Takeo Nakata
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1915 Akashi, Japan |
| Date and Place of Death: | July 22, 1943 Bougainville |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | OF |
| Rank: | Unknown |
| Military Unit: | Unknown |
| Area Served: | Pacific |
Takeo Nakata attended Keio University where he played outfield. In
middle school he had pitched a 2-1 win over Eiji Sawamura, earned the
Excellent Player Award at the 1933 National Middle School Baseball
Championships and hurled a 25-inning win over Chukyo Commercial School.
In 1940, he was part of the Keio University baseball team that toured
Hawaii, playing 12 games against local teams on Oahu and Hawaii. Nakata
appeared in 11 games and batted .163.
On July 22, 1943, Nakata was killed when the ship he was aboard was
torpedoed off the coast of Bougainville. Suffering a serious leg wound,
he managed to swim to shore but died shortly afterwards.
Date Added: Apr 15, 2022.
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