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Masanori "Mashi" Murakami (村上雅則, Murakami Masanori, born May 6, 1944 in Otsuki, Japan) is a former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He is notable for being the first Japanese player ever to play for a Major League team, preceding the well-known Hideo Nomo by over 30 years. Sent over to the US by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1965, He struck out over 1 batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned 8 saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where he continued his success for another 17 years.

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	'''Masanori Murakami''' (村上雅則, ''Murakami Masanori'', born [[May 6]], [[1944]] in [[Otsuki]], [[Japan]]) is a former [[pitcher]] for the [[San Francisco Giants]]. He is notable for being the [[List of Japanese players in Major League Baseball\|first Japanese player ever]] to play for a Major League team, preceding the well-known [[Hideo Nomo]] by over 30 years. Sent over to the US by the [[~~Nankei~~ Hawks]], Murakami saw success as a reliever for the Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in [[1964]]. In [[1965]], He struck out over 1 batter per inning pitched, posted an [[Earned run average\|ERA]] under 4 and earned 8 saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where he continued his success for another 17 years.		'''Masanori "Mashi" Murakami''' (村上雅則, ''Murakami Masanori'', born [[May 6]], [[1944]] in [[Otsuki]], [[Japan]]) is a former [[pitcher]] for the [[San Francisco Giants]]. He is notable for being the [[List of Japanese players in Major League Baseball\|first Japanese player ever]] to play for a Major League team, preceding the well-known [[Hideo Nomo]] by over 30 years. Sent over to the US by the [[Nankai Hawks]], Murakami saw success as a reliever for the Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in [[1964]]. In [[1965]], He struck out over 1 batter per inning pitched, posted an [[Earned run average\|ERA]] under 4 and earned 8 saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where he continued his success for another 17 years.

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