Sachio Kinugasa

Sachio Kinugasa
Sachio Kinugasa
	Kinugasa in 1979
	Third baseman
	Born: January 18, 1947
	Died: April 23, 2018 (aged 71)
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	May 16, 1965, for the Hiroshima Carp
Last appearance
	October 22, 1987, for the Hiroshima Carp
NBP statistics
Batting average	.270
Hits	2543
Runs batted in	1448
Home runs	504
Total bases	4474
Stolen Bases	266
Teams
	Hiroshima Carp/Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1965–1987);
Career highlights and awards
	13× NPB All-Star (1971, 1974–1977, 1980–1987); 3× Central League Best Nine Award (1975, 1980, 1984); Central League Stolen Base Champion (1976); 3× Centaral League Golden Glove Award (1980, 1984, 1986); Central League MVP (1984); Central League RBI Champion (1984); Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1984); People's Honour Award (1987); Hiroshima Toyo Carp #3 retired; Records 2215-Consecutive Games (1970–1987); 20-years consecutive seasons over 10 Home runs (1968–1987); 13-years consecutive seasons over 20 Home runs (1974–1986); 5-consecutive games Home runs (June 6–10, 1971); Hitting for the cycle (July 7, 1976); 2-Hit by pitches in the same inning (August 31, 1976); 2-consecutive games Lead-off home runs (October 4–5, 1977);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996

Sachio Kinugasa (衣笠祥雄; January 18, 1947 – April 23, 2018) was a Japanese professional baseball third baseman for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1965 to 1987. He was nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man". He played in a record-breaking 2,215 consecutive games, having surpassed Lou Gehrig's record by 1987.

Kinugasa is mostly remembered for his consecutive-game streak, but he ranks seventh in Nippon Professional Baseball in career home runs (504), 5th in career hits (2543) and 10th in career RBIs (1448), showing that he was one of the most consistent hitters in Japanese baseball. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Sachio Kinugasa
Kinugasa in 1979
Third baseman
Born: (1947-01-18)January 18, 1947
Died: April 23, 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 71)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
May 16, 1965, for the Hiroshima Carp
Last appearance
October 22, 1987, for the Hiroshima Carp
NBP statistics
Batting average	.270
Hits	2543
Runs batted in	1448
Home runs	504
Total bases	4474
Stolen Bases	266

Teams
Hiroshima Carp/Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1965–1987)
Career highlights and awards
13× NPB All-Star (1971, 1974–1977, 1980–1987) 3× Central League Best Nine Award (1975, 1980, 1984) Central League Stolen Base Champion (1976) 3× Centaral League Golden Glove Award (1980, 1984, 1986) Central League MVP (1984) Central League RBI Champion (1984) Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1984) People's Honour Award (1987) Hiroshima Toyo Carp #3 retired Records 2215-Consecutive Games (1970–1987) 20-years consecutive seasons over 10 Home runs (1968–1987) 13-years consecutive seasons over 20 Home runs (1974–1986) 5-consecutive games Home runs (June 6–10, 1971) Hitting for the cycle (July 7, 1976) 2-Hit by pitches in the same inning (August 31, 1976) 2-consecutive games Lead-off home runs (October 4–5, 1977)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996