Suguru Egawa
| Suguru Egawa | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 25, 1955 Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan |
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| NPB debut | |||
| June 2, 1979, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| July 12, 1987, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 135–72 | ||
| ERA | 3.02 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1366 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Suguru Egawa (江川 卓 Egawa Suguru?, born May 25, 1955 in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese former pitcher and current baseball analyst.
Egawa entered Sakushin Gakuin High School. In his high school career, he recorded two perfect games, nine no-hitters, 20 shutouts, and 30 complete games in 44 games pitched. He closed out his high school career with an earned run average of 0.41, which was significantly lower than Daisuke Matsuzaka (1.12) and Masahiro Tanaka (1.31). In the spring of 1973, he set a still-standing record of 60 strikeouts in National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament. He was nicknamed "The Monster", a nickname that Matsuzaka later received as well. However, he was different from Matsuzaka in not having strong teammates. His team had never won the championship at the Koshien Stadium.
Egawa repeatedly attempted to join Yomiuri Giants, but failed every time. On November 21, 1978, he forcedly signed with Yomiuri Giants, but other baseball teams protested against the contract. Because there was no reverse-draft, his act was regarded as unfair by the other Japanese professional baseball teams. After many controversies, he officially entered Yomiuri Giants.
Egawa had over 10 wins each year from 1980 to his retirement. He recorded 8 consecutive strikeouts in 1984 All-Star game, but did not reach Yutaka Enatsu's record of 9 straight strikeouts.
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