Tatsuro Hirooka

Tatsuro Hirooka
Tatsuro Hirooka
	Hirooka in 1955
	Shortstop
	Born: February 9, 1932; Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1954, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
	1966, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.240
Home runs	117
Hits	1,081
Teams
	As Player; Yomiuri Giants (1954–1966); As Manager; Yakult Swallows (1976–1979); Seibu Lions (1982–1985); As Coach; Yomiuri Giants (1961–1966); Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1970–1971); Yakult Swallows (1974–1976);
Career highlights and awards
	1954 Central League Rookie of the Year;

Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He was awarded Central League rookie of the year award in 1954.

References

Baseball Reference

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