2000	132	69	63	0	.523	2
2001	140	62	74	4	.456	5
2002	140	66	70	4	.485	4
2003	140	87	51	2	.630	1
Totals	1741	919	789	33	.538

Notes: Did not manage 5/7-5/11/2000. Was notorious for hitting his players and even assaulting umpires. However, after taking over at Hanshin, he cleared out a lot of deadweight and whipped the players and the organization into shape. But being such a high strung personality, his high blood pressure forced him to step down with the Tigers and become a special adviser, where he helped bring the talk of devolving NPB into a single league format to a thankfully grinding halt, a turn that almost makes up for his being such an insaniac while helming the Dragons.

Ihara, Haruki	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Seibu (2002-2003 [73]), Orix
Born: 1/18/1949	(2004 [73])
Died:
Birthplace:

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2002	140	90	49	1	.647	1
2003	140	77	61	2	.558	2
2004	133	49	72	2	.374	6
Totals	413	216	182	5

Notes: Ihara got screwed twice. First, after he took Seibu to a Japan Series, where the Lions were swept by Yomiuri, and then lead the club to a second place showing, they fired him in favor of Tsutomu Itoh for no good reason other than management apparently liked the retiring backstop more than longtime company man Ihara. He took the Orix job, hired due to his reputation for reviving players careers, and then found himself in the maelstrom of the merger with Kintetsu. He was canned at the end of the end of the 1994 campaign.

Iida, Tokuji	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Sankei Atoms (1966-1967 [23]),
Born: 4/6/1924	Nankai Hawks (1969 [23])
Died: 1/19/2000
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1966	135	52	78	5	.400	5
1967	106	42	60	4	.412	5
1969	130	50	76	4	.397	6
Totals	371	144	214	13	.402

Notes: Did not manage 5/22-7/4/1967.

Iijima, Shigeya	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei Flyers (1968 [50])
Born: 10/11/1918
Died: 8/9/1970
Birthplace: Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1968	55	21	33	1	.389	6
Totals	55	21	33	1	.389	6

Notes: Took over at Toei 8/4/1968 with the team in sixth place.

Ikeda, Yutaka	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nagoya (1936 [])
Born: 1893
Died: 10/21/1952
Birthplace: Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1936	42	19	23	0	.452	?
Totals	42	19	23	0	.452

Notes: Went to Waseda Chugakkou and Waseda University, playing third during his collegiate days. Worked as an umpire for the Tokyo Big Six University League after graduation. After stepping down as Nagoya's manager, he became a pro umpire, retiring in 1948. Was selected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

Inao, Kazuhisa	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nishitetsu/Taiheiyo Club Lions
Born: 6/10/1937	(1970-1974 [24], [81]), Lotte Orions (1984-1986 [71], [72])
Died: 11/13/2007
Birthplace: Beppu, Oita Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1970	130	43	78	9	.355	6
1971	130	38	84	8	.311	6
1972	130	47	80	3	.370	6
1973	130	59	64	7	.480	4
1974	130	59	64	7	.480	4
1984	130	64	51	15	.557	2
1985	130	64	60	6	.516	2
1986	130	57	64	9	.471	4
Totals	1040	431	545	64	.442

Notes: Inao, one of the greatest pitchers in Japanese history and a centerpiece of those great pirate ship Nishitetsu clubs in the 1950's and 60's, was charged with pickng up the pieces of a team gutted by the Black Mist gambling scandal, a truly thankless task. Happily, he was able to garner greater success with Lotte.

Inokawa, Toshiharu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu (1940-1942 [25], [30]),
Born: 3/30/1908	Tokyu/Toei Flyers (1949, 1952-1954 [30])
Died: 6/16/1976
Birthplace: Tamano, Okayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1940	32	20	12	0	.625	3
1941	85	53	31	1	.631	2
1942	105	49	50	6	.495	4
1949	138	64	73	1	.467	7
1952	108	49	59	0	.454	6
1953	120	50	67	3	.427	6
1954	140	52	86	2	.377	7
Totals	728	337	378	13	.471

Notes: Took over at Hankyu on 9/15/1940.

Ishige, Hiromichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Orix (2002-2003 [87])
Born: 9/22/1956
Died:
Birthplace: Asahi, Chiba Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2002	140	50	87	3	.365	6
2003	20	7	12	1	.368	6
Totals	60	57	99	4	.365

Notes: Thjis intense former Seibu infielder deserved better than what he endured with the pathtic lot he was given to work with., as their erratic fielding and record worst pitching drove him to distraction. He also excoriated introverted infielder Scott Sheldon and proud slugger Fernando Seguignol publically in the press for the way they were piling up strikeouts, which didn't sit well with either man. Seguignol was given the heave ho and they brought in Jose Ortiz, who boosted the offense but couldn't catch a cold, making things only worse. He was
fired on April 23rd, 2003. Ishige is now running a new independent pro league in Shikoku.

Ishimoto, Shuichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Osaka Tigers (1936-1939 [30]),
Born: 11/1/1896	Nagoya Golden Dolphins (1940 []), Taiyo/Nishitetsu (1942-1943 [30]),
Died: 11/10/1982	Taiyo Robins (1949 [30]), Hiroshima (1950-1953 [30])
Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1936F	31	24	6	1	.800
1937F	56	41	14	1	.745	2
1937F	49	39	9	1	.813	1
1938S	35	29	6	0	.829	1
1938F	40	27	13	0	.675	2
1939	96	63	30	3	.677	2
1940	104	34	63	7	.351	7
1942	105	60	39	6	.606	2
1943	84	39	37	8	.513	5
1949	133	52	81	0	.391	8
1950	138	41	96	1	.299	8
1951	99	32	64	3	.333	7
1952	120	37	80	3	.316	6
1953	25	10	15	0	.400	5
Totals	1115	528	553	34	.488

Note: With the exception of the mighty Osaka Tigers, he really had to scramble to make anything of his other teams. Fired by Hiroshima on 5/3/1953.

Itoh, Katsumi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Dai Tokyo (1936 [21])
Born: 5/14/1907
Died:
Birthplace: Akita Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1936	30	2	25	3	.074
Totals	30	2	25	3	.074

Notes: This team was so weak that other teams often didn't want to schedule them. Was fired on November 12th, 1936.

Itoh, Tsutomu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Seibu (2004-2007 [83])
Born: 8/29/1962
Died:
Birthplace:Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2004	133	74	58	1	.561	2
2005	136	67	69	0	.493	3
2006	136	80	54	2	.597	2
2007	144	66	76	2	.465	5
Totals	549	287	257	5	.527

Notes: Finished second in 2004, but won playoff with first place Daiei and went to Japan Series, winning it all against Chunichi. But the Lions pitching went way south in 2005 and they were lucky to finish just ahead of Orix for third place. They partially righted the ship in 2006, with Daisuke Matsuzaka having a spectacular year and Fumiya Nishiguchi recovering somewhat from a poor 2005 and second year man Hideaki Wakui giving them a viable number three. But their bullpen stunk and it cost them in the playoffs against Softbank. After losing Matsuzaka to the Red Sox and getting a tremendous year out of Wakui and seeing Takayuki Kishi open his pro career in very encouraging fashion, the Lions offense just never clicked at all and even with incremental improvement in their middle relief, Chikara Onodera flunked out as the closer and it was eventually turned over to Alex Graman, who did a nice job there at the end. This resulted in their first second division finish in nearly three decades and Itoh was fired.

Iwamoto, Takashi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu (1971-1973 [72])
Born: 4/20/1930
Died:
Birthplace: Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1971	130	65	60	5	.520	3
1972	130	64	60	6	.516	2
1973	112	35	73	4	.324	6
Totals	372	164	193	15	.459

Notes: Fired on September 26, 1973.

Iwamoto, Yoshiyuki	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai (1942 [1]), Toei Flyers
Born: 3/11/1912	(1956-1960 [30]), Kintetsu (1965-1966 [50])
Died:
Birthplace: Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1942	23	9	14	0	.391	5
1956	154	58	92	4	.387	6
1957	132	56	73	3	.434	5
1958	130	57	70	3	.449	5
1959	135	67	63	5	.515	3
1960	75	29	46	0	.387	5
1965	140	46	92	2	.333	6
1966	133	48	82	3	.369	6
Totals	922	370	532	20	.410

Notes: Managed at Nankai from 7/21-9/27/1942. The team was in third when he assumed the post and fell to fifth before he was replaced, ultimately landing in sixth at season's end. Was let go by Toei on July 10, 1960.

Kageyama, Kazuo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai Hawks (1962 [50])
Born: 1/16/1927
Died: 11/17/1965
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1962	54	34	18	2	.654	3
Totals	54	34	18	2	.654

Notes: Took over at Nankai on 5/26/1962 with the team in sixth place. After he stepped down, they finished in second.

Kajimoto, Takao	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1979-1980 [78])
Born: 4/8/1935
Died:
Birthplace: Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1979	130	75	44	11	.630	2
1980	130	58	67	5	.464	5
Totals	260	133	111	16	.545

Notes:

Kamiya, Sadao	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei Flyers (1969 [60])
Born: 10/11/1931
Died:
Birthplace: Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1969	8	4	4	0	.500	4
Totals	8	4	4	0	.500	4

Notes: Took over at Toei 7/10/1969 with team in fourth place and stepped down on 7/17/1969. The team ultimately finished in fourth.

Kaneda, Masaichi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte Orions (1973-1978, 1990-
Born: 8/1/1933	1991 [34])
Died:
Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1973	130	70	49	11	.588	3
1974	130	69	50	11	.580	1
1975	121	56	60	5	.483	4
1976	130	63	56	11	.529	3
1977	130	60	57	13	.513	3
1978	130	53	62	15	.461	4
1990	110	52	57	1	.477	5
1991	130	48	77	5	.384	6
Totals	1011	471	468	72	.502

Notes: Won a Japan Series title in 1974. Did not manage between 4/22-5/6/1975. Team went from third to sixth during his absence. Did not manage between 6/24-7/27/1990.

Kaneda, Masayasu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1960-1961, 1972-1974
Born: 7/21/1920	[30], [73])
Died: 12/5/1992
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1960	130	64	62	4	.508	3
1961	39	13	24	2	.351	6
1972	122	69	50	3	.580	2
1973	130	64	59	7	.520	2
1974	130	57	64	9	.471	4
Totals	551	267	259	25	.508

Notes: Was cut loose after June 4, 1961. Team finished fourth. Took over again at Hanshin on 4/21/1972 with team in sixth.

Karita, Hisanori	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Tokyo Senators/Tsubasa (1937F-
Born: 1/19/1910	1939 [15]), Taiyo (1940 [15]), Yamato (1941-1942 [30]), Tokyu/Kyuei
Died: 8/3/2001	Flyers (1947-1948 [30])
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1937F	40	19	20	1	.487	5
1938S	35	13	21	1	.382	5
1938F	40	19	20	1	.487	5
1939	96	49	38	9	.563	4
1940	105	56	39	10	.589	4
1941	87	47	37	3	.560	3
1942	21	5	15	1	.250	8
1943	84	35	43	6	.449	6
1947	119	51	65	3	.440	6
1948	79	28	44	7	.389	8
Totals	706	322	342	42	.485

Notes: Took over for the Tokyo Senators on 9/12/1937 with the team in eighth place. Assumed manager's post at Yamato 10/11/1942 with team in eighth place. Let go at Kyuei after 8/16/1948. It would ultimately finish in fifth that season.

Kasahara, Kazuo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Tombo/Takahashi Unions (1955-
Born: 6/3/1920	1956 [4])
Died:
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1955	16	7	9	0	.438	8
1956	154	52	98	4	.347	8
Totals	170	59	107	4	.355

Notes: Took over at Tombo 9/24/1955 with the team in eighth place.

Kato, Haruo	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu (1957-1958 [30])
Born: 3/25/1917
Died: 2/27/1961
Birthplace: Gifu Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1957	80	30	46	4	.395	6
1958	130	29	97	4	.230	6
Totals	210	59	143	8	.292

Notes: Took over at Kintetsu 6/22/1957 with team in seventh place.

Kato, Kisaku	Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai (1942-1944 [32], [1])
Born: 2/21/1908
Died: 6/22/1981
Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1942	27	10	17	0	.370	6
1943	36	9	26	1	.257	8
1944	35	11	23	1	.324	6
Totals	98	30	66	2	.313

Notes: Took over at Nankai on 9/28/1942 with the team in fifth place. He then assumed the reigns again on 8/1/1943 with the team in eighth place.

Kawakami, Tetsuharu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1961-1974 [16], [77])
Born: 3/23/1920
Died:
Birthplace: Kuma-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1961	130	71	53	6	.573	1
1962	134	67	63	4	.515	4
1963	140	83	55	2	.601	1
1964	140	71	69	0	.507	3
1965	140	91	47	2	.659	1
1966	134	89	41	4	.685	1
1967	134	84	46	4	.646	1
1968	134	77	53	4	.592	1
1969	130	73	51	6	.589	1
1970	130	79	47	4	.627	1
1971	130	70	52	8	.574	1
1972	130	74	52	4	.587	1
1973	130	66	60	4	.524	1
1974	130	71	50	9	.587	2
Totals	1866	1066	739	61	.591

Notes: Lead the Giants to 11 Japan Series championships, a record, but he also suffered losses as a manager on six straight Opening Day affairs. His number 16 was retired in 1965.

Kawasaki, Tokuji	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nishitetsu Lions (1960-1961 [30])
Born: 5/7/1921
Died:
Birthplace: Tosu, Saga Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1960	136	70	60	6	.538	3
1961	140	81	56	3	.591	3
Totals	276	151	116	9	.566

Notes:

Kishi, Ichiro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Osaka Tigers (1955 [30])
Born: 1894
Died: ?
Birthplace: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1955	33	16	17	0	.485	3
Totals	33	16	17	0	.485

Notes: Went to Waseda Chugakkou before advancing to Waseda University, for whom he pitched. After graduating, played with Mantetsu in the industrial leagues and then made his way to Taiwan. Coached on the junior high level after retruning to Japan upon the end of WWII. Was 60 when he took the Hanshin job. Was cut loose after 5/19/1955.

Kito, Masakazu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nishitetsu/Taiheiyo Club/Crown
Born: 2/9/1920	Lighter Lions (1969, 1976-1977 [45], [70])
Died:
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Tites	Pct.	Rank
1969	21	14	7	0	.667	5
1976	130	44	76	10	.367	6
1977	130	49	73	8	.402	6
Totals	281	107	156	18	.407

Notes: Filled in at Nishitetsu from 5/23/1969 to 6/13/1969 with the team in sixth and then again from 10/9/1969 with the team in fifth to the end of the schedule.

Koba, Takeshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1975-1985 [72]),
Born: 4/22/1936	Taiyo Whales (1987-1989 [81])
Died:
Birthplace: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1975	111	63	38	10	.624	1
1976	130	61	58	11	.513	3
1977	130	51	67	12	.432	5
1978	130	62	50	18	.554	3
1979	130	67	50	13	.573	1
1980	130	73	44	13	.624	1
1981	130	67	54	9	.554	2
1982	130	59	58	13	.504	4
1983	130	65	55	10	.542	2
1984	130	75	45	10	.625	1
1985	130	68	57	5	.544	2
1987	130	56	68	6	.452	5
1988	130	59	67	4	.468	4
1989	130	47	80	3	.370	6
Totals	1809	873	791	137	.525

Notes: Took over at Hiroshima on 5/4/1975. Won Japan Series titles in 1979-1980, 1984.

Kodama, Akitoshi	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu (1967 [2])
Born: 6/10/1935
Died:
Birhtplace: Ozaki, Hyogo Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1967	132	59	71	2	.454	6
Totals	132	59	71	2	.454

Notes:

Kojima, Toshio	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nishi Nihon Pirates (1950 [30])
Born: 10/12/1913
Died: 6/1/1969
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1950	136	50	83	3	.376	6
Totals	136	50	83	3	.376

Notes:

Kondo, Akihito	Team (years and [uniform number]): Yokohama (1993-1995 [60]),
Born: 4/10/1938 (4/1/1938, according to his family register)	Lotte (1997-1998 [81])
Died:
Birthplace: Takamatsu Kagawa Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1993	130	57	73	0	.438	5
1994	130	61	69	0	.469	6
1995	130	66	64	0	.508	4
1997	135	57	76	2	.429	6
1998	135	61	71	3	.462	6
Totals	660	302	353	5	.461

Notes:

Kondo, Sadao	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1967, 1981-1983 [61]),
Born: 10/2/1925	Taiyo Whales (1985-1986 [71]), Nippon Ham (1989-1991 [63])
Died:
Birthplace: Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1967	10	8	2	0	.800	3
1981	130	58	65	7	.472	5
1982	30	64	47	19	.577	1
1983	130	54	69	7	.439	5
1985	130	57	61	12	.483	4
1986	130	56	69	5	.448	4
1989	130	54	73	3	.425	5
1990	130	66	63	1	.512	4
1991	130	53	72	5	.424	4
Totals	1050	470	521	59	.474

Notes: Filled in at Chunichi between 5/18-5/28/1967. team ultimately finished second.

Konishi, Tokuro	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Dai Tokyo/Lion (1936F-1938 [21],
Born: 7/10/1894	[30]), Nagoya (1939-1941 [30]), Shochiku Robins (1950 [30]), Taiyo
Died: 6/9/1977	Whales (1952-1953 [1], [30])
Birthplace: Tokyo

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1936F	12	3	9	0	.250
1937S	56	21	31	4	.404	6
1937F	49	19	29	1	.396	6
1938S	35	9	26	0	.257	8
1939	64	28	34	2	.452	6
1940	104	58	41	5	.586	5
1941	28	13	15	0	.464	5
1950	137	98	35	4	.737	1
1952	120	58	62	0	.483	4
1953	130	52	77	1	.403	5
Totals	735	359	359	17	.500

Notes: Father was a Russian literature scholar. Went to Nihon Chugakkou before stepping up to Meiji University, where he was an outfielder.. Worked as an umpire in an industrial league tournament. Assumed the managerial post at Dai Tokyo on 11/15/1936. Took over at Nagoya on 6/7/1939 with the team in eighth place. Was let go by Nagoya after 5/28/1941. Team finished season in sixth. Became a baseball commentator for NHK after retirement. Selected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

Kuroe, Yukinobu	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yokohama (2002 [82])
Born: 12/12/1938
Died:
Birthplace: Kagoshima Prefecture

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2002	14	6	8	0	.429	6
Totals	14	6	8	0	.429

Notes: Was interim manager from 9/27/2002 with the team in sixth place until the end of the schedule.

Lee, Leon	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Orix (2003 [77])
Born: 12/4/1952
Died:
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
2003	120	41	76	3	.350	6
Totals	120	41	76	3	.350

Notes: Leon originally came on board as the team's batting coach, but was then charged with picking up the pieces left by previous manager Hiromichi Ishige, thus becoming the first ever African-American to helm a Japanese nine. Despite trying to do everything he could to find a winning combination, the club was just too much of a disaster area for him to overcome. Then, when Seibu shafted Haruki Ihara and he became available, Orix management must have felt he was a safer option and let Leon go as the team's skipper, but offered to keep him as a hitting instructor. However, Lee chose to manage in a U.S. independent league instead. As a side note, Ihara, after egging the team into what seemed like a competitive entity the first couple of months of the 2004 schedule, had pretty much thrown in the towel by August and seemed relieved that he wasn't reupped after the team merged with Kintetsu. So Orix may have done Lee a favor by demoting him.

Lutz, Joe	Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1975 [70])
Born: 1925
Died: 10/20/2008
Birthplace:

Year	G	W	L	Ties	Pct.	Rank
1975	15	6	8	1	.429	5
Totals	15	6	8	1	.429

Notes: Lutz had coached with Cleveland before coming to Japan to be a batting instructor with the Carp in 1974. Decided to quit after being extremely unhappy with the level of umpiring in Japan, leaving after 4/27/1975. Team went on to win its first ever pennant. Lutz was well liked by his players as well as fans and team management, so it was especially too bad that the sub par officiating in NPB got to him. Became a counselor in Florida after leaving Japan.