Shinichiro Kawabata

Shinichiro Kawabata (川畑 伸一郎)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1 1/2", Weight 198 lb.
• High School Kagoshima Commercial High School

• Born December 5, 1966 in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan

Biographical Information

Shinichiro Kawabata played for the Japanese national team for several years.

Kawabata was with Japan when they won Silver in the 1990 Goodwill Games. In the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, he was Japan's DH usually and played a bit of first. He hit .279/.313/.442 with 9 RBI in 11 games, tying Yuichi Yomoda for the team lead in RBI. He was 0 for 5 in the Gold Medal Game, a 11-inning 5-4 loss to Cuba as Cuba's nine-year run of titles in events nearly ended.

The Kagoshima native struggled for the Bronze Medalists in the 1992 Olympics, backing up Hirotami Kojima at DH. He was 1 for 9 with a walk, double and RBI, his lone hit coming off Cuba's Giorge Díaz.

Related Sites

• Olympedia page