Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba "The Wild Buffalo"
Born: May 10, 1919
Saijo, Ehime JP
Deceased: December 9, 2002
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 140
Career: 1938-1956

Shigeru Chiba compiled a career batting average of .284 with 96 home runs and 691 RBI in his 1532-game career with the Tokyo Kyojin and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0		4.0	8	4	4	0	0		2	0	0	0	21
Totals				0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	40	187	142	29	32	4	1	2	18	6		43	20	.225	.409	.310	.718	44		1	1
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	34	143	122	18	36	4	7	0	17	2		21	9	.295	.399	.443	.841	54		0	0
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	95	432	354	60	108	7	3	3	51	12		69	38	.305	.416	.367	.783	130		1	4	4
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	90	394	320	51	90	9	4	3	38	16		65	39	.281	.402	.362	.765	116		1	6	2
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	82	371	316	44	74	9	3	1	31	15		52	18	.234	.342	.291	.634	92		0	3
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	93	421	358	60	103	15	6	5	60	10	6	59	15	.288	.388	.405	.794	145		0	4
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	103	447	391	58	117	13	7	4	34	9	5	51	25	.299	.380	.399	.779	156		0	5
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	135	587	522	77	148	23	6	14	57	13	9	55	28	.284	.352	.431	.783	225		0	10
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	134	634	551	121	169	15	2	15	59	12	8	76	48	.307	.392	.423	.815	233		1	6
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	121	550	435	96	126	13	0	8	45	16	4	105	46	.290	.428	.375	.802	163	10	0	10
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	114	541	451	86	124	9	3	8	61	22	7	76	48	.275	.380	.361	.741	163	6	0	14
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	120	556	455	87	142	22	4	10	62	11	5	76	43	.312	.412	.444	.856	202	12	1	24
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	120	537	462	87	148	31	1	12	80	3	9	55	46	.320	.394	.470	.864	217	15	1	19
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	120	515	433	68	109	13	3	7	48	7	4	53	51	.252	.331	.344	.675	149	14	0	26	3
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	96	393	321	37	76	6	2	4	30	1	2	55	36	.237	.348	.305	.654	98	12	0	17	0	0
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	15	14	10	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	.300	.417	.400	.817	4	0	0	2	0	0
Totals				1512	6722	5643	981	1605	194	52	96	691	155	60	913	515	.284	.384	.388	.772	2191	69	6	151	9	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	5					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	OF	5					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	2B	25					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	25					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	OF	20					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	2B	74					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	OF	28					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	2B	80					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	11					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	2B	80					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	OF	10					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	2B	92					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	1					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	OF	1					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	P	1					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	103					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	135					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	2					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	134					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	119					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	1					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	114					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	120					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	120					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	120					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	95					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	7					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	4					.000
Totals					1532	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Tokyo Kyojin
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants

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