| Shosei Go | |
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| Outfielder, Pitcher | |
| Born: Chinese and Japanese: 吳波; pinyin: Wu Bo; rōmaji: Go Ha (1916-06-28)June 28, 1916 Taiwan | |
| Died: June 7, 1987(1987-06-07) (aged 70) | |
| Batted: LeftThrew: Left | |
| Japanese Baseball League debut | |
| 1937, for the Tokyo Kyojin | |
| Last JBL/NPB appearance | |
| 1957, for the Mainichi Orions | |
| Career hitting statistics | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Hits | 1,326 |
| Runs batted in | 389 |
| Stolen bases | 381 |
| Win–loss record | 15–7 |
| Earned run average | 3.48 |
| Strikeouts | 66 |
| Teams | |
| As Player | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1995 (elected by the Special Committee) |
Shosei Go (Chinese: 吳昌征; pinyin: Wú Chāngzhēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Chhiong-cheng; Japanese: Go Shōsei; June 28, 1916 – June 7, 1987) was a Taiwanese two-way baseball player who played for the Tokyo Giants (1937–1943, now the Yomiuri Giants), Hanshin Tigers (1944–1949) and Mainichi Orions (1950–1957, now the Chiba Lotte Marines). Only 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, he was nicknamed "The Human Locomotive" due to his speed. As a left-handed outfielder, he won two batting titles and a stolen base title.
As a pitcher, the bulk of his appearances were in 1946, when he went 14-6 with a 3.03 ERA and 16 complete games. Go also threw the first postwar no-hitter, against the Tokyo Senators in 1946.
Early life
Go, born Wu Bo (Chinese: 吳波, played on the Kano baseball team and participated in the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in 1935 and 1936. After graduating from Kagi, he signed with the Tokyo Giants.
See also
References
- Morris, Andrew (2011). Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan. University of California Press.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded byShigeru Mizuhara | Japanese Baseball League MVP 1943 |
Succeeded byTadashi Wakabayashi |
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