Saburo Yokozawa

Saburo Yokozawa (横沢 三郎)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 123 lb.

• School Meiji University
• High School Ebara Chugakkou

• Born December 16, 1904 in Taiwan
• Died November 28, 1995

Biographical Information

Saburo Yokozawa was a player, manager and umpire in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the brother of Shichiro Yokozawa.

Yokozawa went 0 for 1 for the Tokyo Senators in the fall of 1937, his only appearance as a player in the professional ranks. He was also Tokyo's manager, guiding them to a 26-20 record in 1936, with the best record in the spring. His club was 50-53-1 in 1937. In 1946, he piloted the Senators to a 47-58 record.

Yokozawa then became an umpire (he had been a college umpire in the days before pro ball began in Japan), eventually becoming chief of umpires in NPB. In 1988, he was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

Source: Japanbaseballdaily by Gary Garland, Taiwan Baseball Wiki