Tōru Mori
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Tōru Mori | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Manchuria |
3 November 1935|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tokyo, Japan |
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NPB debut | |||
April 5, 1958, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
Last NPB appearance | |||
1968 | |||
Career statistics | |||
Batting average | .251 | ||
Home runs | 189 | ||
Runs batted in | 585 | ||
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As manager
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Last update: 11 January 2016 |
Tōru Mori (森 徹 Mori Tōru?, 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player.
Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, but later moved to Tokyo. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.
Personal life
His son, Takeshi Mori, is an anime director, and his daughter, Iku Mori, is a jazz singer.[citation needed]
He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.[1]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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