Akira Hagiwara

Akira Hagiwara (萩原 昭)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 132 lb.

• High School Tainan Second Senior High School

• Born January 5, 1927 in Tainan City Taiwan
• Died November 4, 1993

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Biographical Information

Akira Hagiwara played in the Nippon Pro Baseball for 6 years.

Hagiwara joined the Mainichi Orions in 1950, and he only played one game that season. He hit .168/.205/.224 in 1951, and went 5-for-27 in 1952. Hagiwara was 0-for-3 in 1953, and he jumped to the Takahashi Unions in 1954. He recorded a .216/.259/.241 batting line in 1954, and he struggled again in 1955 as his batting line was .182/.214/.252. He announced his retirement after that season.

Overall, Hagiwara hit .193/.228/.247 with 126 hits in 6 seasons in the NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan