Masayoshi Hayase

Masayoshi Hayase (早瀬 方禧)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 6", Weight 162 lb.

• School Chukyo University
• High School Chukyo Commercial High School

• Born April 11, 1940 in Ama-gun, Aichi Japan
• Died August 15, 2012

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Masayoshi Hayase played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 10 years.

Hayase won six Best Nine awards and two batting titles in his college career, and he hit .282 with 5 homers in 91 games. He signed with the Hankyu Braves in 1963, and he hit .258/.298/.398 with 8 homers in his first season. He crushed 10 homers with a .263/.315/.420 batting line in 1964, and he had a .268/.361/.432 batting line with a career-high 12 homers in 1965. Hayase then blasted 10 homers with a .235/.291/.364 batting line in 1966, and his batting line was .261/.330/.371 in 116 games in 1967. He went 3-for-13 in the 1967 Nippon Series, and the Braves lost to the Yomiuri Giants in 6 games.

The Aichi native slumped to .197/.288/.291 in 1968, and Kiyoshi Yano took his spot. He went 0-for-1 in the 1968 Nippon Series, and the Giants beat the Braves again in 6 games. Hayase only got 10 at-bats in 1969, and the Braves released him. He signed with the Hiroshima Carp, and he had a 2-for-26 record in 1970. Hayase hit .231/.315/.292 in 1971, and he was 6-for-28 in 1972 then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Hayase hit .248/.313/.378 with 454 hits and 49 homers in 10 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan