| Seiichi Shima | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1920-12-15)December 15, 1920 Wakayama, Wakayama | |
| Died: March 29, 1945(1945-03-29) (aged 24) off the coast ofIndochina | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2008 |
Seiichi Shima (嶋清一,Shima Seiichi; December 15, 1920 – March 29, 1945) was a baseball player who pitched for Kaisou Central High School andMeiji University of theTokyo Big6 Baseball League. He never got to play professionally, as he was drafted into theImperial Japanese Navy in 1945. He died duringWorld War II, on March 29, 1945, off the coast ofIndochina.[1] He was inducted into theJapanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
Shima represented Kaisou Central in the 1939Japanese High School Baseball Championship, where he shut out all five of the opposing teams, only allowed five hits, struck out 57 batters, and pitched no-hitters in the semifinal and final rounds. Shima began to play for Meiji University in 1940.[citation needed]