Kazuhisa Inao
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Inao (center) with teammate Yasumitsu Toyoda(left) and manager Osamu Mihara during the 1956 Japan Series
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Born: June 10, 1937 Beppu, Ōita, Japan |
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| Died: November 13, 2007 (aged 70) | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| March 21, 1956, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |||
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| 1969, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 276–137 | ||
| ERA | 1.98 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2574 | ||
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| Member of the Japanese | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1993 | ||
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Kazuhisa Inao (稲尾 和久 Inao Kazuhisa?, June 10, 1937 – November 13, 2007) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958 Japan Series, he pitched six games and won 4 consecutive games after his team lost 3 games. He even hit a home run in fifth game of Japan Series. He was the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player in 1957 and 1958. He had 42 wins in 1961. Fans called his great success "God, Buddha, Inao".
In 1964, he injured his shoulder, and in 1965 came back to full-time pitching, mainly in relief. He retired as a player in 1969, and went on to manage the Nishitetsu Lions from 1970 to 1974.
He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. His number 24 was retired by the Saitama Seibu Lions on April 30, 2012.
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