Shinji Kurataka

Shinji Kurataka (倉高 新始)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

• School Doshisha University
• High School Heian High School

• Born August 21, 1938 in Kyoto Prefecture Japan

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Biographical Information

Shinji Kurataka signed with the Daimai Orions in 1960, and he had a 7.20 ERA in 3 games in 1962. He was then turned into an infielder, and he hit .229/.250/.314 in 36 plate appearances in 1963, backing up the great Kihachi Enomoto. Kurataka improved to .311/.344/.361 in 65 plate appearances for the team (now the Tokyo Orions) in 1964 (almost exclusively as a pinch-hitter), but he then struggled in 1965 as he had a 2-for-16 record. He only got one hit in 12 at-bats in 1966, and he announced his retirement.

Sources

• Wiki Japan