Satoshi Hirayama

Satoshi Hirayama
Hirayama with the Hiroshima Carp in 1956
Outfielder
Born: (1930-02-17)February 17, 1930
Exeter, California[1]
Died: September 15, 2021(2021-09-15) (aged 91)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB statistics
Batting average.229
Home runs45
Runs batted in251
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Satoshi Hirayama (平山智, Hirayama Satoshi, February 17, 1930 – September 15, 2021)[2][3] was an American baseball player who played for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan's Central League.[4] Hirayama was an All-Star twice in Japan.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Japanese American Internee Data File: Satoshi Hirayama". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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  5. ^ "Stockton Ports to Honor Baseball Legend Fibber Hirayama". hokubei.com. July 8, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  6. ^ Tateishi, John (March 6, 2009). "Honoring Fibber". Pacific Citizen. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.