Katsuo Osugi | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Katsuta, Okayama, Japan | March 5, 1945|
Died: April 30, 1992 | (aged 47)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1965, for the Toei Flyers | |
Last appearance | |
1983, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .287 |
Home runs | 486 |
Hits | 2,228 |
Runs batted in | 1,507 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1997 |
Katsuo Osugi (大杉 勝男, Ōsugi Katsuo, March 5, 1945 – April 30, 1992) was a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the Yakult Swallows from 1975 to 1983.[1] He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.[2] Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.