Nobukatsu Matsui

Nobukatsu Matsui (松井 信勝)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 4", Weight 140 lb.

• School Waseda University
• High School Chiayi High School

• Born April 25, 1921 in Taiwan
• Died 2001 in Japan

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Biographical Information

Nobukatsu Matsui played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 3 years.

Matsui joined the Pacific club in 1946, and he hit .239/.319/.305 in 85 games that season. He forced Michio Shigematsu to use 19 pitches in one plate appearance and drew a walk, and that was the NPB record until Masaya Yano broke it in 2024. Matsui slumped to .196/.287/.240 in 1947, and he announced his retirement after hitting .106/.169/.136 in 1948.

Overall, Matsui hit .205/.289/.257 with 133 hits and a homer in 3 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan