Senichi Hoshino

Senichi Hoshino 星野 仙一
Hoshino in 2011
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1947-01-22)22 January 1947 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Died: 4 January 2018(2018-01-04) (aged 70) Tsu, Mie, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 13, 1969, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 12, 1982, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
Win–loss	146–121
ERA	3.60
Strikeouts	1,225
Managerial record	1,181–1,043–53
Winning %	.531
Teams
As Player Chunichi Dragons (1969–1982) As Manager Chunichi Dragons (hot-–1991, 1996–2001) Hanshin Tigers (2002–2003) Japanese Olympic national team (2007–2008) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2011–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (2013) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles #77 retired
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2017

Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一, Hoshino Sen'ichi, January 22, 1947 – January 4, 2018)^[1] was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.

In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons. In 2007, he managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[2]

In October 2010 Hoshino was hired as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He led the Eagles to a Pacific League pennant and Japan Series championship in 2013.