List of Chunichi Dragons managers

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Hiromitsu Ochiai is the most successful manager of the Chunichi Dragons.

The Chunichi Dragons are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The Dragons are members of the Central League (CL) in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager, or more formally, the field manager. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.^[1]^[2]

Since their inception as Nagoya Club in 1936, the Dragons have employed 29 managers.

As one of the founding members of the NPB, the team has employed 29 managers (including four on an interim basis only), winning two Japan Series titles and eight Central League pennants. The franchise's first manager was hall of famer, Yutaka Ikeda, who managed the team for one year and who won 19 games in 42 attempts. Chunichi's most successful season came under another hall of famer, Shunichi Amachi, who led the team to Central league victory in 1954 with a winning percentage of .683 to claim the team's first Central League and Japan Series crowns. He was the first manager with no professional baseball experience to do so in Japan. It took another 53 years for Chunichi to win its second Japan series in 2007, under the coaching of long-term manager Hiromitsu Ochiai. Ochiai would prove to be the Dragons' most successful manager, with four Central League pennants to go with his Japan Series win.^[3]

Former Chunichi ace pitcher and Eiji Sawamura Award winner Senichi Hoshino is the longest serving Dragons' manager, having had two stints with the team for an accumulated 11 years in the hot seat. He led the Dragons to the Central League pennant twice, in 1988 and 1999.^[4]

Long serving catcher and NPB appearance record holder Motonobu Tanishige became manager of the Dragons while still playing professionally in 2013.^[5] He retired in 2015 to focus on managing the team.^[6] Tanishige however was relieved of his post following a series of disappointing results on the 9th of August, 2016 with head coach Shigekazu Mori taking control of the team as interim manager^[7] and eventually as full-time manager.^[8]

Table key

#	A running total of the number of Dragons managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
GM	Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games
W	Number of regular season wins in games managed
L	Number of regular season losses in games managed
T	Number of regular season ties in games managed
Win%	Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA	Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW	Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL	Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PT	Playoff ties: number of ties this manager has accrued in the playoffs
LC	League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
JS	Japan Series: number of Japan Series won by the manager
†	Elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

Statistics current through the 2015 season

#	Manager	Seasons	GM	W	L	T	Win%	PA	PW	PL	PT	LC	JS
1	Ikeda, YutakaYutaka Ikeda^†	1936	0042 !42	0019 !19	023 !23	00 !0	452 !.452	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
2	Masu, KaishiKaishi Masu	1937	0105 !105	0034 !34	068 !68	03 !3	323 !.323	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
3	Nemoto, YukisatoYukisato Nemoto	1938–1939	0107 !107	0040 !40	061 !61	06 !6	396 !.396	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
4	Konishi, TokuroTokuro Konishi^†	1939–1941	0224 !224	0099 !99	090 !90	07 !7	505 !.505	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
5	Honda, ChikayoshiChikayoshi Honda	1941–1942	0161 !161	0063 !63	092 !92	06 !6	406 !.406	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
5.5 !—	Masu, KaishiKaishi Masu	1943	0084 !84	0048 !48	0029 !29	07 !7	623 !.623	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
6	Miyake, DaisukeDaisuke Miyake^†	1944	0035 !35	0013 !13	021 !21	01 !1	382 !.382	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
7	Takeuchi, YoshikazuYoshikazu Takeuchi	1946	0036 !36	0013 !13	021 !21	2 !2	382 !.382	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
8	Sugiura, KiyoshiKiyoshi Sugiura	1946-1948	0328 !328	0148 !148	172 !172	08 !8	451 !.451	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
9	Amachi, ShunichiShunichi Amachi^†	1949–1951	0387 !387	0217 !217	160 !160	10 !10	561 !.561	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
10	Tsubouchi, MichinoriMichinori Tsubouchi	1952–1953	0250 !250	0145 !145	100 !100	05 !5	580 !.580	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
10.5 !—	Amachi, ShunichiShunichi Amachi^†	1954	0130 !130	0086 !86	040 !40	04 !4	683 !.683	001 !1	004 !4	003 !3	0000 !0	001 !1	001 !1
11	Noguchi, AkiraAkira Noguchi	1955–1956	0260 !260	0151 !151	108 !108	01 !1	583 !.583	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
11.5 !—	Amachi, ShunichiShunichi Amachi^†	1957–1958	0260 !260	0136 !136	106 !106	08 !8	523 !.523	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
12	Sugishita, ShigeruShigeru Sugishita^†	1959–1960	0260 !260	0127 !127	128 !128	05 !5	488 !.488	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
13	Nohnin, WataruWataru Nohnin	1960–1962	0263 !263	0142 !142	106 !106	05 !5	540 !.540	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
13.5 !—	Sugiura, KiyoshiKiyoshi Sugiura	1963–1964	0196 !196	0101 !101	092 !92	03 !3	515 !.515	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
14	Nishizawa, MichioMichio Nishizawa^†	1963–1967	0480 !480	0253 !253	217 !217	10 !10	538 !.538	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
14.5 !—	Sugishita, ShigeruShigeru Sugishita^†	1968	0134 !134	0050 !50	080 !80	04 !4	385 !.385	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
15	Honda, ItsuroItsuro Honda	1968	0075 !75	029 !29	043 !43	03 !3	403 !.403	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
16	Mizuhara, ShigeruShigeru Mizuhara^†	1969–1971	0390 !390	0179 !179	195 !195	16 !16	459 !.459	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
17	Yonamine, WallyWally Yonamine^†	1972–1977	0780 !780	0388 !388	349 !349	43 !43	526 !.526	001 !1	002 !2	004 !4	000 !0	001 !1	000 !0
18	Naka, ToshioToshio Naka	1978–1980	0390 !390	0157 !157	204 !204	29 !29	435 !.435	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
19	Kondoh, SadaoSadao Kondoh^†	1981–1983	0390 !390	0176 !176	181 !181	33 !33	451 !.451	001 !1	002 !2	004 !4	0000 !0	001 !1	000 !0
20	Yamauchi, KazuhiroKazuhiro Yamauchi^†	1984–1986	0322 !322	0154 !154	142 !142	26 !26	478 !.478	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
21	Takagi, MorimichiMorimichi Takagi^†	1986	0130 !130	0054 !54	067 !67	09 !9	446 !.446	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
22	Hoshino, SenichiSenichi Hoshino	1987–1991	0652 !652	0348 !348	283 !283	21 !21	534 !.534	001 !1	001 !1	004 !4	000 !0	001 !1	000 !0
22.5 !—	Takagi, MorimichiMorimichi Takagi^†	1992–1995	0522 !522	0252 !252	268 !268	02 !2	483 !.483	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
23	Tokutake, SadayukiSadayuki Tokutake	1995	0057 !57	0017 !17	039 !39	01 !1	304 !.304	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
24	Shimano, IkuoIkuo Shimano	1995	0054 !54	0025 !25	029 !29	00 !0	463 !.463	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
24.5 !—	Hoshino, SenichiSenichi Hoshino	1996–2001	0809 !809	0418 !418	385 !385	06 !6	517 !.517	001 !1	001 !1	004 !4	000 !0	001 !1	000 !0
25	Yamada, HisashiHisashi Yamada^†	2002–2003	0260 !260	0128 !128	127 !127	05 !5	502 !.502	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
26	Sasaki, KyosukeKyosuke Sasaki	2003	0020 !20	0014 !14	005 !5	01 !1	700 !.700	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
27	Ochiai, HiromitsuHiromitsu Ochiai^†	2004–2011	1150 !1,150	0629 !629	491 !491	30 !30	562 !.562	005 !5	013 !13	014 !14	001 !1	004 !4	001 !1
27.5 !—	Takagi, MorimichiMorimichi Takagi^†	2012–2013	0288 !288	0139 !139	130 !130	19 !19	483 !.483	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
28	Tanishige, MotonobuMotonobu Tanishige	2014–2016	0396 !396	0172 !172	208 !208	11 !11	434 !.434	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—
29	Mori, ShigekazuShigekazu Mori	2016 –Present	0039 !39	015 !15	024 !24	000 !0	385 !.385	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—

References

General

中日ドラゴンズ年度別成績 (2005–2015) [Chunichi Dragons Results By Year (2005–2015)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
"Hall of Famers List". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

Specific

↑ "Manager: Definition | Dictionary.com". Dictionary.Reference.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
↑ Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.
↑ Jason Coskrey (25 November 2011). "Ochiai bows out after eight years in charge of Dragons". Japan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ Jason Coskrey (23 October 2013). "Veteran skipper Hoshino continues quest for elusive title". Japan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ Wayne Graczyk (19 October 2013). "Tanishige to become rare player-manager for Dragons". Japan times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ "Dragons manager Tanishige to end playing career". Japan Times. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ "Dragons manager Tanishige ordered to take leave of absence". Japan Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
↑ "Mori staying put with Dragons". The Japan Times. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

Nippon Professional Baseball managers by team
Central League	Pacific League
Shigekazu Mori (Chunichi Dragons)	Tsutomu Ito (Chiba Lotte Marines)
Tomoaki Kanemoto (Hanshin Tigers)	Kimiyasu Kudoh (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
Koichi Ogata (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)	Hideki Kuriyama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
Mitsuru Manaka (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)	Junichi Fukura (Orix Buffaloes)
Alex Ramírez (Yokohama DeNA BayStars)	Norio Tanabe (Saitama Seibu Lions)
Yoshinobu Takahashi (Yomiuri Giants)	Masataka Nashida (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
Defunct teams:

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