Toyoshi Sakai

Toyoshi Sakai (坂井 豊司)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 4", Weight 123 lb.

• High School Gifu Commercial & Business High School

• Born June 3, 1925 in Gifu Prefecture Japan
• Died April, 2016

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Biographical Information

Toyoshi Sakai signed with the Hankyu club in 1944, and he hit .240/.356/.270 in his first season. He played 72 games with a .273/.346/.380 batting line in 1946, and he went 16-for-88 in 1947 then he left the team. When the Hiroshima Carp were founded in 1950, Sakai joined them but his batting line was .166/.219/.206 in 102 games. That was the lowest batting average for a qualified batter in the 2-league era. Sakai announced his retirement after that season.

Overall, Sakai hit .214/.288/.276 with 167 hits and 2 homers in 4 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan