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