Hyun-myung Park

Hyun-myung Park (박현명)
also listed as Kenmei Boku and Kenmei Park

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 156 lb.
• High School Pyongyang High School

• Born 1913 in Nampo Korea

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Biographical Information

Hyun-myung Park was the first Korean to play baseball overseas; he is the brother of early Korean baseball star Hyung-sik Park.

He was born in what is now North Korea, then under Japanese control. He was the ace of Zen-Keijo in the industrial leagues then was signed by the Osaka Tigers. He was a batting practice pitcher in 1938. He started two games in 1939 and allowed 12 hits in 8 1/3 IP but only one run, fanning two, and going 0-1. He then was sidelined by injury and returned to Japanese-controlled Korea.