Yeong-gu Lee

Yeong-gu Lee (이영구)
known as Eikyu Kiyama in Japan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

• High School Goko High School

• Born December 24, 1954 in Kure, Hiroshima Japan

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Biographical Information

Yeong-gu Lee played in the Korea Baseball Organization for 3 years and Nippon Professional Baseball for 2 years.

Lee was drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the 9th round of the 1972 NPB draft, but he only got 3 at-bats combined in his 9-year career with the Carp. He decided to join the Sammi Superstars in 1983, and he hit .277/.336/.386 with 21 doubles in his first season in Korea. Lee was 9th in hits (between Il-kwon Kim and Kyeong-sik Shin) and 3rd in doubles (tied with Woo-yeol Kim, Hae-chang Lee and Yong-cheol Kim). He then recorded a .257/.333/.357 batting line with 23 doubles in 1984, and he was 3rd in doubles (2 behind Mun-jong Hong). Lee played 77 games with a .280/.350/.390 batting line in 1985, then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Lee hit .270/.339/.376 with 268 hits and 13 homers in 3 seasons in the KBO.

Sources

• Namu Wiki
• Wiki Japan