Tsutomu Wakamatsu

Tsutomu Wakamatsu
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1947-04-17) April 17, 1947 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 Coach Yakult Swallows (1993–1998) As Manager Yakult Swallows (1999–2005)
Career highlights and awards
Central League MVP 1978 2x Batting Title (1972,1977) 9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984) 2x 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) Tokyo Yakult Swallows #1 retired NPB record Japanese record .319 Batting average
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2009

Tsutomu Wakamatsu (若松 勉, Wakamatsu Tsutomu, born April 17, 1947) is a Japanese former 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

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)