was a Japanese professional baseball

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Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

. He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the

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from 1975 to 1983. He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame The is a museum which includes a library, reference rooms and . It first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome. The Hall of Fame and Museum was created as a ...

in 1997. Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osugi, Katsuo 1945 births 1992 deaths Baseball people from Okayama Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Toei Flyers players Nippon Ham Fighters players Yakult Swallows players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees