Hiromi Wada
Hiromi Wada | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Usuki, Ōita, Japan | March 26, 1937|
Died: June 22, 2009 Fukuoka, Japan | (aged 72)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
September 16, 1955, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |
Last appearance | |
1972, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .257 |
Home runs | 100 |
Runs batted in | 486 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Hiromi Wada (和田 博実, Wada Hiromi, March 26, 1937 – June 22, 2009) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He spent most of his career with the Nishitetsu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, and died of pancreatic cancer in Fukuoka in 2009.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ex-Nishitetsu Lion Wada dies at 72". Japan Times. June 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- BR Bullpen
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2009 deaths
- Sportspeople from Ōita Prefecture
- Nishitetsu Lions players
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball catchers
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Deaths from cancer in Japan
- Japanese baseball catcher stubs