Hideki Yamamoto
Note: This page discusses 1970s NPB pitcher Hideki Yamamoto. For the 1979-1980 Japanese national team infielder of the same name, click here.
Hideki Yamamoto (山本 秀樹)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lbs.
- High School Yokohama High School
- Born July 19, 1951 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan
Biographical Information[edit]
Hideki Yamamoto was drafted by the Nishitetsu Lions in the 6th round of the 1969 NPB draft, but he only got 3 appearances in his first season. He pitched 11 games with a 5.00 ERA in 1971, and he didn't reach the big club again before he announced his retirement in 1972.


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