- Koji Akiyama
Koji Akiyama 秋山 幸二, born
April 6 ,1962 inMiyahara, Kumamoto ) is a retiredprofessional baseball player for theSeibu Lions and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currentlyFukuoka SoftBank Hawks ) inJapan 'sNippon Professional Baseball . He is now the head coach of the Hawks and considered as the successor of the current managerSadaharu Oh . On October 8, 2008, Akiyama was officially named as manager of the Hawks.Career Statistics
※Bolded figures are league leading
Titles and Accomplishments
*Home Run Champion : once (1987)
*Stolen Bases Champion : once (1990)
*Decisive RBIs Champion : 4 times (1985,1987)
*Best Nine : 8 times (1986-1993)
*Golden Glove : 11 times (1987-1996,1999)
*Matsutaro Shoriki Award : once (1991)
*Japan Series MVP : Twice (1991, 1999)
*Hitting for the cycle : once (Jul 13, 1989)*400 HR and 300 SB (Only one other player in history)
*30 HR and 50 SB in single season (only he achieved)
*18 consecutive year's appearance at All-Star Game (1985-2002) (The longest for consecutive record)External links
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