Yuko Minamimura

Yuko Minamimura (南村 侑広, Minamimura Yukō; born April 17, 1917 – April 17, 1990) was a Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. He became a professional baseball player at the age of 33, doing so for the Nishi Nippon Pirates. When the Pirates fizzled out after one season of play, he shuffled over to the Yomiuri Giants. From 1950 to 1953 he went by the name of Fukashi Minamimura. In the 1951 Japan Series, he batted .563 with nine hits that drove in four runs to lead the Yomiuri Giants to their first Japan Series championship. Minamimura was named Series MVP for his efforts. He became a bench player in 1956 and retired after the following season. He played in 774 games in NPB and batted .283. He became a coach and a baseball commentator in his post-playing career.^{[citation needed]}

Yuko Minamimura 南村 侑広
Yuko Minamimura, 1950
Outfielder
Born: (1917-04-17)April 17, 1917 Osaka, Japan
Died: April 17, 1990(1990-04-17) (aged 73)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1950, for the Nishi Nippon Pirates
Last appearance
1957, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Batting average	.283
hits	740
Runs batted in	357
Teams
As player Nishi Nippon Pirates (1950) Yomiuri Giants (1951–1957) As coach Yomiuri Giants (1964–1967)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award (1951) 4x Japan Series champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955)

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)