Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura (中村 金次)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 165 lb.

• School Kansai University
• High School Naniwa Commercial High School

• Born August 25, 1912 in Osaka Prefecture Japan
• Died June 10, 2001

BR register page

Biographical Information

Kinji Nakamura signed with the Nankai club in 1938, and he hit .290/.376/.389 in 37 games in his first season. He was 4th in batting in the Japan Professional Baseball League, between Kano Omoda and Kentaro Ito. Nakamura played 83 games with a .256/.323/.304 batting line in 1939, and he missed the next two seasons due to military service. He went 3-for-19 in 1942, and his professional career ended. Nakamura coached Senyo High School in 1954, and he was an umpire of the Pacific League from 1955 to 1967.

Overall, Nakamura hit .262/.339/.324 with 110 hits in 3 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• NPB.com Bio