Minoru Murayama
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Minoru Murayama (村山 実, Murayama Minoru, October 12, 1936 – August 22, 1998, born in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, raised in Amagasaki) was a professional baseball player for the Osaka Tigers (later Hanshin Tigers) in Nippon Professional Baseball. His number 11 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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Minoru Murayama 村山 実 | |
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Pitcher / Manager | |
Born: (1936-12-10)December 10, 1936 Amagasaki, Hyōgo | |
Died: August 22, 1998(1998-08-22) (aged 61) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 14, 1959, for the Osaka Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
March 21, 1973, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss | 222–147 |
Earned run average | 2.09 |
Shutouts | 55 |
Innings pitched | 3,050.1 |
Strikeouts | 2,271 |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .176 |
Hits | 165 |
Home runs | 1 |
Run batted in | 51 |
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 | 1993 |
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