Hisashi Yamada
| Hisashi Yamada 山田 久志 |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 29, 1948 Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
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| NPB: 1969 for the Hankyu Braves | |
| Last professional appearance | |
| 1988 for the Hankyu Braves | |
| NPB statistics | |
| ERA | 3.18 |
| Win-Loss-Tie | 284-166-38 |
| Strikeouts | 2058 |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Inducted | 2006 |
Hisashi Yamada (山田 久志 Yamada Hisashi, born July 29, 1948 in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan) was a Japanese baseball submarine pitcher. He played with the Hankyu Braves in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1969 to 1988.
Yamada won the Pacific League MVP for three years in a row (1976 to 1978), and the Japan Series MVP in 1977. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Baseball: Kadota, Yamada, 3 others inducted into Hall of Fame". 2006-01-10. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1273636.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
[edit] External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
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| Preceded by Hideji Kato |
Pacific League MVP 1976–1978 |
Succeeded by Charlie Manuel |
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