Junro Anan

Japanese baseball player and manager (1937–2024)

Baseball player

Junro Anan

Infielder
Born: (1937-09-02)September 2, 1937
Died: July 30, 2024(2024-07-30) (aged 86)

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

NPB debut
1956, for the Hiroshima Carp
Last appearance
October 19, 1970, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through 1970)
Hits| 746
Home runs| 34
Base on balls| 221
Runs batted in| 254
Stolen Bases| 43
Batting average| .218
Slugging percentage| .267
Teams
As player

* Hiroshima Carp/Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1956–1968)
* Kintetsu Buffaloes (1969–1970)

As manager

* Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1986–1988)

As coach

* Kintetsu Buffaloes (1971–1973)
* Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1974–1985)

Junro Anan (阿南 準郎, Anan Junrō; September 2, 1937 – July 30, 2024) was a Japanese professional baseball player who played for the Hiroshima Carp from 1956 to 1967. From 1968 to 1970 he played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. He later served as a manager for Hiroshima. He played in the Japan Central League and the Japan Pacific League.

Anan was born on September 2, 1937.[1] He died on July 30, 2024, at the age of 86. His former team, Hiroshima, wore badges of mourning and displayed flags at half-mast during the game following his death.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Junro Anan". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
2. ^ 日本放送協会. "カープをリーグ優勝に導く 阿南準郎元監督が死去 ８６歳｜NHK 広島県のニュース". NHK NEWS WEB. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

## External links

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* Junrō Anan at Nippon Professional Baseball
* Junrō Anan at Baseball-Reference.com (minor league)

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp managers

* Ishimoto (1950–1953)
* Shiraishi (1954–1960)
* Monzen (1961–1962)
* Shiraishi (1963–1965)
* Hasegawa (1965–1967)
* Nemoto (1968–1972)
* Morinaga (1972–1974)
* Koba (1975–1985)
* Anan (1986–1988)
* Yamamoto (1989–1993)
* Mimura (1994–1998)
* Tatsukawa (1999–2000)
* Yamamoto (2001–2005)
* Brown (2006–2009)
* Nomura (2010–2014)
* Ogata (2015–2019)
* Sasaoka (2020–2022)
* Arai (2023–present)

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