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Hiroshi Arakawa
Outfielder
Born: (1930-08-06)August 6, 1930
Died: December 4, 2016(2016-12-04) (aged 86)
Batted: RightThrew: Right
PBL debut
1953, for the Mainichi Orions
Last PBL appearance
1961, for the Daimai Orions
PBL statistics
Games played	802
At bats	2005
hits	503
HRs	16
RBIs	172
Teams
As player Mainichi Orions/Daimai Orions (1953–1961) As manager Yakult Swallows (1974–1976)

Hiroshi Arakawa (荒川 博, Arakawa Hiroshi, August 6, 1930 – December 4, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball player. From 1953 to 1961, he played in the Pacific League as an outfielder for the Mainichi Orions (later renamed the Daimai Orions), batting .251 with 503 hits, 16 home runs and 172 RBIs.

After retiring as a player, he was a batting coach for the Yomiuri Giants and, later, a manager of the Yakult Swallows in the early 1970s.

Arakawa died on December 4, 2016, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

References

1. ^ Hiroshi Arakawa Japanese Leagues Statistics & History
2. ^ Oh mentor Arakawa dies at 86

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