Shigeru Makino
| Shigeru Makino | |
|---|---|
![]() Shigeru Makino in 1955 | |
| Shortstop/Second baseman | |
| Born: 26 July 1928 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| Died: 2 December 1984 (aged 56) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1952, for the Nagoya Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1959, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
| Member of the Japanese | |
| Induction | 1991 |
Shigeru Makino (牧野 茂, Makino Shigeru; 26 July 1928 – 2 December 1984) was a Japanese baseball shortstop, second baseman and coach. Makino played with the Nagoya/Chunichi Dragons from 1952 to 1959. He later coached the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, and again from 1981 to 1983.
On 2 December 1984 Makino died due to bladder cancer, which was diagnosed in 1981.[1]
He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
References
- ^ ジャイアンツV9伝説と名参謀・牧野茂 [The Giants' V9 Legend and the Famous Strategist, Shigeru Makino] (in Japanese). NTV. Archived from the original on 11 May 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
