Kenichi Isoda

Kenichi Isoda (磯田 憲一)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 2", Weight 132 lb.

• School Meiji University
• High School Hiroshima Commercial High School

• Born June 10, 1924 in Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
• Died December 17, 2002

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Biographical Information

Kenichi Isoda played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Isoda signed with the Hiroshima Carp in 1950, and he went 3-for-13 in his first season. He hit .218/.329/.286 in 96 games in 1951, and he had a .205/.287/.238 batting line in 1952. Isoda improved to .302/.362/.377 in 70 games in 1953, but his batting line then fell to .215/.299/.232 in 1954. He struggled again in 1955 as he hit .195/.284/.232 in 81 games, and he had a 22-for-84 record in 1956. Isoda stayed in the minors for the entire 1957 season, and he announced his retirement afterwards.

Overall, Isoda hit .221/.308/.264 with 268 hits and 2 homers in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan