debutleague finalyear bats statleague birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
npb 1980 right npb osaka , japan 1968 october 12 .273 1384 499 854 385 -- 433 .471 yomiuri giants batting record winning % average hits rbis games managed win -- loss april 6 24 july 1945 shigeru takada
 yomiuri giants shigeru takada 高田 繁 right
shigeru takada

shigeru takada -lrb- japanese : 高田 繁 , born july 24 , 1945 in osaka , japan -rrb- is a former manager of the hokkaido nippon-ham fighters and the tokyo yakult swallows in japan 's nippon professional baseball .
he was previously an outfielder for the yomiuri giants and won the 1968 central league rookie of the year award .
he is currently the general manager of the yokohama dena baystars .
