Sumio Fuchigami

Sumio Fuchigami (淵上 澄雄)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.

• High School Gifu Daiichi High School

• Born January 8, 1948 in Takayama, Gifu Japan
• Died December 19, 2019 in Ibi-gun, Gifu Japan

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Biographical Information

Sumio Fuchigami was drafted by the Taiyo Whales in the 3rd round of the 1965 NPB draft, and he only pitched one game over his first two seasons. He was 3-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 1968, and he pitched 6 games with a 3.60 ERA in 1969. The Whales then traded him with Shigeki Ikeda to the Lotte Orions for Ichiro Hiraoka and Yoshihiro Iizuka, but he never returned to the big club before he announced his retirement in 1971.

Sources

• Wiki Japan