Tsutomu Wakamatsu
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Tsutomu Wakamatsu was a Japanese baseball
player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.
Awards and Accomplishments
- MVP (1978)
- 2x Batting Title (1972,1977)
- 9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984)
- Golden Glove Award (1977, 1978)
- Championship Series MVP (1978)
- 11x times All-Star selection(1972–1980, 1983, 1984)
- 2x All-Star games MVP (1973, 1977)