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Andy Miyamoto

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Andy Miyamoto
Andy Miyamoto, 1956
Outfielder
Born: (1933-04-26)April 26, 1933
Maui, Hawaii Territory
Died: December 19, 2017(2017-12-19) (aged 84)[1][2]
Waipahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
1955, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
1964, for the Kokutetsu Swallows
Career statistics
Batting average.249
Home runs90
Runs batted in359
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Toshio Miyamoto (宮本 敏雄, Miyamoto Toshio, born April 26, 1933 – December 19, 2017) was an American professional baseball outfielder. A Nisei,[3] he was born in Maui, Hawaii Territory, and played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants and Kokutetsu Swallows. Miyamoto played one season of minor league baseball with the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League in 1965, after he had retired from NPB.

He was married to the sister of former teammate Hirofumi Naito,[4] the actress Kimiko Naito.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for Andy T. Miyamoto". Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ "Andy T. Miyamoto Obituary". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ Fitts, pg. 5
  4. ^ Fitts, pg. 53

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