Masanobu Shimano

Masanobu Shimano (島野 雅亘)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

• High School Sumoto High School

• Born January 2, 1940 in Hyogo Prefecture Japan

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Biographical Information

Masanobu Shimano played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 9 years.

Shimano signed with the Taiyo Whales in 1959, and he went 11-for-76 in his first season. He shared the starting catcher spot with Kiyoshi Doi in 1960, and he hit .167/.231/.229 in 68 games. Shimano recorded a .213/.269/.273 batting line in 1961, and he improved to .251/.309/.335 in 108 games in 1962. However, his batting line fell to .169/.252/.229 in 1963, and he went 3-for-19 in 1964. Shimano was 6-for-49 in 1965, and he was traded to the Sankei Atoms for Kimitaka Sugimoto. Shimano had a 5-for-44 record in 1966, and he announced his retirement after he went 3-for-32 in 1967.

Overall, Shimano hit .187/.242/.243 with 148 hits and 7 homers in 9 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan