Hall of Famers List | The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

HOME >> Hall of Fame >> Hall of Famer

KIRIHARA, Shinji

Captain of Keio U.; does much to resume Waseda-Keio rivalry

Inducted	1984
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Osaka
Born	August 22,1901
Died	June 10,1945
Alma Mater	Keio University

The famous shortstop entered Keio at the Interregnum of the traditional game against Waseda. As captain of the Keio Nine, he persuaded the reluctantOBs and university authorities to resume the Waseda-Keio rivalry in 1925.

<< Hall of Famers List
<< Hall of Famers Search