Mitsuo Yoneyama

Mitsuo Yoneyama (米山 光男)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 136 lb.

• High School Takikawa High School

• Born January 5, 1933 in Kobe, Hyogo Japan

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Biographical Information

Mitsuo Yoneyama played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 8 years.

Yoneyama signed with the Hiroshima Carp in 1953, and he went 6-for-26 in 1954. He was named Hiroshima's starting shortstop in 1955, and he played 96 games with a .190/.244/.227 batting line. Yoneyama struggled again at the plate as he hit .144/.231/.180 in 1956, and he had a .209/.332/.280 batting line in 78 games in 1957. He improved to .242/.331/.318 in 1958, and he batted .220/.326/.327 in 1959. Yoneyama played 100 games with a .235/.333/.299 batting line in 1960, and he slumped to .174/.268/.174 in 1961 then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Yoneyama hit .203/.294/.261 with 270 hits and 8 homers in 8 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan