Meiji Tezuka

Meiji Tezuka
Born: October 10, 1921
Azumi-gun, Nagano JP
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 156
Career: 1949-1956

Meiji Tezuka compiled a career batting average of .244 with 22 home runs and 194 RBI in his 629-game career with the Yomiuri Giants and Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

Taiyo Whales

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	80	240	210	22	55	7	2	6	21	3	2	27	30	.262	.346	.400	.746	84		0	3
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	117	483	423	51	108	24	1	9	64	7	5	49	38	.255	.338	.381	.719	161	14	4	7
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	55	113	98	14	30	7	0	1	22	2	1	15	10	.306	.398	.408	.806	40	3	0	0
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	33	71	67	5	19	3	0	1	8	0	1	3	4	.284	.314	.373	.687	25	3	0	1
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	55	68	62	5	12	1	0	0	9	1	0	3	4	.194	.242	.210	.452	13	1	1	2
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	110	289	266	25	67	15	2	3	35	3	2	17	28	.252	.295	.357	.652	95	3	0	4	2
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	123	429	388	21	86	14	2	2	26	5	2	30	47	.222	.279	.284	.562	110	15	1	9	1	1
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	56	133	121	5	22	7	0	0	9	0	1	7	12	.182	.233	.240	.472	29	3	1	4	0	0
Totals				629	1826	1635	148	399	78	7	22	194	21	14	151	173	.244	.310	.341	.651	557	42	7	30	3	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	76					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	114					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	28					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	23					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	28					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	2					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	7					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2B	4					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	27					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	99					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	1B	8					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	3B	98					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	1B	22					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	2B	2					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	3B	44					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	1B	2					.000
Totals					584	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales

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