Joji Imai

Joji Imai (今井 譲二)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 151 lbs.

• School Chuo University
• High School Chinzei High School

• Born November 1, 1956 in Uki, Kumamoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Joji Imai signed with the Hiroshima Carp in 1978, and he was mainly used as a pinch-runner in his entire career. He only played 9 games in his first 5 seasons, and he scored 10 with 5 steals in 31 games in 1983. That was the only season that he had more than 10 plate appearances in a season. Imai collected 15 steals with 26 runs scored in 52 games in 1984, and he played 42 games with 8 steals and 12 runs in 1985. He had a career-high 17 steals with 13 runs in 46 games in 198/6, and he didn't get a single plate appearance in 1987 while getting 9 steals and 7 runs. Imai collected 11 runs and 7 steals in 46 games in 43 games in 1988, but he only played 4 games in 1989 and he announced his retirement.

Sources

• Wiki Japan