| Off-Field Injury Sidelines Yoshioka Saturday, December 31st , 1949 In a press conference called today, a red-faced Ryuichiro Yoshioka announced he will be out 8 months with an undisclosed injury. The Tokyo Denki second baseman suffered the injury after being kicked by a horse.
Yoshioka is batting .251 lifetime with 51 hits, 4 doubles, no triples, 1 home run, and 22 RBIs to date. He has also scored 20 runs. | | |