| John Sardinha | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:December 6, 1931 Pu'unene, Territory of Hawaii | |
| Died: February 19, 2018 (aged 86) Kahului, Hawaii, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 1959, for the Nankai Hawks |
Representing  Hawaii | ||
|---|---|---|
| Global World Series | ||
 | 1956 Milwaukee | Team |
John Thomas Sardinha (December 21, 1931 – February 19, 2018) was an American baseball pitcher who played with the Nankai Hawks of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for two seasons, 1959 and 1960.
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Sardinha played amateur baseball on Maui, as well as with the Honolulu Asahis club. [1] He played with the Hawaii national baseball team at the 1956 Global World Series, held at Milwaukee County Stadium, home of the Milwaukee Braves. In an eight-inning contest against Canada, he allowed only three hits; he also held Japan to three runs in the tie-breaker semifinal. [2] [3]
In 1959, he joined Andy Miyamoto and Ichiro Maehara as players from Pu'unene playing professional baseball in Japan. [4] His debut with Nankai was his first stint in professional baseball. A submarine pitcher, Sardinha started the season off hot but overworked himself. [5] Nankai won the 1959 Japan Series, though he did not play.