Kazunori Shinozuka

Kazunori Shinozuka
Kazunori Shinozuka
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: July 16, 1957; Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
NPB debut
	August 5, 1977, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
	October 26, 1994, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics ; (through 1994)
Batting average	.304
Home runs	92
Hits	1696
Teams
	As player Yomiuri Giants (1976–1994); As coach Yomiuri Giants (1995–2003, 2006–2010);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Central League batting champion (1984, 1987); 5× Best Nine Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986–1987); 4× Golden Glove Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986); 9× NPB All-Star (1982–1989, 1991);

Kazunori "Toshio" Shinozuka (篠塚和典, Shinozuka Kazunori, born July 16, 1957 in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. As a boy, Ichiro Suzuki learned to pattern his original swinging pendulum leg kick after Shinozuka's.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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