Nobuhiko Matsunaka the only baseball player who has won the triple crown on the active list

I will tell you Nobuhiko Matsunaka. He was born on December 26th 1973. He has belonged to Fukuoka Soft Bank Hawks since 1997. In 1996 he participated in Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Present: Fukuoka Soft Bank Hawks). Two years later he recorded HR 23 in spite of 7th batter. At the same time, he contributed to Fukuoka Daiei Hawks' the first Pacific League Champions and Nippon Series Champions.
 In the next year his number became "3" which means one of the great numbers in Nippon Professional Baseball. Although he participated in the opening game as 7th batter, he became established as 5th batter. As a result, he achieved AVG.300, HR 30, and RBI 100 at the first time. Finally, he recorded AVG.312, HR 33, and RBI 106, and he contributed to League V2 although Hawks was defeated by Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Series. 
 In 2001 he recorded AVG.334, HR 36, and RBI 122. In this year Hiroki Kokubo recorded HR 44, Kenji Johjima recorded HR 31, and Tadahito Iguchi recorded HR 30. As a result, they made 30 HR Quartette which is the first time in Pacific League (30 HR Quartette of only Japanese sluggers is the first time in Nippon Professional Baseball). In addition, the team HR became 203, and the team record was also renewed.
However, his AVG ended in .260 because of New Strike Zone in 2002.
Still, he became established as 4th batter because of Kokubo's long secession in the next year. Finally, team's AVG was .297. In addition, he pulled "Die Hard Powerful Batting Line-Up" which recorded 100 RBI Quartette at the first time in Nippon Professional Baseball. He also achieved AVG.300, HR 30, and RBI 100 since 2001. Finally, he got the title of RBI King after he overtook Johjima's RBI in the final game. His RBI of 2003 was 123, which is his best RBI. 
In 2004 he achieved Triple Crown (the Leading Hitter, HR-King, and RBI-King). He also got Most Hits and the Highest On-Base Percentage. At the same time, he was elected Best Nine, Golden Grab Award, and Most Valuable Player. However, his hits ended in 2 hits with participating in 5 games of Play-Off Second Stage was done by Play-Off which was introduced in the same year. Unfortunately, Hawks missed Pacific League Champions in spite of Regular Season 1st because Hawks was defeated by Seibu Lions in Play-Off Second Stage.
In the next year, he devoted to the team's designated hitter. Finally, he got the titles of HR-King [HR 46] ('04~'05) and RBI-King [RBI 121] ('03~'05). In addition, he recorded RBI 120 ('03~'05) which was the first time in Nippon Professional Baseball. Still, he was in pretty bad condition and ended in only 1 hit in Play-Off Second Stage. Unfortunately, Hawks missed Pacific League Champions.
One year later he got the title of the Leading Hitter, but his HR and RBI decreased sharply. Although he recorded 7 hits and 7 RBI in Play-Off Second Stage, Hawks was defeated by Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
In 2007 his AVG, HR, and RBI ended in .266, 15, and 68 although the team was 3rd.
In the next year he achieved 20 HR over, but the team ended in the lowest.
One year later his career batting RBI and Hits achieved 1000 and 1500.
On September 18th 2010 Fukuoka Soft Bank Hawks vs. Saitama Seibu Lions in Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome he hit 10th three run HR. He also hit 11th solo HR. Finally, team became Pacific League Champions. However, his AVG ended in 10 percents in Climax Series Final Stage. Unfortunately, Hawks was defeated by Chiba LOTTE Marines in Climax Series. After that, Marines became Nippon Series Champions in spite of regular season 3rd. It was the first time in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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