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Masa Yamamoto | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | August 11, 1965|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
NPB debut | |
October 16, 1986, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 7, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 2015) | |
Win–loss | 219–165 |
Earned run average | 3.45 |
Shutouts | 30 |
Innings pitched | 3,348.2 |
Strikeouts | 2,310 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2022 |
Vote | 85.0%(307/361) |
Masahiro 'Masa' Yamamoto (山本昌 (Yamamoto Masa), real name: 山本昌広 (Yamamoto Masahiro), born August 11, 1965, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a left-handed, retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. A screwballer, Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for 29 years from 1986 to 2015. He is the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a baseball game.[1] With 200+ career victories, he is a member of Meikyukai.