Masao Itakura

Masao Itakura (板倉 正男)

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

• High School Chiba Commercial High School

• Born January 6, 1927 in Chiba, Chiba Japan
• Died July 28, 2011

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Biographical Information

Masao Itakura signed with the Goldstar club in 1948, and he went 3-for-22 in his first season. He was 9-for-44 in 1949, and Goldstar became the Daiei Stars. Itakura hit .250/.288/.356 with 4 homers in 1950, and he played 67 games with a .195/.245/.318 batting line as Daiei's starting catcher in 1951. He was 8-for-52 in 1952, and his batting line was .167/.259/.250 in 1953. Itakura jumped to the Takahashi Unions in 1954, and he announced his retirement after hitting .153/.219/.169 in 43 games.

Overall, Itakura hit .194/.252/.293 with 112 hits and 14 homers in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan