Baseball player
Hiromi Wada | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1937-03-26)March 26, 1937 Usuki, Ōita, Japan | |
Died: June 22, 2009(2009-06-22) (aged 72) Fukuoka, Japan | |
Batted: RightThrew: 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 |
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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.
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 from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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