Akira Ohgi

Akira Ohgi
Akira Ohgi
	Akira Ohgi in 1955
	Second baseman
	Born: April 29, 1935; Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan
	Died: December 15, 2005 (aged 70); Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	March 27, 1954, for the Nishitetsu Lions
Last NPB appearance
	1967, for the Nishitetsu Lions
NPB statistics ; (through 1967)
Batting average	.229
Home runs	70
Hits	800
Managerial record	988–815–53
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Nishitetsu Lions (1954–1968); As manager Kintetsu Buffaloes (1988–1992); Orix BlueWave/Orix Buffaloes (1994–2001, 2005); As coach Nishitetsu Lions (1968–1969); Kintetsu Buffaloes (1970–1987);
Career highlights and awards
	As player 3x Japan Series champion (1956–1958); Best Nine Award (1960); NPB All-Star (1961); As manager Japan Series champion (1996); Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1996);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2004

Akira Ohgi (仰木彬, Ohgi Akira; April 29, 1935 – December 15, 2005) was a professional Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager. He played second base for the Nishitetsu Lions from 1954 to 1968. He became a coach in 1968 for the Lions before being hired to coach the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1970. He was promoted to manager in 1988 and managed five seasons before initially retiring. He then managed the Orix BlueWave from 1994 to 2001 before being brought back to manage the now Orix Buffaloes in 2005. Less than two months after the season ended, Ohgi died.