Masao Kinjo
Masao Kinjo (金城 政夫)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 143 lb.
- High School Kaohsiung Commercial High School
- Born October 30, 1925 in Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Japan
Biographical Information[edit]
Masao Kinjo joined the Tokyu Flyers in 1951, and he was the first NPB player who was born in Okinawa. He allowed 10 runs in 4 innings in his first season, and he only pitched one game in 1952. That was his last season in the NPB.


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