Saburo Nakamura

Saburo Nakamura (中村 三郎)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 140 lb.

• High School Suwa Sanshi High School
• School Meiji University

• Born July 3, 1912 in Nagano Prefecture Japan
• Died 1939 near the Manchuria/Mongolia border

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Biographical Information

Saburo Nakamura was a regular in the early years of the Japan Professional Baseball League, primarily a second baseman but playing several positions. He hit .208/.271/.324 for Dai Tokyo in the spring of 1937, his best season. He led the league with 46 strikeouts. He slipped to .198/.342/.286 for Lion the next fall. In '39, Nakamura batted .194/.280/.290 with a career-high 13 doubles, 4 homers and 5 steals for Nagoya. Remaining with Nagoya the next year, he put up a .191/.272/.280 line with a career-best 36 runs, 33 RBI and 39 walks. Overall, his career batting line was .196/.282/.293 in 276 games. He served in the Japanese military during World War II and was killed in service at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939.

Source

Japanbaseballdaily.com by Gary Garland