Kakuya Yamamoto
Kakuya Yamamoto (山本 格也)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 173 lbs.
- High School Taira Commercial High School
- Born December 17, 1933 in Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Died April 25, 2014
Biographical Information[edit]
Kakuya Yamamoto signed with the Mainichi Orions in 1956, and he went 8-for-38 in his first season. He only played 3 more games before he announced his retirement in 1959.


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