Shunji Nishimura

Shunji Nishimura (西村 俊二)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 154 lb.

• School Fukuoka Institute of Technology
• High School Fukuoka Technical High School

• Born May 21, 1947 in Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka Japan
• Died April 2, 2015

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Biographical Information

Shunji Nishimura played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Nishimura was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 3rd round of the 1969 NPB draft, and he hit .183/.212/.268 in 53 games in his first season. He went 2-for-19 in 1971, and he was 7-for-38 in 1972. Nishimura won the competition with Tomoo Sekine to get the starting shortstop spot in 1973, and he played 96 games with a .253/.318/.359 batting line. He then recorded a .228/.284/.317 batting line in 1974, and he collected 7 triples with a .216/.271/.296 batting line in 1975. Nishimura's batting line was .222/.266/.278 in 1976, and he was moved to the second base after Shigeru Ishiwata shined in 1977. He played a career-high 118 games with a .210/.261/.266 batting line that season, and he hit .236/.300/.328 in 1978. Nishimura lost his spot after Yasunori Nagao and Chris Arnold joined the team in 1979, and he was 4-for-19 in 36 games. He went 5-for-21 in 1980, and he announced his retirement. Nishimura later became a scout, signing Takayuki Murakami and Kazuhiko Yamashita.

Overall, Nishimura hit .222/.277/.300 with 342 hits and 16 homers in 11 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan