Tadashi Hatta

Tadashi Hatta (八田 正)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 156 lb.
• High School Naruto High School
• Born October 5, 1936 in Naruto, Tokushima Japan
• Died August 19, 2018

BR register page

Biographical Information

Middle infielder Tadashi Hatta played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1955 to 1971, slashing .263/.309/.358 with 56 home runs, 360 RBI and 117 stolen bases in 1,549 games over 17 seasons. He never hit .300 in a season, but he did swipe 20 or more bases twice -- first in 1959, when he had 20, and then in 1965, when he stole 21.

Further Reading

• Article on death (in Japanese)