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Kihachi Enomoto was born on 5 December, 1936 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player. Discover Kihachi Enomoto'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 76 years old?
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2012 |
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Kihachi Enomoto Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kihachi Enomoto worth at the age of 76 years old? Kihachi Enomoto’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Kihachi Enomoto's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Aged 31 years and 7 months, he was the youngest player ever to reach the mark and the 3rd all-time.
Kihachi Enomoto (榎本 喜八 Enomoto Kihachi, December 5, 1936 – March 14, 2012) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman.
He batted and threw left-handed.
In an illustrious career, Enomoto was a 12-time All-Star, a 9-time Best Nine Award winner, and a Rookie of the Year winner, all achieved with the Mainichi/Daimai/Tokyo/Lotte Orions.
Straight out of high school, Enomoto started his career by winning the 1955 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.
He was also an All-Star and led the league in walks.
Despite a slight decrease in stats, Enomoto still made the All-Star team in 1957.
His stats decreased yet further in 1958, but he still made the All-Star team.
1958 marked the first time that he finished with more strikeouts than walks.
His stats rose in 1959, playing in his fifth-straight all-star game and receiving his second Best Nine Award after hitting .276.
In 1960, he played in an All-Star game and took home a Best Nine Award, but he also was a serious contender for the MVP Award after leading the league in batting average (.344), runs (94), hits (170), and doubles (37).
Enomoto also went 3-for-15 in the 1960 Japan Series, as the Orions were swept by the Taiyo Whales.
He would continue his form in 1961, hitting .331 (2nd in the league, behind Isao Harimoto) where he would make his 7th straight All-Star game and win his 3rd straight Best Nine Award.
He hit 17 home runs in 1962, setting a personal record at that point.
He led the league in hits with 160 as he was once again an All-Star and Best Nine Award selection.
He would continue his All-Star and Best Nine streak through 1963 and 1964, leading the league in walks and hit by pitches in the latter year, before ending both of them in 1965, when he hit only .268, his lowest since 1958.
He followed his subpar 1965 season with what could arguably be his best season, leading the league in hits (167), doubles (31), total bases (272), OBP (.434), slugging (.571), and average (.351).
1967 marked the last time he would lead in any major category, with 83 walks.
He set more records, including setting a streak of 1,516 error-free chances from 1967 to 1968, and a .999 fielding percentage at first in 1968.
1968 would be the last time he would be an All-Star (his 12th time) or a Best Nine selection (his 9th, a record).
On July 21, 1968, Enomoto would get his 2,000th hit, doubling off of Hall of Famer Keishi Suzuki.
In 1969, he hit .273, which would increase to .284 in 1970.
His last year as an Orion, 1971, saw him bat .244 in just 45 games.
The Orions lost the Japan Series to the Yomiuri Giants, leaving Enomoto without a Japan Series title.
Enomoto played his last professional season in 1972, with the Nishitetsu Lions, where he would hit .233 in 61 games.
He finished his career with a .298 average, 2,222 games played, 1,169 runs, 2,314 hits, 409 doubles, 246 home runs, 979 RBI, 153 steals in 237 tries and 1,062 walks to 645 strikeouts in 7,763 AB and 9,002 plate appearances.
Despite qualifying for the Meikyukai, Enomoto never participated in their activities and is not deemed a member.
Following his retirement, he worked for a parking garage management company, where he wrote about baseball.
He came 10th in batting average, at .298.
He set records for batters coming directly out of high school in runs, hits, doubles, walks and on-base percentage.
The next year, Enomoto yet again led the league in walks and was also an All-Star.
He also received his first Best Nine Award.
He took home the Best Nine and was an All-Star for the 11th time, but the MVP award went to Katsuya Nomura.
He died of colon cancer in 2012 and was posthumously inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Born in Tokyo, Enomoto attended Waseda Vocational High School.
