Noboru Aota, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese baseball player
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Place of Birth: Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
About Noboru Aota
- Noboru Aota (?? ?, Aota Noboru, 1924 – November 24, 1997) was a Japanese professional baseball player.
- An outfielder, he played with the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants, Hankyu Braves, and Taiyo-Shochiku Robins from 1942–1959, playing in both the Japanese Baseball League and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
- A five-time league home run champion, he was one of the first true sluggers of Japanese professional baseball — despite being only 5'7" and 171 lbs.
- Aota was selected as a Best Nine Award-winner five times and a NPB All-Star six separate times.
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