# Tsutomu Itō

Tsutomu Itō (伊東 勤, Itō Tsutomu, born August 29, 1962) is the former manager of Nippon Professional Baseball's Seibu Lions. He was the number 1 draft pick for the Seibu Lions in 1982 and went on to play for them until 2003. He was talented at leading pitcher, and led his team to winning 12 Pacific League championships and 10 Japan Series winners. After his retirement, he managed and led his team to the 2004 Japan Series championship.
On 30th October 2018, it was announced that Itō would be joining the Chunichi Dragons as head coach under new manager Tsuyoshi Yoda.

## Career statistics

| Year | Team | Number | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | BB +HBP | SO | ABG (Place) | ABG (Place) |
| 1982 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .242 | — |
| 1983 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 56 | 108 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | .194 | — |
| 1984 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 113 | 345 | 44 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 145 | 44 | 20 | 49 | 46 | .284 | 15th |
| 1985 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 124 | 411 | 57 | 106 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 174 | 62 | 13 | 55 | 43 | .258 | 30th |
| 1986 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 129 | 418 | 59 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 157 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 70 | .234 | 37th |
| 1987 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 124 | 405 | 42 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 146 | 51 | 7 | 40 | 77 | .247 | 26th |
| 1988 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 129 | 429 | 51 | 108 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 167 | 56 | 2 | 51 | 68 | .252 | 27th |
| 1989 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 117 | 374 | 37 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 131 | 35 | 3 | 47 | 56 | .235 | 32nd |
| 1990 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 119 | 366 | 47 | 103 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 162 | 43 | 4 | 35 | 56 | .281 | 12th |
| 1991 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 124 | 392 | 51 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 124 | 44 | 3 | 40 | 59 | .212 | 36th |
| 1992 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 124 | 365 | 52 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 49 | 10 | 51 | 59 | .263 | 27th |
| 1993 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 128 | 401 | 36 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 128 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 63 | .224 | 31st |
| 1994 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 113 | 338 | 44 | 86 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 128 | 53 | 17 | 40 | 48 | .254 | 23rd |
| 1995 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 125 | 386 | 40 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 59 | .246 | 22nd |
| 1996 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 92 | 248 | 24 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 25 | .258 | — |
| 1997 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 129 | 436 | 50 | 122 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 182 | 56 | 5 | 35 | 48 | .280 | 20th |
| 1998 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 114 | 325 | 34 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 118 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 42 | .243 | — |
| 1999 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 95 | 258 | 27 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 35 | .287 | — |
| 2000 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 94 | 245 | 21 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 48 | .212 | — |
| 2001 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 106 | 236 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 38 | 41 | .203 | — |
| 2002 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 118 | 341 | 29 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 125 | 50 | 3 | 29 | 48 | .255 | — |
| 2003 | Seibu Lions | 27 | 73 | 190 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .168 | — |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 2379 | 7050 | 798 | 1738 | 286 | 32 | 156 | 2556 | 811 | 134 | 776 | 1044 | .247 | — |

## Titles and awards

* Best Nine : 10 times (1985–1988, 1990–1992, 1997–1998, 2002)
* Golden Glove : 11 times (1985–1988, 1990–1992, 1994–1995, 1997–1998)
* Commissioner's Award : (2003)
* All Star appearance : 16 times (1984–1998, 2002)
* 305 sacrifice bunts in career (Pacific League record)