Akira Ejiri

{{short description|Japanese baseball player and manager}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Akira Ejiri
江尻 亮

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| position = Outfielder / Manager

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|1|10}}

| birth_place = Takahagi, Ibaraki, Japan

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = NPB

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| debutyear = 1965

| debutteam = Taiyō Whales

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| finalyear = 1979

| finalteam = Yokohama Taiyō Whales

| statyear = 1979

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .271

| stat2label = Hits

| stat2value = 1249

| stat3label = RBIs

| stat3value = 436

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As player

• Taiyō Whales/Yokohama Taiyō Whales ({{baseball year|1965}}–{{baseball year|1979}})

As coach

• Yokohama Taiyō Whales ({{baseball year|1980}}–{{baseball year|1986}}, {{baseball year|1990}}–{{baseball year|1992}})
• Chiba Lotte Marines ({{baseball year|1995}})

As manager

• Yokohama Taiyō Whales ({{baseball year|1992}})
• Chiba Lotte Marines ({{baseball year|1996}})

|awards=

• 2× NPB All-Star (1970, 1973)
• 2× Best Nine Award (1970, 1973)

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{{nihongo|Akira Ejiri|江尻 亮|Ejiri Akira|extra=born January 10, 1943}} is a former professional baseball player from Japan. Ejiri played baseball for the Taiyo Whales.{{Cite web|url=http://vintagejapanesebaseball.tumblr.com/post/141839028317/akira-ejiri-takes-his-swings-in-the-cage|title = Vintage Japanese Baseball}} He eventually served as a manager for the Chiba Lotte Marines {{Cite web|url=http://japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-bbm-marines-20th-anniversary-set.html|title = Japanese Baseball Cards: 2011 BBM Marines 20th Anniversary Set|date = 10 February 2012}}