was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1955. As a manager he won eight Pacific League pennants. However his clubs would never go on to win the Japan Series, earning him the nickname "Great Tragic Leader". Nishimoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. He died of heart failure on 25 November 2011 aged 91. References External links Yukio Nishimoto career statistics at yakyubaka.com 1920 births 2011 deaths Baseball people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese baseball players Mainichi Orions players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Chiba Lotte Marines managers Orix Buffaloes managers Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes managers