Hiromi Wada

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]

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
As coach
Career highlights and awards

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.
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