Hideaki Miyahara

Hideaki Miyahara (宮原 秀明)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.

• High School Chosei High School

• Born September 3, 1942 in Chiba Prefecture Japan
• Died March 21, 1994

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Biographical Information

Hideaki Miyahara played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 18 years.

Miyahara signed with the Toei Flyers in 1961, but he didn't get many chances as the Flyers already had three star outfielders - Shoichi Busujima, Jinten Haku and Isao Harimoto. He went 15-for-57 in his first season, and he had a 5-for-44 record in 1962. Miyahara then batted .219/.321/.301 in 79 games in 1963, and he improved to .274/.349/.381 in 1964. He collected 4 triples with a .272/.350/.401 batting line in 1965, and he tied Kihachi Enomoto and Busujima for 4th in triples in the Pacific League. Miyahara played 108 games with a .258/.295/.343 batting line in 1966, and he crushed a career-high 4 homers with a .282/.318/.431 batting line in 1967.

The Chiba native hit .281/.330/.346 in 1968, then he slumped to .161/.189/.195 in 1969 and the Flyers released him. He signed with the Yakult Swallows, and he had a .256/.289/.349 batting line in 86 at-bats in 1970. He went 10-for-35 in 1971 before the Swallows traded him to the Kintetsu Buffaloes for cash, and he was 14-for-39 in the rest of the season. Miyahara had a 14-for-56 record in 1972, and the Buffaloes traded him to the Taiyo Whales for Kazuhiko Kondo, but he was 4-for-30 in 1973 and he announced his retirement. He later became a scout for the Seibu Lions.

Overall, Miyahara hit .257/.309/.357 with 388 hits and 23 homers in 13 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan