| Kazuhiro Kuroda | |
| Position: | Center fielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan |
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Kazuhiro Kuroda (黒田 一博, September 13, 1924 – August 17, 2007) was a Japanese professional baseball centerfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kuroda attended Sasebo Shogyo High School.
Kuroda was a center fielder for eight years in NPB. He debuted with the 1949 Nankai Hawks, hitting .324/.360/.408 in 51 games, mostly as a bench player. In 1950, Kuroda hit .257/.282/.405 in his first year as a regular, then he batted .259/.279/.382 the next season. In 1952, Kazuhiro had a .241/.263/.324 year and he finished his Nankai run at .246/.287/.322 in 1953. Kuroda was taken in the expansion draft by the new Takahashi Unions and hit .246/.290/.334 their first year. In 1955, he slipped to .237/.269/.307, then he finished his career by going just 7 for 62 for the 1956 Daiei Stars. Overall, his batting line read .246/.279/.340.
After retiring, he opened a sports store and was active in Little League. He died of lung cancer at age 82.
Kuroda's wife, Yasuko,[1] competed in the 1964 Olympics in the shot put. His son, Hiroki, pitched in NPB and Major League Baseball.[2]