Takeo Kimata

Takeo Kimata (木全 竹雄)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 4", Weight 127 lb.

• School Ritsumeikan University
• High School Kyoei Commercial High School

• Born May 14, 1910 in Aichi Prefecture Japan
• Died unknown

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Biographical Information

Takeo Kimata signed with the Dai Tokyo club in 1936, and he hit .216/.310/.216 in 13 games in his first season. He was the first player in NPB history to get three hits in a game, doing so on April 29. Kimata had a .152/.287/.203 batting line in 26 games in the fall season, and he announced his retirement.

Sources

• Wiki Japan