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Masanori Murakami

Birthdate:

5/6/1944

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Otsuki, , Japan

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Masanori Murakami was the first baseball player from Japan to play in the major leagues. A left-handed reliever, his fastball was in the mid-90s miles per hour. He pitched two years with the San Francisco Giants 1964-1965. His first year he had a 1-0 record with a low 1.80 earned run average in 15 innings, spanning 9 games.

In 1965 Masanori Murakami put together a very solid season, going 4-1 in 45 games while striking out 85 batters in 74 1/3 innings. After the season, he returned to Japan after stating he missed his home country. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1964	SFG (NL)	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	15.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	15	0	0	1	1.80
1965	SFG (NL)	45	1	4	1	8	0	0	74.1	57	31	31	9	22	5	85	3	3	0	3.75
2 years		54	1	5	1	9	0	0	89.1	65	34	34	10	23	5	100	3	3	1	3.43

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1964	SFG (NL)	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1965	SFG (NL)	45	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	SLG
2 years		54	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.SLG

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