Yoshio Tani

Yoshio Tani (谷 義夫)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 140 lb.

• High School Toho High School

• Born November 24, 1920 in Aichi Prefecture Japan
• Died unknown

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Biographical Information

Yoshio Tani played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 4 years.

Tani signed with the Kurowashi club in 1940, and he hit .196/.291/.249 in 88 games in his first season. He played 56 games with a .143/.189/.171 batitng line in 1941, and he was 13-for-78 in 1942. Tani then enlisted to the military and missed the next five years. He returned with the Kyuei Flyers in 1948, and he batted .239/.296/.313 with 6 triples. That was his last season as a professional player.

Overall, Tani hit .198/.272/.251 with 143 hits and 11 triples in 4 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• NPB.com Bio