Tsutomu Wakamatsu

Tsutomu Wakamatsu
Tsutomu Wakamatsu
	Outfielder
	Born: April 17, 1947 (age 77); Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
	1971, for the Yakult Atoms
Last appearance
	1989, for the Yakult Swallows
Career statistics
Batting average	.319
Home runs	220
Hits	2,173
Runs batted in	884
Teams
	As Player; Yakult Atoms/Yakult Swallows (1971–1989); As Manager; Yakult Swallows (1999–2005);
Career highlights and awards
	1978 Central League MVP; Japanese record .319 Batting average;

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.

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)

References

Player profile at Japanasebaseball.com

Awards
Preceded by Sadaharu Oh	Central League MVP 1978	Succeeded by Yutaka Enatsu

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