Shintaro Hirose

Shintaro Hirose (広瀬 新太郎)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

• High School Mineyama High School

• Born December 8, 1962 in Kyotango, Kyoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Shintaro Hirose played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 6 years

Hirose was drafted by the Taiyo Whales in the first round of the 1980 NPB draft after they lost the lottery for the rights to Tatsunori Hara, and he was 1-3 with a 6.90 ERA in 1983. He allowed 13 runs in 7 1/3 innings in 1984, and he went 1-2 with a 6.09 ERA in 1985. Hirose only pitched an inning in 1986, and he was traded to the Seibu Lions for Tamotsu Nagai and Shinsaku Katahira. He pitched 5 games with a 3.52 ERA in 1988, but he stayed in the minors for the next two seasons and the Lions released him. The Yakult Swallows picked him up, and he was 1-2 with a 6.44 ERA in 1991 then he retired.

Overall, Hirose was 3-7 with a 6.80 ERA, struck out 55 and pitched 147 innings in 6 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan