Hiromi Wada

Japanese baseball player (1937-2009)
Baseball player
Hiromi Wada
Catcher
Born: (1937-03-26)March 26, 1937
Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Died: June 22, 2009(2009-06-22) (aged 72)
Fukuoka, Japan
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 runs100
Runs batted in486
Teams
As player
  • Nishitetsu Lions (1955–1972)
As coach
  • Nishitetsu/Taiheiyo Club/Crown Lighter/Seibu Lions (1970–1972; 1974–1992)
  • Hanshin Tigers (1995; 1997–1998)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Japan Series champion (1956, 1957, 1958)

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

  1. ^ "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)
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • Japan
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