Hiromi Wada

Catcher

Born: March 26, 1937
Usuki, Ōita, Japan

Died: June 22, 2009 (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 runs

100

Runs batted in

486

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

↑ "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

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