Hiroshi Ogawa (pitcher)

Hiroshi Ogawa
Hiroshi Ogawa
	Pitcher
	Born: April 2, 1962 (age 62); Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 10, 1985, for the Lotte Orions
Last NPB appearance
	October 6, 1990, for the Lotte Orions
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	21–26
Earned run average	4.12
Strikeouts	460
Teams
	Lotte Orions (1985–1990);

Hiroshi Ogawa (小川博, Ogawa Hiroshi, born April 2, 1962) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions. In 2004, he was convicted of murder.^[1]

On November 18, 2004, Ogawa murdered a 67-year-old woman named Kazuko Nishiuchi.^[2] His uniform number, 26, has been retired since 2005. On September 29, 2005, he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Saitama District Court.^[2]

References

^ Ishii, Akira (December 29, 2004). セカンドキャリア (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Ex-Lotte pitcher gets life for murder". The Japan Times. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

External links

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[1] Ishii, Akira (December 29, 2004). セカンドキャリア (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

[japantimes-2] "Ex-Lotte pitcher gets life for murder". The Japan Times. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

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