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During his career as a player, his team, the Osaka
Hanshin Tigers won the Central League Championship two times, 1962 and 1964. Although he was a player for the team, he became manager for the Osaka Hanshin Tigers from 1970 to 1972. He retired after 1972 season. His Number 11 was retired by the Osaka
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Hanshin Tigers. He had been a commentator for baseball for a long time. Again, he became manager for the Osaka
Hanshin Tigers in 1988 and 1989. People have said that he was " Mr. Tigers" since his retirement.
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is retired with the Tigers. A pitcher with
Hanshin from 1959 to 1972, he recorded a career 2.09 ERA and 192 career complete games to go with 222 wins. He was inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame in 1993.
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School of
Commerce in 1950. He won the championship on All Japan Universities baseball championship in his sophomore at Kansai University. became a member of the Osaka Hanshin Tigers in 1959.
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As a rookie in 1959, Murayama pitched in 54 games, recording 19 complete games in 26 starts. He was 18–10 that season with a microscopic 1.19 ERA to lead the league and also win the first
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454:Strikeouts : 2274
290:Member of the Japanese
312:Baseball Hall of Fame
3779:Osaka Tigers players
2866:Curse of the Colonel
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1442:Eiji Sawamura Award
1369:Shigeyoshi Matsumae
1328:Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
922:Michinori Tsubouchi
637:Tadashi Wakabayashi
411:Eiji Sawamura Award
370:, Japan, raised in
266:Eiji Sawamura Award
1167:Hiromori Kawashima
696:Sadayoshi Fujimoto
655:Tsunetaro Moriyama
649:Tetsuharu Kawakami
440:Individual records
280:Hanshin Tigers #11
272:Central League MVP
268:(1959, 1965, 1966)
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797:Shigeru Sugishita
779:Yoshiyuki Iwamoto
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560:MatsutarĹŤ ShĹŤriki
451:Losses : 147
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1232:Mutsuo Minagawa
1213:2010s inductees
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1191:Tsuneo Horiuchi
1065:Yutaka Fukumoto
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988:Sachio Kinugasa
976:Tokichiro Ishii
970:Tadashi Sugiura
946:Minoru Murayama
916:Tatsuro Hirooka
879:1990s inductees
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845:Yukio Nishimoto
839:Saburo Yokozawa
833:Masaichi Nagata
809:Atsushi Aramaki
791:Shinji Kirihara
755:Hiroshi Ohshita
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726:Kenjiro Matsuki
678:Shunichi Amachi
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448:Wins : 222
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2871:
2869:
2868:
2862:
2860:
2856:
2855:
2853:
2852:
2844:
2842:
2834:
2833:
2831:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2804:
2802:
2798:
2797:
2795:
2794:
2784:
2774:
2763:
2760:
2759:
2755:Hanshin Tigers
2750:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2727:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2714:
2706:
2698:
2690:
2682:
2674:
2666:
2658:
2650:
2642:
2634:
2626:
2618:
2610:
2602:
2594:
2586:
2578:
2570:
2562:
2554:
2546:
2538:
2530:
2522:
2514:
2506:
2498:
2490:
2482:
2474:
2466:
2458:
2450:
2442:
2434:
2426:
2418:
2410:
2402:
2394:
2386:
2378:
2370:
2362:
2354:
2346:
2338:
2330:
2322:
2314:
2306:
2298:
2290:
2282:
2274:
2266:
2258:
2250:
2242:
2234:
2226:
2218:
2210:
2202:
2194:
2186:
2178:
2170:
2162:
2154:
2146:
2138:
2130:
2121:
2118:
2117:
2110:
2109:
2102:
2095:
2087:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2074:
2066:
2058:
2050:
2042:
2034:
2026:
2018:
2010:
2002:
1994:
1986:
1978:
1970:
1962:
1954:
1946:
1938:
1930:
1922:
1914:
1902:
1894:
1886:
1878:
1870:
1862:
1854:
1846:
1838:
1830:
1822:
1814:
1806:
1798:
1790:
1782:
1774:
1766:
1758:
1750:
1742:
1734:
1726:
1718:
1710:
1702:
1694:
1686:
1678:
1670:
1662:
1654:
1646:
1638:
1630:
1622:
1614:
1602:
1594:
1586:
1578:
1570:
1562:
1554:
1546:
1538:
1530:
1522:
1514:
1506:
1498:
1490:
1482:
1474:
1466:
1458:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1438:
1437:
1430:
1423:
1415:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1396:
1390:
1384:
1378:
1375:Shingo Takatsu
1372:
1366:
1360:
1354:
1351:Koichi Tabuchi
1347:
1345:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1334:Hiroshi Gondoh
1331:
1325:
1319:
1313:
1307:
1301:
1295:
1289:
1286:Kimiyasu Kudoh
1283:
1277:
1271:
1265:
1259:
1253:
1247:
1241:
1235:
1229:
1223:
1220:Osamu Higashio
1216:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1200:
1194:
1188:
1182:
1176:
1173:Takao Kajimoto
1170:
1164:
1158:
1155:Hisashi Yamada
1152:
1146:
1140:
1134:
1128:
1122:
1119:Noboru Akiyama
1116:
1110:
1104:
1098:
1092:
1089:Toshiharu Ueda
1086:
1080:
1074:
1071:Kenjiro Tamiya
1068:
1062:
1056:
1050:
1047:Masaaki Koyama
1044:
1038:
1035:Tetsuya Yoneda
1031:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1015:
1009:
1003:
997:
991:
985:
982:Motoshi Fujita
979:
973:
967:
961:
958:Wally Yonamine
955:
949:
943:
937:
934:Yoshio Yoshida
931:
925:
919:
913:
907:
901:
898:Shigeru Makino
895:
889:
882:
880:
876:
875:
873:
872:
866:
863:Katsuya Nomura
860:
854:
848:
842:
836:
830:
824:
818:
812:
806:
800:
794:
788:
782:
776:
770:
764:
758:
751:
749:
745:
744:
742:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
708:Hideo Fujimoto
705:
702:Fumio Fujimura
699:
693:
687:
681:
674:
672:
668:
667:
665:
664:
658:
652:
646:
643:Masaru Kageura
640:
634:
628:
622:
615:
613:
609:
608:
606:
605:
599:
593:
587:
581:
575:
569:
563:
556:
554:
550:
549:
539:
538:
531:
524:
516:
510:
509:
501:
498:
497:
496:
491:
488:
487:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
463:
460:
459:
458:
455:
452:
449:
441:
438:
406:
403:
394:
391:
384:. His number
378:Hanshin Tigers
342:
341:
338:
337:
334:
330:
329:
293:
292:
286:
285:
284:
283:
277:
269:
259:
258:
254:
253:
252:
251:
242:
241:
229:
228:
224:
223:
220:
219:
216:
210:
209:
206:
200:
199:
196:
190:
189:
186:
180:
179:
175:
174:
171:
165:
164:
161:
155:
154:
151:
145:
144:
141:
135:
134:
131:
125:
124:
123:NPB statistics
120:
119:
115:
114:
110:
109:
105:
104:
100:
99:
92:
86:
85:
82:
81:
80:(aged 61)
70:
69:
47:
46:
40:
39:
31:
30:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3826:
3815:
3812:
3810:
3807:
3805:
3802:
3800:
3797:
3795:
3792:
3790:
3787:
3785:
3782:
3780:
3777:
3775:
3772:
3770:
3767:
3765:
3762:
3760:
3757:
3755:
3752:
3750:
3747:
3745:
3742:
3741:
3739:
3720:
3719:
3718:
3713:
3711:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3697:
3695:
3691:
3685:
3682:
3680:
3677:
3675:
3672:
3670:
3667:
3665:
3662:
3660:
3659:
3655:
3653:
3650:
3648:
3645:
3643:
3640:
3638:
3635:
3634:
3632:
3628:
3622:
3619:
3617:
3614:
3612:
3609:
3607:
3604:
3602:
3601:
3597:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3589:
3585:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3569:
3567:
3563:
3557:
3554:
3552:
3549:
3547:
3544:
3542:
3539:
3537:
3534:
3532:
3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
3519:
3517:
3514:
3512:
3509:
3508:
3506:
3502:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3488:
3486:
3483:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3475:
3474:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3449:
3447:
3444:
3443:
3441:
3437:
3431:
3428:
3426:
3423:
3421:
3418:
3416:
3413:
3411:
3408:
3406:
3403:
3401:
3398:
3396:
3393:
3391:
3388:
3386:
3383:
3382:
3380:
3376:
3370:
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3344:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3332:
3328:
3326:
3323:
3321:
3318:
3317:
3315:
3311:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3256:
3254:
3250:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3233:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3219:
3217:
3216:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3197:
3195:
3192:
3191:
3189:
3185:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3173:
3169:
3167:
3166:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3149:
3148:
3146:
3142:
3135:
3131:
3125:
3122:
3120:
3117:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3090:
3087:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:Climax Series
3060:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3009:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2983:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2947:
2941:
2940:Akinobu Okada
2937:
2935:
2931:
2928:
2927:
2925:
2923:Key personnel
2921:
2915:
2914:
2910:
2908:
2907:
2903:
2901:
2900:
2896:
2895:
2893:
2889:
2883:
2880:
2879:
2877:
2873:
2867:
2864:
2863:
2861:
2857:
2851:
2850:
2846:
2845:
2843:
2841:
2835:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2805:
2803:
2801:The Franchise
2799:
2793:
2792:
2785:
2783:
2779:
2776:Formerly the
2775:
2773:
2772:
2765:
2764:
2761:
2757:
2748:
2743:
2741:
2736:
2734:
2729:
2728:
2725:
2712:
2707:
2704:
2699:
2696:
2691:
2688:
2683:
2680:
2675:
2672:
2667:
2664:
2659:
2656:
2651:
2648:
2643:
2640:
2635:
2632:
2627:
2624:
2619:
2616:
2611:
2608:
2603:
2600:
2595:
2592:
2587:
2584:
2579:
2576:
2571:
2568:
2563:
2560:
2555:
2552:
2547:
2544:
2539:
2536:
2531:
2528:
2523:
2520:
2515:
2512:
2507:
2504:
2499:
2496:
2491:
2488:
2483:
2480:
2475:
2472:
2467:
2464:
2459:
2456:
2451:
2448:
2443:
2440:
2435:
2432:
2427:
2424:
2419:
2416:
2411:
2408:
2403:
2400:
2395:
2392:
2387:
2384:
2379:
2376:
2371:
2368:
2363:
2360:
2355:
2352:
2347:
2344:
2339:
2336:
2331:
2328:
2323:
2320:
2315:
2312:
2307:
2304:
2299:
2296:
2291:
2288:
2283:
2280:
2275:
2272:
2267:
2264:
2259:
2256:
2251:
2248:
2243:
2240:
2235:
2232:
2227:
2224:
2219:
2216:
2211:
2208:
2203:
2200:
2195:
2192:
2187:
2184:
2179:
2176:
2171:
2168:
2163:
2160:
2155:
2152:
2147:
2144:
2139:
2136:
2131:
2128:
2123:
2122:
2119:
2115:
2108:
2103:
2101:
2096:
2094:
2089:
2088:
2085:
2072:
2067:
2064:
2059:
2056:
2051:
2048:
2043:
2040:
2035:
2032:
2027:
2024:
2019:
2016:
2011:
2008:
2003:
2000:
1995:
1992:
1987:
1984:
1979:
1976:
1971:
1968:
1963:
1960:
1955:
1952:
1947:
1944:
1939:
1936:
1931:
1928:
1923:
1920:
1915:
1912:
1908:
1903:
1900:
1895:
1892:
1887:
1884:
1879:
1876:
1871:
1868:
1863:
1860:
1855:
1852:
1847:
1844:
1839:
1836:
1831:
1828:
1823:
1820:
1815:
1812:
1807:
1804:
1799:
1796:
1791:
1788:
1783:
1780:
1775:
1772:
1767:
1764:
1759:
1756:
1751:
1748:
1743:
1740:
1735:
1732:
1727:
1724:
1719:
1716:
1711:
1708:
1703:
1700:
1695:
1692:
1687:
1684:
1679:
1676:
1671:
1668:
1663:
1660:
1655:
1652:
1647:
1644:
1639:
1636:
1631:
1628:
1623:
1620:
1615:
1612:
1608:
1603:
1600:
1595:
1592:
1587:
1584:
1579:
1576:
1571:
1568:
1563:
1560:
1555:
1552:
1547:
1544:
1539:
1536:
1531:
1528:
1523:
1520:
1515:
1512:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1496:
1491:
1488:
1483:
1480:
1475:
1472:
1467:
1464:
1459:
1456:
1451:
1450:
1447:
1443:
1436:
1431:
1429:
1424:
1422:
1417:
1416:
1413:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1381:Masa Yamamoto
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1316:Hideki Matsui
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1274:Atsuya Furuta
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1244:Tsunemi Tsuda
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1204:
1203:Seiichi Shima
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1185:Koji Yamamoto
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1101:Horace Wilson
1099:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1083:Masaoka Shiki
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1059:Keishi Suzuki
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1026:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
941:
940:Kazuhisa Inao
938:
935:
932:
929:
928:Masao Yoshida
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
904:Osamu Tsutsui
902:
899:
896:
893:
892:Isao Harimoto
890:
887:
884:
883:
881:
877:
870:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
767:Shigeru Chiba
765:
762:
761:Makoto Kozuru
759:
756:
753:
752:
750:
746:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
676:
675:
673:
669:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
616:
614:
610:
603:
600:
597:
596:Eiji Sawamura
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
557:
555:
551:
547:
537:
532:
530:
525:
523:
518:
517:
514:
508:
504:
503:
494:
493:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
465:
456:
453:
450:
447:
446:
445:
437:
434:
430:
428:
427:Kazumi Saitoh
424:
420:
416:
412:
402:
400:
390:
387:
383:
379:
373:
369:
365:
364:Kita-ku, Kobe
360:
348:
339:
335:
331:
313:
294:
291:
287:
281:
278:
276:
273:
270:
267:
263:
262:
260:
255:
249:
248:
247:
246:
239:
236:
235:
234:
230:
225:
221:
217:
215:
214:Run batted in
211:
207:
205:
201:
197:
195:
191:
187:
185:
181:
176:
172:
170:
166:
162:
160:
156:
152:
150:
146:
142:
140:
136:
132:
130:
126:
121:
116:
111:
106:
101:
95:
89:
83:
75:
71:
68:
64:
52:
48:
45:
41:
37:
32:
23:
3715:
3714:
3656:
3598:
3586:
3471:
3470:
3341:
3329:
3230:
3213:
3170:
3163:
3138:Seasons (88)
2987:Japan Series
2932:Management:
2911:
2905:
2904:
2897:
2847:
2787:
2782:Hanshin Club
2781:
2778:Osaka Tigers
2777:
2767:
2222:
2038:
1882:
1754:
1722:
1650:
1606:
1598:
1550:
1387:Alex RamĂrez
1357:Kazuo Sayama
1292:Masaki Saito
1262:Koji Akiyama
1131:Masaaki Mori
1125:Choji Murata
1107:Sakae Suzuka
1095:Junzo Sekine
1077:Lefty O'Doul
1041:Rikuo Nemoto
1012:Takeshi Koba
994:Katsuo Osugi
945:
869:Jiro Noguchi
827:Kaoru Bettou
785:Osamu Mihara
625:Yutaka Ikeda
578:Shin Hashido
443:
435:
431:
408:
396:
385:
346:
345:
244:
243:
232:
93:
87:
78:(1998-08-22)
73:
50:
43:
3749:1998 deaths
3744:1936 births
3067:berths (11)
2966:Spring 1938
2711:S. Murakami
2703:M. Murakami
2695:M. Murakami
2071:Y. Yamamoto
2063:Y. Yamamoto
2055:Y. Yamamoto
2039:Not Awarded
1883:Not Awarded
1835:M. Yamamoto
1819:Take. Ishii
1755:Not Awarded
1723:Not Awarded
1651:Not Awarded
1399:YĹ«ji Koseki
1298:Tsutomu Ito
1250:Yutaka Ohno
1018:Sadao Kondo
952:Sadaharu Oh
886:Juzo Sanada
815:Takeo Akuta
773:Tokuji Iida
3738:Categories
1859:Nishiguchi
1393:Randy Bass
1256:Hideo Nomo
500:References
393:Early life
245:As manager
169:Strikeouts
56:1936-12-10
2961:Fall 1937
2938:Manager:
2875:Rivalries
2839:Ballparks
2786:Based in
2631:Balentien
2583:Ogasawara
2543:H. Matsui
2527:H. Matsui
2495:H. Matsui
2439:Cromartie
2415:Kitabeppu
2351:Wakamatsu
2295:Nagashima
2271:Nagashima
2255:Nagashima
2231:Nagashima
2215:Nagashima
2159:Sugishita
2047:Yud. Ohno
1891:Matsuzaka
1787:Yut. Ohno
1771:Kitabeppu
1739:Kitabeppu
1731:Nishimoto
1715:Kobayashi
1699:Kobayashi
1643:Hiramatsu
1511:Sugishita
1495:Sugishita
1487:Sugishita
1113:Akira Ogi
964:Shosei Go
590:Jiro Kuji
572:Yukio Aoi
423:Kei Igawa
372:Amagasaki
333:Induction
233:As player
204:Home runs
103:NPB debut
63:Amagasaki
2828:Managers
2780:and the
2679:Sakamoto
2575:Fukudome
2567:Kanemoto
2559:Kawakami
2535:Petagine
2487:O'Malley
2423:Yamakura
2399:Kinugasa
2367:Yamamoto
2327:Yamamoto
2303:Horiuchi
2223:Murayama
2183:Yonamine
2167:Kawakami
2135:Kawakami
1935:K. Saito
1927:Sugiuchi
1919:Kawakami
1911:K. Saito
1867:Kawasaki
1851:M. Saito
1843:M. Saito
1795:M. Saito
1707:Matsuoka
1683:Sotokoba
1659:Horiuchi
1611:Horiuchi
1607:Murayama
1599:Murayama
1559:Horimoto
1551:Murayama
1471:Fujimoto
149:Shutouts
129:Win–loss
2859:Culture
2823:Players
2818:Records
2813:Seasons
2808:History
2599:RamĂrez
2591:RamĂrez
2519:Noguchi
2455:Sasaoka
2431:G. Kaku
2207:Akiyama
2015:Johnson
1951:Iwakuma
1943:Darvish
1827:Imanaka
1811:Sasaoka
1763:Komatsu
1691:Ikegaya
1675:Hoshino
602:Iso Abe
444:Career
282:retired
163:3,050.1
133:222–147
88:Batted:
2709:2023:
2701:2022:
2693:2021:
2687:Sugano
2685:2020:
2677:2019:
2669:2018:
2661:2017:
2653:2016:
2647:Yamada
2645:2015:
2639:Sugano
2637:2014:
2629:2013:
2621:2012:
2613:2011:
2605:2010:
2597:2009:
2589:2008:
2581:2007:
2573:2006:
2565:2005:
2557:2004:
2549:2003:
2541:2002:
2533:2001:
2525:2000:
2517:1999:
2511:Sasaki
2509:1998:
2503:Furuta
2501:1997:
2493:1996:
2485:1995:
2479:Kuwata
2477:1994:
2471:Furuta
2469:1993:
2463:Howell
2461:1992:
2453:1991:
2445:1990:
2437:1989:
2429:1988:
2421:1987:
2413:1986:
2405:1985:
2397:1984:
2389:1983:
2381:1982:
2373:1981:
2365:1980:
2359:Enatsu
2357:1979:
2349:1978:
2341:1977:
2333:1976:
2325:1975:
2317:1974:
2309:1973:
2301:1972:
2293:1971:
2285:1970:
2277:1969:
2269:1968:
2261:1967:
2253:1966:
2245:1965:
2237:1964:
2229:1963:
2221:1962:
2213:1961:
2205:1960:
2199:Fujita
2197:1959:
2191:Fujita
2189:1958:
2181:1957:
2175:Bessho
2173:1956:
2165:1955:
2157:1954:
2149:1953:
2143:Bessho
2141:1952:
2133:1951:
2127:Kozuru
2125:1950:
2069:2023:
2061:2022:
2053:2021:
2045:2020:
2037:2019:
2031:Sugano
2029:2018:
2023:Sugano
2021:2017:
2013:2016:
2005:2015:
1999:Kaneko
1997:2014:
1991:Tanaka
1989:2013:
1983:Settsu
1981:2012:
1975:Tanaka
1973:2011:
1965:2010:
1957:2009:
1949:2008:
1941:2007:
1933:2006:
1925:2005:
1917:2004:
1909:&
1905:2003:
1899:Uehara
1897:2002:
1889:2001:
1881:2000:
1875:Uehara
1873:1999:
1865:1998:
1857:1997:
1849:1996:
1841:1995:
1833:1994:
1825:1993:
1817:1992:
1809:1991:
1801:1990:
1793:1989:
1785:1988:
1779:Kuwata
1777:1987:
1769:1986:
1761:1985:
1753:1984:
1745:1983:
1737:1982:
1729:1981:
1721:1980:
1713:1979:
1705:1978:
1697:1977:
1689:1976:
1681:1975:
1673:1974:
1665:1973:
1657:1972:
1649:1971:
1641:1970:
1633:1969:
1627:Enatsu
1625:1968:
1617:1967:
1609:&
1605:1966:
1597:1965:
1591:Bacque
1589:1964:
1581:1963:
1575:Koyama
1573:1962:
1567:Gondoh
1565:1961:
1557:1960:
1549:1959:
1543:Kaneda
1541:1958:
1535:Kaneda
1533:1957:
1527:Kaneda
1525:1956:
1519:Bessho
1517:1955:
1509:1954:
1501:1953:
1493:1952:
1485:1951:
1479:Sanada
1477:1950:
1469:1949:
1461:1948:
1455:Bessho
1453:1947:
1401:(2023)
1395:(2023)
1389:(2023)
1383:(2022)
1377:(2022)
1371:(2022)
1365:(2021)
1359:(2021)
1353:(2020)
1336:(2019)
1330:(2019)
1324:(2018)
1318:(2018)
1312:(2017)
1306:(2017)
1300:(2017)
1294:(2016)
1288:(2016)
1282:(2016)
1276:(2015)
1270:(2014)
1264:(2014)
1258:(2014)
1252:(2013)
1246:(2012)
1240:(2012)
1234:(2011)
1228:(2011)
1222:(2010)
1205:(2008)
1199:(2009)
1193:(2008)
1187:(2008)
1181:(2007)
1175:(2007)
1169:(2006)
1163:(2006)
1157:(2006)
1151:(2006)
1145:(2006)
1139:(2005)
1133:(2005)
1127:(2005)
1121:(2004)
1115:(2004)
1109:(2003)
1103:(2003)
1097:(2003)
1091:(2003)
1085:(2002)
1079:(2002)
1073:(2002)
1067:(2002)
1061:(2002)
1055:(2002)
1049:(2001)
1043:(2001)
1037:(2000)
1020:(1999)
1014:(1999)
1008:(1999)
1002:(1999)
996:(1997)
990:(1996)
984:(1996)
978:(1995)
972:(1995)
966:(1995)
960:(1994)
954:(1994)
948:(1993)
942:(1993)
936:(1992)
930:(1992)
924:(1992)
918:(1992)
912:(1991)
906:(1991)
900:(1991)
894:(1990)
888:(1990)
871:(1989)
865:(1989)
859:(1989)
853:(1988)
847:(1988)
841:(1988)
835:(1988)
829:(1988)
823:(1988)
817:(1988)
811:(1985)
805:(1985)
799:(1985)
793:(1984)
787:(1983)
781:(1981)
775:(1981)
769:(1980)
763:(1980)
757:(1980)
740:(1979)
734:(1978)
728:(1978)
722:(1977)
716:(1977)
710:(1976)
704:(1974)
698:(1974)
692:(1972)
686:(1970)
680:(1970)
663:(1969)
657:(1966)
651:(1965)
645:(1965)
639:(1964)
633:(1963)
627:(1962)
621:(1960)
604:(1959)
598:(1959)
592:(1959)
586:(1959)
580:(1959)
574:(1959)
568:(1959)
562:(1959)
462:Titles
405:Career
94:Threw:
3693:2020s
3630:2010s
3565:2000s
3504:1990s
3439:1980s
3378:1970s
3313:1960s
3252:1950s
3187:1940s
3144:1930s
2551:Igawa
2447:Saito
2383:Nakao
2375:Egawa
2151:Otomo
2007:Maeda
1967:Maeda
1959:Wakui
1907:Igawa
1619:Ogawa
1503:Otomo
1463:Nakao
490:Books
380:) in
227:Teams
173:2,271
96:Right
90:Right
74:Died:
67:HyĹŤgo
51:Born:
3717:2023
3710:2022
3705:2021
3700:2020
3684:2019
3679:2018
3674:2017
3669:2016
3664:2015
3658:2014
3652:2013
3647:2012
3642:2011
3637:2010
3621:2009
3616:2008
3611:2007
3606:2006
3600:2005
3594:2004
3588:2003
3582:2002
3577:2001
3572:2000
3556:1999
3551:1998
3546:1997
3541:1996
3536:1995
3531:1994
3526:1993
3521:1992
3516:1991
3511:1990
3495:1989
3490:1988
3485:1987
3480:1986
3473:1985
3466:1984
3461:1983
3456:1982
3451:1981
3446:1980
3430:1979
3425:1978
3420:1977
3415:1976
3410:1975
3405:1974
3400:1973
3395:1972
3390:1971
3385:1970
3369:1969
3364:1968
3359:1967
3354:1966
3349:1965
3343:1964
3337:1963
3331:1962
3325:1961
3320:1960
3304:1959
3299:1958
3294:1957
3289:1956
3284:1955
3279:1954
3274:1953
3269:1952
3264:1951
3259:1950
3243:1949
3238:1948
3232:1947
3226:1946
3221:1945
3215:1944
3209:1943
3204:1942
3199:1941
3194:1940
3178:1939
3172:1938
3165:1937
3159:1936
3154:1935
3124:2023
3119:2022
3114:2021
3109:2019
3104:2017
3099:2015
3094:2014
3089:2013
3084:2010
3079:2008
3074:2007
3053:2023
3048:2014
3043:2005
3038:2003
3033:1985
3028:1964
3023:1962
3002:2023
2997:1985
2976:1947
2971:1944
2770:1935
2671:Maru
2663:Maru
2655:Arai
2615:Asao
2607:Wada
2407:Bass
2391:Hara
1803:Nomo
1747:Endo
425:and
353:村山 実
336:1993
275:1962
194:Hits
188:.176
143:2.09
28:村山 実
2623:Abe
1583:Ito
264:3x
198:165
3740::
2913:23
2906:11
2899:10
2343:Oh
2335:Oh
2319:Oh
2311:Oh
2287:Oh
2279:Oh
2263:Oh
2247:Oh
2239:Oh
386:11
366:,
356:,
218:51
153:55
65:,
2746:e
2739:t
2732:v
2106:e
2099:t
2092:v
1434:e
1427:t
1420:v
535:e
528:t
521:v
374:)
350:(
208:1
58:)
54:(
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