Katsuo Osugi
| Katsuo Osugi | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: March 5, 1945 Katsuta, Okayama, Japan |
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| Died: April 30, 1992 (aged 47) | |||
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| 1965, for the Toei Flyers | |||
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| 1983, for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .287 | ||
| Home runs | 486 | ||
| Hits | 2,228 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,507 | ||
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| Member of the Japanese | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1997 | ||
As player
As coach
Katsuo Osugi (大杉 勝男, March 5, 1945 – April 30, 1992) was a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the Yakult Swallows from 1975 to 1983. He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.
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