Masafumi Kinoshita

Masafumi Kinoshita (木下 政文)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 145 lb.

• School Kansai University
• High School Tottori Nishi High School

• Born November 29, 1919 in Tottori Prefecture Japan
• Died unknown

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Biographical Information

Masafumi Kinoshita played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Kinoshita signed with the Eagles club in 1938, and he went 4-for-25 in the spring season. He only got 7 at-bats in the fall season, and he hit .164/.219/.229 in 1939. Kinoshita then recorded a .176/.246/.233 batting line in 1940, and he played 82 games with a .179/.224/.247 batting line in 1941. He was turned from a third baseman into a catcher in 1942, and his batting line was .141/.212/.199 in 104 games. Kinoshita was 3-for-36 in 1943, and he joined the Chubu Nihon Dragons after World War II. However, he hit .195/.252/.280 in 1946 and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Kinoshita hit .162/.222/.223 with 214 hits and 13 homers in 8 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan