Susumu Aikawa

Susumu Aikawa (相川 進)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 176 lb.
• High School Kosei Gakuen High School
• Born February 12, 1948 in Katsushika, Tokyo Japan
• Died March 27, 2010 in Yao, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Utility infielder Susumu Aikawa played in Nippon Professional Baseball for 6 years.

Aikawa was signed by the Chunichi Dragons in 1966, and he was 3-for-15 in his rookie year. He played 34 games with a .255/.317/.473 batting line in 1967, but he slumped to .156/.204/.378 in 1968. The Dragons then traded him with Naruhide Sugi to the Kintetsu Buffaloes for Takeo Yoshizawa, but he struggled again as he was 7-for-57 in 1969. He recorded a .193/.224/.314 batting line in 57 games in 1970, then he announced his retirement after hitting .203/.232/.405 in 1971.

Overall, Aikawa hit .189/.223/.353 with 74 hits and 17 homers in 6 seasons in NPB.