Morimichi Takagi

Morimichi Takagi (高木 守道, Takagi Morimichi, July 17, 1941 – January 17, 2020) was a Japanese baseball player known for his long affiliation with the Chunichi Dragons.[1]

Morimichi Takagi
Takagi in 2012
Second baseman
Born: (1941-07-17)July 17, 1941 Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Died: January 17, 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 78) Gifu, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
May 7, 1960, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 24, 1980, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics (through 1980)
Batting average	.272
Home runs	236
Hits	2274
Stolen Bases	369
Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1960–1980) As manager Chunichi Dragons (1992–1995, 2012–2013) As coach Chunichi Dragons (1978–1986)
Career highlights and awards
7× Central League Best Nine Award (1963–1967, 1974, 1977) 3× Central League Golden Glove Award (1974, 1977, 1979) 3× Central League stolen base champion (1963, 1965, 1973) 4× NPB All-Star (1966–1967, 1973, 1979)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2006

He played with the Dragons from 1960–1980, accumulating 2,274 hits and 236 home rums.

A speedy second baseman, he was a seven-time Central League Best Nine Award-winner, a three-time Central League Golden Glove Award-winner, and led the Central League in stolen bases three times. He was an NPB All-Star four separate times. He finished with 369 career stolen bases.

Takagi began as a player-coach for the Dragons in 1978, staying in that role through his retirement as a player in 1980. He stayed on as coach through 1986, returning to the team as manager from 1992-1995, and also from 2012-2013.