Hatsuhiko Tsuji Explained

Hatsuhiko Tsuji
Position:	Infielder / Manager
Birth Date:	24 October 1958
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	NPB
Debutdate:	April 3
Debutyear:	1984
Debutteam:	Seibu Lions
Finaldate:	October 14
Finalyear:	1999
Finalteam:	Yakult Swallows
Statyear:	1999 season
Statleague:	NPB
Stat1label:	Batting average
Stat1value:	.282
Stat2label:	Hits
Stat2value:	1462
Stat3label:	Home runs
Stat3value:	56
Stat4label:	RBIs
Stat4value:	510
Stat5label:	Stolen bases
Stat5value:	242
Teams:	As player Seibu Lions ( -) Yakult Swallows ( -) As manager Saitama Seibu Lions (–) As coach Yakult Swallows (–) Yokohama BayStars (–) Chunichi Dragons (–, –)
Awards:	9× NPB All-Star (1986, 1988–1994, 1996) 5× Best Nine Award (1986, 1989, 1991–1993) 8× Golden Glove Award (1986, 1988–1994) Pacific League batting champion (1993)

is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. During his playing career he was well known as a skillful second baseman.

Career

After spending six seasons as the manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions, Tsuji stepped down from his position on October 9, 2022, with Kazuo Matsui filling the vacant role.^[1]

Career statistics

• Bolded figures are League-leading

Year	Team	Number	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	SB	SF	BB +HBP	SO	BA (Place)
1984	Seibu Lions	5	41	91	13	19	5	0	3	10	2	6	0	11	13	.209
1985			110	251	45	69	11	4	5	35	27	15	5	39	26	.275
1986			130	425	65	126	19	5	7	57	35	23	5	44	63	.296 (13)
1987			51	125	9	25	5	1	2	9	10	4	0	7	21	.200
1988			130	419	45	110	19	1	3	39	13	9	1	31	51	.263 (23)
1989			130	437	58	133	12	5	3	52	33	9	5	39	33	.304 (7)
1990			130	421	59	112	17	2	3	39	31	22	2	53	38	.266 (22)
1991			129	498	61	135	27	2	8	43	16	20	2	51	48	.271 (14)
1992			123	474	66	135	23	4	6	48	23	11	1	67	38	.285 (14)
1993			110	429	68	137	26	5	3	31	14	10	5	57	37	.319 (1)
1994			105	412	63	121	21	1	4	45	9	2	5	39	51	.294 (8)
1995			107	307	31	73	8	2	2	20	7	13	1	49	30	.238
1996	Yakult Swallows	8	103	400	59	133	9	2	2	41	9	1	2	53	46	.333 (2)
1997			85	279	33	73	10	1	2	18	6	6	1	22	37	.262
1998			61	168	20	51	5	0	3	18	6	0	2	12	17	.304
1999			17	51	4	10	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	6	7	.196
Career Total			1562	5187	699	1462	217	35	56	510	242	152	37	580	556	.282

Titles and awards

• Batting Champion: Once (1993)^[2]
• On-Base Percentage Champion: Once (1993)
• Mitsui Golden Glove Award

8 times (1996, 1998–1994)^[2]

• Best Nine Award

5 times (1986, 1989, 1991–1993)^[2]

• NPB All-Star appearances: 9 times (1986, 1988–1994, 1996)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baseball: Ex-major leaguer K. Matsui named as Seibu manager. June 28, 2023. nippon.com. en. June 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629071027/https://www.nippon.com/en/news/kd953248991288770560/. dead.
2. Web site: Yakult Swallows Players: Hatsuhiko Tsuji . Latham's 1998 Guide to Japanese Baseball . 2009-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720115042/http://www.baywell.ne.jp/users/drlatham/baseball/yakult/players/infield/tsuji.htm . 2011-07-20 .