What is Takeshi Koba?
{{Infobox baseball biography | name = Takeshi Koba | image = Takeshi Koba 1959 Scan10001.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Picture of Takeshi Koba in 1959 | position = [[Infielder]]/[[Manager]] | number = 29 | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|04|22}} | birth_place = [[Kumamoto]], Japan | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|12|1936|04|22}} | death_place = | debutdate = | debutyear = 1958 | debutteam = [[Hiroshima Carp]] | finaldate = | finalyear = | finalteam = | stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] | stat1value = .252 | stat2label = [[Home run]]s | stat2value = 44 | stat3label = [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]] | stat3value = 334 | stat4label = [[Stolen bases]] | stat4value = 263 | teams = '''As player''' * [[Hiroshima Carp]] ({{npby|1958}}&ndash;{{npby|1969}}) * [[Nankai Hawks]] ({{npby|1970}}) '''As manager''' * [[Hiroshima Carp]] ({{npby|1975}}&ndash;{{npby|1985}}) * [[Taiyo Whales]] ({{npby|1987}}&ndash;{{npby|1989}}) | highlights = '''As player''' * 2x [[Central League]] Stolen Base leader ({{npby|1964}}, {{npby|1968}}) '''As manager''' * 3× [[Japan Series|Japan Series Champion]] ({{npby|1979}}, {{npby|1980}}, {{npby|1984}}) | hoflink = Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame | hoftype = Japanese | hofdate = 1999 | hofvote = | hofmethod = }} {{Nihongo|'''Takeshi Koba'''|古葉 竹識|Koba Takeshi|April 22, 1936 – November 12, 2021}}<ref>[https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2021/11/16/kiji/20211116s00001173332000c.html 元広島・古葉竹識氏死去 85歳 75年「赤ヘル旋風」で広島リーグ初V導く 日本一3度の名将] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He was known for playing and managing the [[Hiroshima Carp]] from 1958 until 1969 and 1975 until 1985, respectively. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koba, Takeshi}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese baseball players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}