Yasumitsu Toyoda
{{short description|Japanese baseball player and coach}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Yasumitsu Toyoda
| image = Yasumitsu Toyoda 1956 Scan10012.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Toyoda in the August 1956 issue of The Yakyukai
| team =
| number =
| position = Shortstop
| positionplain =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|2|12}}
| birth_place = Daigo, Ibaraki, Empire of Japan
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|8|14|1935|2|12}}
| death_place = Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutleague = NPB
| debutdate = March 21
| debutyear = 1953
| debutteam = Nishitetsu Lions
| finaldate =
| finalyear = 1969
| finalteam = Sankei Atoms
| statyear =
| statleague = NPB
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .277
| stat2label = Home runs
| stat2value = 263
| stat3label = Runs batted in
| stat3value = 888
| stat4label = Hits
| stat4value = 1,699
| teams =
;As player
- Nishitetsu Lions ({{baseball year|1953}}–{{baseball year|1962}})
- Kokutetsu/Sankei Swallows/Sankei Atoms ({{baseball year|1963}}–{{baseball year|1969}})
;As coach
- Nishitetsu Lions ({{baseball year|1962}})
- Sankei Atoms ({{baseball year|1968}}–{{baseball year|1969}})
- Kintetsu Buffaloes ({{baseball year|1972}})
| highlights =
- Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1953)
- 3× Japan Series champion (1956, 1957, 1958)
- 6× Best Nine Award (1956–57, 1959–62)
| hoflink = Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
| hoftype = Japanese
| hofdate = 2006
| hofmethod = Special election
}}
{{Nihongo|Yasumitsu Toyoda |豊田 泰光|Toyoda Yasumitsu|February 12, 1935 – August 14, 2016}} was a Japanese professional baseball player and coach, who played as a shortstop. He played and coached for the Nishitetsu Lions and the Swallows franchise of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 1972, he coached the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Playing career
Toyoda was known as a good hitter, and especially renowned for his postseason performances. He led the Pacific League in batting average in 1956, spoiling a Triple Crown attempt by teammate Futoshi Nakanishi. He batted a career .362 in the Japan Series.{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=William F.|title=Baseball's Other All-Stars|date=2000|publisher=McFarland|page=[https://archive.org/details/baseballsotheral0000mcne/page/129 129]|url=https://archive.org/details/baseballsotheral0000mcne|url-access=registration|quote=Yasumitsu Toyoda.}} He died in Kawasaki at the age of 81 on August 14, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2016081500674|title=Ex-Pro Baseball Player Yasumitsu Toyoda Dies at 81|work=jiji.com|access-date=2016-08-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/japanese-baseball-hall-famer-toyoda-dies/#.V7IlRBFf3IU|title=Japanese baseball Hall of Famer Toyoda dies|work=japantimes.co.jp|date=15 August 2016|access-date=2016-08-15}}
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball people from Ibaraki Prefecture
Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
Category:Nishitetsu Lions players
Category:Kokutetsu Swallows players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Category:Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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