Shingo Kuramoto

Shingo Kuramoto (倉本 信護)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 123 lb.
• High School Koryo High School
• Born June 9, 1913 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
• Died January 23, 1983

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Biographical Information

Utility player Shingo Kuramoto played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1936 to 1938 and in 1940. He played for Hankyu (1936-1937), Nagoya (1937-1938) and Nagoya Kinko (1940).

He batted .207/.325/.281 in 551 at-bats for his career. Perhaps his best campaign was 1938, when he hit .230/.352/.315 with three home runs, 23 RBI and 42 walks (to only 21 strikeouts) in 66 games.