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American multi-sport athlete (1925–2011)
Baseball player
Wally Yonamine
Wally Yonamine in 1951
Outfielder Born: (1925-06-24 ) June 24, 1925Olowalu , Hawaii Territory Died: February 28, 2011(2011-02-28) (aged 85 )Honolulu , Hawaii June 19, 1951, for the Yomiuri Giants October 12, 1962, for the Chunichi Dragons Batting average .311 Hits 1,337 Home runs 82 Runs batted in 482
As Player
As Manager
Induction 1994
American football player
American football career
Position: Running back Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m ) Weight: 180 lb (82 kg ) High school: Farrington (Honolulu, Hawaii )
Rushing yards: 74 Receiving yards: 40 Touchdowns: 0
Player stats at PFR
Wallace Kaname Yonamine (与那嶺要 Yonamine Kaname was a Japanese American multi-sport athlete who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball .
Early life
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Kaname Yonamine, a Nisei Japanese American , was born in Olowalu , Maui ,[1] Hawaii to parents Matsusai (September 1, 1890 – July 31, 1988) and Kikue (February 14, 1901 – February 26, 1999). Matsusai was an uchinānchu Hiroshima .[1] Lahainaluna and Wallace Rider Farrington High School .[2] [3] [1]
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Yonamine signed a $14,000 contract, playing running back for the San Francisco 49ers in their second season (1947). Doing so, he became the first football player of Japanese American ancestry to play professional football[4] Walter Achiu was the first Asian-American). In his one season with the team, he had 19 carries for 74 yards and caught 3 passes for 40 yards. His football career ended during the off-season, when he broke his wrist playing in an amateur baseball league in Hawaii.[1]
Professional baseball career
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A multi-skilled outfielder , Yonamine was also noted for his flexible batting style and aggressive baserunning during his career with the Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons . In Japan, Yonamine was a member of four Japan Series Championship teams, the Central League MVP in 1957, a consecutive seven-time Best Nine Award winner (1952–58), an eleven-time All-Star, a three-time batting champion, and the first foreigner to be a manager (Dragons, 1972–77).[citation needed
Yonamine was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame , admitted in 1994 for his achievements during his 12-year career with the Giants and Dragons.[1]
Post-career
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Yonamine operated a highly successful pearl store, "Wally Yonamine Pearls", with his wife, Jane. The store is located in Roppongi , Tokyo . They also had a branch of their store in California run by their children.[5] [6]
After an extended battle with prostate cancer, Yonamine died on February 28, 2011, aged 85, in Honolulu.[2] [7]
Yonamine's nephew, Micah, was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft .[8] [9]
See also
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References
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^ Fitts 2008 , p. 20
^ Fitts 2008 , p. 33
^ Gustkey, Earl (June 18, 1989). "WARMING UP TO WALLY : Yonamine, First American to Play in Japan, Was Not an Instant Hit" . Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^ Carlson, Michael (June 2, 2011). "Wally Yonamine: Sportsman who fought prejudice in two sports and in two countries" . The Independent Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^ Song, Jaymes (March 1, 2011), " , The Washington Post
^ Baseball America 2020 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition ISBN 978-1-932391-94-7 . Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
^ "Micah Yonamine Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference . Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
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