Hiromi Wada Explained

Hiromi Wada
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:26 March 1937
Birth Place:Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Death Place:Fukuoka, Japan
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:September 16
Debutyear:1955
Debutteam:Nishitetsu Lions
Finalyear:1972
Finalteam:Nishitetsu Lions
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.257
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:100
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:486
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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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-Nishitetsu Lion Wada dies at 72. August 15, 2015. Japan Times. June 23, 2009. August 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815033858/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2009/06/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/ex-nishitetsu-lion-wada-dies-at-72/.