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Hiromichi Ishige was born on 22 September, 1956 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player and manager. Discover Hiromichi Ishige's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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22 September 1956 |
| Birthday |
22 September |
| Birthplace |
Asahi, Chiba, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Hiromichi Ishige Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Hiromichi Ishige height is 1.8 m and Weight 75 kg.
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1.8 m |
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75 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Hiromichi Ishige Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hiromichi Ishige worth at the age of 67 years old? Hiromichi Ishige’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Hiromichi Ishige's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Hiromichi Ishige (石毛 宏典, born September 22, 1956) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
He played most of his career for the Seibu Lions.
Ishige was drafted by the Lotte Orions in the third round of the 1974 NPB draft, but went to college instead.
He won a Tokyo Metropolitan University League batting title and made six Best Nines in college.
He was then picked in the first round of the 1980 NPB draft by the Seibu Lions.
Ishige made the All-Star team as a rookie with Seibu and would make it all 14 seasons he was with them.
He hit .311/.380/.531 that first year with 21 homers and 25 steals (in 34 tries).
He won a Gold Glove, made his first Best Nine and won Rookie of the Year honors.
Ishige's production slipped to a .259/.337/.401 line in 1982 though he stole 22 in 26 tries and won a Gold Glove and Best Nine.
He hit .296/.321/.370 in his first Japan Series, to help Seibu take the 1982 Series but was thrown out in two of three steal attempts.
In 1983, Ishige hit .303/.593/.503 with 29 steals in 34 tries, hit 16 homers, scored 86 runs, won another Gold Glove, earned a third Best Nine spot and tied Yutaka Fukumoto and Hiromi Matsunaga for the PL lead with 7 triples.
He hit .276/.276/.379 as Seibu won another Japan Series, but was 0 for 1 in steals.
The next year, Ishige batted .259/.338/.498 with 91 runs, 26 homers and 26 steals (in 36 tries); Keijiro Yumioka beat him out for the Best Nine that time.
While he only stole 11 bases (in 14 tries) in 1985, Ishige remained a potent offensive force, chipping in at a .280/.386/.508 clip with 96 runs, 27 homers and 88 walks.
His 26 doubles led the league and he won another Gold Glove and Best Nine.
In the 1985 Japan Series, Hiromichi hit .208/.296/.583 with 3 home runs in a losing effort.
The 1986 Pacific League Most Valuable Player, Ishige was a seven-time Best Nine Award-winner, and a ten-time Gold Glove winner.
A 14-time All-Star, Ishige left a fabulous track record in 16 years as a shortstop and third baseman in the Pacific League.
Ishige won his MVP in 1986, when he batted .329/.386/.531, won another Gold Glove at short, scored 91 runs, drove in 89, smacked 27 home runs and stole 19 bases.
He set a Nippon Pro Baseball record by leading off eight games with home runs and set a Seibu club record with a 23-game hitting streak.
He hit .297/.297/.405 as Seibu won a hard-fought 1986 Japan Series over the Hiroshima Carp.
In '87, Hiromichi hit .269/.331/.370 in an off-year but still won a Gold Glove and made the Best Nine.
He batted .348/.423/.652 in the 1987 Japan Series to win his fourth ring.
That winter, he assumed chairmanship of the board of directors of the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association, replacing Hiromitsu Ochiai; two years later, Akinobu Okada would take the role.
The 31-year-old had his third and last 20-20 year in 1988 (21 HR, 22 SB in 26 tries; he would never hit 20 homers again) and batted .283/.364/.441 and won his 7th Gold Glove.
He had his best Series, the 1989 Japan Series, hitting .389/.389/.944 with 3 HR, 5 runs and 6 RBI in five games to win the Series MVP award.
In '89, Ishige stole 28 in 33 tries for his final 20-steal season and batted .270/.395/.428.
He drew 98 walks, a career-best and led the PL in that category.
Ishige hit .298/.364/.429 in 1990 and was 7 for 8 in steals.
Now a third baseman, he fielded .991, a Pacific League record for the position.
He went 1 for 12 in the 1990 Japan Series but drew four walks as his club won a sixth Series.
At one point, he had hit in 17 straight games in a Japan Series, a record.
In '91, the veteran still produced at a .269/.331/.424 rate and he hit .280/.333/.440 in the 1991 Japan Series, Seibu's seventh victory in his time with the club.
He won his first Gold Glove in three years.
In 1992, Ishige batted .297/.359/.413, won a Gold Glove and made his seventh Best Nine, the first in five years.
Ishige was the captain of the team during the last stretch of Series victories at least.
Destrade recalls that Ishige was the team's motivator.
Ishige continued to produce as the 36-year-old put up a .306/.389/.479 batting line in 1993, won his last Gold Glove and made his final Best Nine.
He hit .304/.385/.304 in the 1993 Japan Series as Seibu fell in 7 games to the Yakult Swallows to end their dynastic run.
