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Takeo Akuta

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Akuta Takeo
芥田 武夫
Akuta in 1956
Born: (1903-10-20)October 20, 1903
Himeji, Japan
Died: September 5, 1987(1987-09-05) (aged 83)
Managerial statistics
(through 1957)
Wins265
Losses331
Ties14
Teams
As manager
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1988
Election methodSpecial Committee

Takeo Akuta (芥田 武夫, Akuta Takeo, October 20, 1903 – September 5, 1987) was a Japanese baseball player and manager who was a member of the Japanese Baseball League.[1] Akuta was born October 20, 1903 in Himeji, Japan.[1] On September 24, 1952 Akuta took over as the manager of the Kintetsu Pearls, of the Japan Pacific League.[1] In 1988 he was posthumously elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Takeo Akuta". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. ^ "AKUTA, Takeo". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  3. ^ Daniel E. Johnson (1999). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.