Yoshiaki Shimada

Yoshiaki Shimada (島田 芳明)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 171 lb.

• School Doshisha University
• High School Takikawa High School

• Born August 2, 1957 in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Japan

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Biographical Information

Yoshiaki Shimada was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 3rd round of the 1979 NPB draft, and he hit .229/.308/.257 in 43 plate appearances over 84 games in 1983. He played 96 games with a .281/.327/.360 batting line in 1985 (serving as the team's 4th outfielder), and he went 8-for-35 in 1986. The Dragons then traded him with Akira Onoue to the Kintetsu Buffaloes for Masahiro Nakane, but he didn't reach the top team again and he announced his retirement in 1988.

Sources

• Wiki Japan