Yukio Nishimoto

Yukio Nishimoto (西本 幸雄, Nishimoto Yukio; 25 April 1920  – 25 November 2011) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1955. As a manager he won eight Pacific League pennants. However his clubs would never go on to win the Japan Series, earning him the nickname "Great Tragic Leader". Nishimoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. He died of heart failure on 25 November 2011 aged 91.^[1]

Yukio Nishimoto
Nishimoto in 1955
First baseman/Manager
Born: (1920-04-25)25 April 1920 Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Died: 25 November 2011(2011-11-25) (aged 91) Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1950
Last appearance
1955
Teams
As Player Mainichi Orions (1950–1955) As Manager Mainichi / Daimai Orions (1954–1960) Hankyu Braves (1962–1973) Kintetsu Buffaloes (1974–1981)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1988