Tsutomu Wakamatsu
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| Tsutomu Wakamatsu | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 17, 1947 Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: 1971 for the Yakult Atoms | |
| Last professional appearance | |
| 1989 for the Yakult Swallows | |
| statistics | |
| Batting average | .319 |
| Home runs | 220 |
| Hits | 2,173 |
| Runs batted in | 884 |
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As Player As Manager |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tsutomu Wakamatsu (born April 17, 1947 in Hokkaidō) was a Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.
[edit] Awards and Accomplishments
- MVP (1978)
- 2x Batting Title (1972,1977)
- 9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984)
- Golden Glove Award (1977, 1978)
- Championship Series MVP (1978)
- 11x times All-Star selection(1972–1980, 1983, 1984)
- 2x All-Star games MVP (1973, 1977)
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| Preceded by Sadaharu Oh |
Central League MVP 1978 |
Succeeded by Yutaka Enatsu |
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