Daisuke Yamashita Explained

Daisuke Yamashita
Position:	Infielder / Coach
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Birth Date:	5 March 1952
Birth Place:	Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Debutleague:	NPB
Debutdate:	April 7
Debutyear:	1974
Debutteam:	Taiyō Whales
Finalleague:	NPB
Finaldate:	October 22
Finalyear:	1987
Finalteam:	Yokohama Taiyō Whales
Stat1label:	Batting average
Stat1value:	.262
Stat2label:	Home runs
Stat2value:	129
Stat3label:	Hits
Stat3value:	1378
Teams:	As player Taiyō Whales/Yokohama Taiyō Whales (1974–1988) As manager Yokohama BayStars (2003–2004) As coach Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars (1993–2000, 2012–2013, 2015) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005)
Awards:	1× Best Nine Award (1981) 8× Diamond Glove Award (1976–1983) 4× NPB All-Star (1974–1975, 1978, 1981)

was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.