Katsuo Osugi
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| Katsuo Osugi | |||
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| First baseman | |||
| Born: March 5, 1945 Katsuta, Okayama, Japan |
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| debut | |||
| 1965, for the Toei Flyers | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1983, for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .287 | ||
| Home runs | 486 | ||
| Hits | 2,228 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,507 | ||
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| Member of the Japanese | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Inducted | 1997 | ||
Katsuo Osugi (大杉 勝男, March 5, 1945 – April 30, 1992) was a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the Yakult Swallows from 1975 to 1983.[1] He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.[2] Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.
