Hung Tai-shan

Hung Tai-shan (Chinese: 洪太山; Wade–Giles: Hung2 Tai4-shan1; 10 January 1924 – 10 June 2019) was a Taiwanese baseball catcher and outfielder who played on the Kano baseball team in the Japanese-rule era and several amateur teams after World War II.

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Hung.
Hung Tai-shan
Catcher / Outfielder
Born: (1924-01-10)January 10, 1924
Kagi, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan
Died: June 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 95)
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Member of the Taiwanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2019
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Taiwan
Asian Championship
1955 Philippines Team
1959 Japan Team

Early life and education

Hung was born in Kagi (present-day Chiayi), Tainan Prefecture in 1924. He attended the Kagi Agricultural and Forestry School and played on the baseball team.[1]

Playing career

Hung was a slugger who gained the nickname, “Babe Ruth of Taiwan.”[1][2] After World War II, Hung moved to Kaohsiung and competed several times in the Provincial Games, representing Penghu and Kaohsiung. In the 1946 Provincial Games, he was batting champion.[3]

Hung represented the Taiwanese national team in 3 consecutive Asian Baseball Championships, acting as team captain in 1954 and 1955.[3] He retired from his playing career following the 1959 tournament.[1]

Later life and legacy

After retiring from playing, Hung served as a consultant for the Kaohsiung Baseball Committee to help develop Taiwanese baseball.[3] He was inducted into the Taiwanese Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2019. He died on 10 June 2019, at the age of 97.[1]

References
  1. "台灣棒球名人堂洪太山仙逝享壽97歲". TSNA (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 10 June 2019.
  2. Pan, Jason (15 November 2013). "Museum in Tainan puts baseball history on show". Taipei Times.
  3. "第六屆名人票選揭曉　郭源治　洪太山等9人入堂". ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 19 January 2019.


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