Philippines

From BR Bullpen

The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia located on the Philippine Archipelago, which consists of over 7,000 islands. Several major leaguers saw military action here during World War II or Spanish-American War. A couple Japanese baseball stars died here during World War II as well. The Philippines won the 1954 Asian Championship and have maintained a minor baseball presence for decades.

[edit] People born here

• Bobby Chouinard, pitcher
• Edmer Del Socorro, Baseball Philippines infielder
• Richard Gomez, Baseball Philippines infielder
• Adelano Rivera, NPB outfielder

[edit] People who died here

• Seizaburo Amakawa, NPB pitcher
• Isamu Fukushi, NPB pitcher
• Roy Graham, catcher
• Masaru Kageura, NPB two-way player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Bill Massey, infielder
• Shigeo Murakami, NPB outfielder
• Miyoshi Nakagawa, NPB pitcher-infielder; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Yonekichi Naya, NPB outfielder
• Arlie Pond, pitcher
• Adelano Rivera, NPB outfielder
• Toyoo Sugiyama, NPB infielder