Akio Ishii 石井 昭男 | |
Position: | Outfielder/Hitting coach |
Birth Place: | Miura, Kanagawa, Japan |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1955 |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | August 24 |
Debutyear: | 1978 |
Debutteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
Finalleague: | NPB |
Finaldate: | 26 September |
Finalyear: | 1987 |
Finalteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
Statyear: | 1987 |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Games Played |
Stat1value: | 557 |
Stat2label: | Batting average |
Stat2value: | .226 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 19 |
Stat4label: | RBI |
Stat4value: | 89 |
Teams: | As player
As Coach
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is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons.
He is currently the second team hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ishii was drafted out of Tokai University in the third round of the 1977 draft and has been a part of the Chunichi Dragons front and back office since his retirement in 1987.
On 28 September 2019, it was confirmed that Ishii would not be offered a contract as a coach for the 2020 season.[1]