Takeo Tabe
| Date and Place of Birth: | March 28, 1906 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Date and Place of Death: | Location Unknown June 1945 |
| Baseball Experience: | Professional Dail Nippon team |
| Position: | Second Base |
| Rank: | Unknown |
| Military Unit: | Unknown |
| Area Served: | Unknown |
Future Hall of Famer Takeo Tabe was a demon on the basepaths
Takeo Tabe was born on March 28, 1906 in Hiroshima, Japan. He
attended Meiji University where he played every position but catcher. In
1935, he toured the United States and Canada with the Dai Nippon Tokyo
club and stole 109 bases in 105 games. "Nippon's contribution to a
backstop's nightmare," reported the Ogden Standard-Examiner on May 23,
1935, "are the fleet toes of Takeo Tabe. The Meiji university star, who
teams with Hisanori Karita to form the smoothest middle sack combination
ever blended in the Orient, is a demon on the base paths."
Tabe never played in the Japanese Professional League which launched in
1936. He served with the military during World War II and died in combat
in June 1945.
Takeo Tabe was inducted in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Date Added: March 17, 2013
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