Akio Kanemitsu

Akio Kanemitsu (金 永祚)

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• School Waseda University
• High School Teikyo Shoko High School

• Born March 15, 1923 in Jinan, North Jeolla Empire of Japan

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Biographical Information

Akio Kanemitsu was a catcher and infielder for one year with Asahi, hitting .248/.325/.345 in 30 games in 1944. Kanemitsu made history, though, on April 22, when he became the first player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to homer in his first at-bat, doing so against Hideo Fujimoto. Kanemitsu would hit one more home run in his career.

Source: Japanbaseballdaily.com by Gary Garland