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Toshio Naka

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Toshio Naka
Outfielder
Born: (1936-04-28)28 April 1936
Maebashi, Japan
Died: 10 October 2023(2023-10-10) (aged 87)
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
1955, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
1959, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics
Batting average.277
Home runs139
RBI541
Teams

Toshio Naka (中 利夫, Naka Toshio, 28 April 1936 – 10 October 2023) was a Japanese baseball outfielder and manager. Naka played with the Chunichi Dragons from 1955 to 1972, and later managed the team from 1978 to 1980. He led the Central League with a .343 batting average in 1967.

Personal life

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Naka died on 10 October 2023, at the age of 87.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "元中日ドラゴンズ監督・選手の中利夫さんが死去 87歳・誤嚥性肺炎、俊足巧打でファンを魅了". Chunichi. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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