Kunigoro Mori

Kunigoro Mori (森 国五郎)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 4", Weight 123 lb.

• High School Oita Shogyo High School

• Born September 1, 1919 in Oita Prefecture Japan
• Died 1945

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Biographical Information

Kunigoro Mori roamed the outfield for the Osaka Tigers for three years. He hit .143/.218/.143 as a backup in 1939, then batted .193/.218/.207 the next year. Playing regularly, he hit .227/.286/.241 as a regular in 1941. His career line read .205/.255/.218. He died shortly thereafter, killed in combat during World War II.

Source: Japanbaseballdaily.com by Gary Garland