Satoshi Hirayama
Satoshi "Fibber" Hirayama (平山智, Hirayama Satoshi, February 17, 1930 – September 15, 2021)[1] was an American baseball player. He played for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan's Central League.[2] Hirayama was an All-Star twice in Japan.[3][4] He was born in Exeter, California, to Japanese parents.
Hirayama died on September 15, 2021, in Fresno, California. He was 91.[5]
References
- ↑ Japanese American Internee Data File: Satoshi HirayamaNational Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ↑ Harris, Mark. Sports Illustrated: Great Baseball Writing (2007). New York: Sports Illustrated Books. p. 71–80. ISBN 978-1-933821-81-8. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ Stockton Ports to Honor Baseball Legend Fibber Hirayama. hokubei.com (July 8, 2009). Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ Tateishi, John. Honoring Fibber. Pacific Citizen (March 6, 2009). Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ Former Fresno State two-sport dynamo Satoshi ‘Fibber’ Hirayama passes away at 91