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My Take
Honestly, Yukio Nishimoto is one of those names that makes me lean in the moment I dig into it. A Wakayama kid born back in 1920, he came up through an era when Japanese baseball was still finding its shape, and he ended up a Hall of Famer not because he was some towering physical specimen at 171cm, but because of his head and his sheer stubbornness. He's remembered as a manager's manager, the kind of leader who built winning clubs through grit and smarts, and there's something almost poignant about a guy who shaped so much of the game from the dugout. I love that a boy chasing fly balls under the Wakayama sky grew into a name people still respect decades later. He passed in 2011, but that's a life well spent if you ask me.
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Overview
Yukio Nishimoto was a Japanese baseball player born on April 25, 1920, in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to Japanese baseball. He passed away on November 25, 2011.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukio Nishimoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 西本幸雄
- Reading
- にしもと ゆきお
- Born
- April 25, 1920 – November 25, 2011
- Origin
- Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 171 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Baseball Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9C%AC%E5%B9%B8%E9%9B%84
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6509552
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukio Nishimoto born?
Yukio Nishimoto was born on April 25, 1920.
When did Yukio Nishimoto die?
Yukio Nishimoto died on November 25, 2011, aged 91.
Where was Yukio Nishimoto from?
Yukio Nishimoto was from Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
What did Yukio Nishimoto do?
Yukio Nishimoto worked as Baseball player.
How tall was Yukio Nishimoto?
Yukio Nishimoto was 171 cm tall.
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