Seiichi Shima (嶋清一, Shima Seiichi, December 15, 1920 – March 29, 1945) was a baseball player who pitched for Kaisou Central High School and Meiji University of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League. He never got to play professionally, as he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army in 1945. He died during World War II, on March 29, 1945, off the coast of Indochina.[1] He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
| Seiichi Shima | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 15, 1920 Wakayama, Wakayama | |
| Died: March 29, 1945 (aged 24) off the coast of Indochina | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2008 |
Shima represented Kaisou Central in the 1939 Japanese High School Baseball Championship, where he shut out all five of the opposing teams, only allowed five hits, struck out 57 batters, and pitched no-hitters in the semifinal and final rounds. Shima began to play for Meiji University in 1940.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Seiichi Shima". Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "2008 Hall of Famers Elected". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2018.