Katsuo Takada

Katsuo Takada (高田 勝生)

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• School Doshisha University
• High School Yamashiro High School

• Born 1904 in Kyoto Prefecture Japan
• Died 1997

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Biographical Information

Katsuo Takada became the coach of Akashi High School after college, and he signed with the Lion club in 1938 as a player-manager. Takada led the Lions to a 19-20 record in the 1938 fall season, and they were 33-58 in 1939. Takada also played one game on August 7, and he got a single against Hall of Famer Hiroshi Nakao in the only at-bat of his career. Takada's Lions finished last in 1940 with a 24-76 record, and he was fired. The Nankai club named him their manager in 1943, but Takada led them to a 17-30 record and Kisaku Kato replaced in the middle of the season.

Sources

• Wiki Japan