Shizuya Mizukami

Shizuya Mizukami (水上 靜哉)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 143 lb

• High School Shuyukan High School

• Born February 16, 1932 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan

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Biographical Information

Shizuya Mizukami played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Mizukami signed with the Toei Flyers in 1954, and he hit .262/.292/.308 with 15 steals in his first season. He then got 12 steals with a .262/.292/.308 batting line in 1955, and he led the Pacific League with 55 errors. Mizukami only played 52 games with a .245/.278/.308 batting line, and Teruo Ishihara took his starting spot at short. He slumped to .190/.228/.253 in 1957, and he jumped to the Osaka Tigers after he had a 17-for-65 record in 1958. Mizukami went 9-for-54 in 1959, and he announced his retirement in 1960.

Overall, Mizukami hit .239/.281/.288 with 300 hits and 4 homers in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan