is a former Japanese professional baseball player.
Career
He was born in
Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, and graduated from Choshi Commercial High School in 1965. He started his professional career with the
Lotte Orions
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
History
The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...
in 1966. As a pitcher, he won 112 games in his professional career. He retired in 1976. He received the Most Valuable Player in the Pacific League award in 1970. He topped the league in wins in 1969 and in ERA in 1971.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitaru, Masaaki
Living people
1943 births
People from Chōshi
Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese baseball players
Tokyo Orions players
Lotte Orions players
Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches