Rikuo Nemoto

Rikuo Nemoto (根本 陸夫, Nemoto Rikuo, November 20, 1926 – April 30, 1999) is a former professional baseball catcher and manager in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]

Rikuo Nemoto 根本 陸夫
Catcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1926-11-20)November 20, 1926 Naka District, Ibaraki, Japan
Died: April 30, 1999(1999-04-30) (aged 72) Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
1952, for the Kintetsu Pearls
Last appearance
1957, for the Kintetsu Pearls
NPB statistics
Batting average	.189
Home runs	2
Hits	70
RBIs	23
Stolen bases	4
Teams
As player Kintetsu Pearls (1952–1957) As manager Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1968–1972) Crown Lighter Lions/Seibu Lions (1978–1981) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1993–1994) As coach Kintetsu Pearls (1962–1966) Hiroshima Carp (1967)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2001
Election Method	Selection Committee for the Players