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Katsumi Shiraishi Cards

Giants 1936-43, Pacific 1946, Giants 1948-49, Carp 1950-56

HOF 1985

Shiraishi was the Giants’s starting shortstop from the league’s inception through 1949 (except for the war years). Although only a .256 lifetime hitter, he was among the top ten in batting average five times during the pre-war deadball era. Chiba had an incredible command of the strike zone and was usually among the leaders in OBA. He led the league in walks in 1939 and amassed a lifetime ratio of 4.5 walks per strikeout. A hometown hero, Shiraishi became the Carp’s first player prior to the 1950 season. After changing his first name from Toshio to Katsumi in honor of the occasion, he had his best offensive season, batting .304 with 20 homers and 92 runs scored. After retiring as an active player in 1956, Shiraishi managed the Carp and coached the Giants.

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