Hideo Fujimoto | |
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Yomiuri Giants – No. 23 | |
Pitcher, Outfielder | |
Born: Busan, Korea | May 10, 1918|
Died: April 26, 1997 Japan | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
JBL debut | |
1942, for the Tokyo Kyojin | |
Last NPB appearance | |
1955, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
JBL/NPB career pitching statistics | |
Win–loss | 200–87 |
Earned run average | 1.90 |
Shutouts | 63 |
Innings pitched | 2,628.1 |
Strikeouts | 1,177 |
Winning percentage | .697 |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .245 |
Hits | 312 |
Home runs | 15 |
Run batted in | 151 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1976 |
Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, Fujimoto Hideo) (also known as Hideo Nakagami) (May 10, 1918 – April 26, 1997) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73), as well as best all-time winning percentage (.697). During his career, which spanned the one-league and two-league era, he played for the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. He was the player-manager of the Giants in 1944 and part of 1946 (the league cancelled all games in 1945 because of the Pacific War).