Hideo Fujimoto
| Hideo Fujimoto | |
|---|---|
Hideo Fujimoto | |
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 23 | |
| Pitcher, Outfielder | |
| Born: Lee Pal-yong May 10, 1918 Busan, Korea | |
| Died: April 26, 1997 (aged 78) Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| JBL debut | |
| 1942, for the Tokyo Kyojin | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| 1955, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| JBL/NPB career pitching statistics | |
| Win–loss | 200–87 |
| Earned run average | 1.90 |
| Shutouts | 63 |
| Innings pitched | 2,628.1 |
| Strikeouts | 1,177 |
| Winning percentage | .697 |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Hits | 312 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Run batted in | 151 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1976 |
Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, Fujimoto Hideo) (also known as Hideo Nakagami) (May 10, 1918 – April 26, 1997) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73), as well as best all-time winning percentage (.697). During his career, which spanned the one-league and two-league era, he played for the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. He was the player-manager of the Giants in 1944 and part of 1946 (the league cancelled all games in 1945 because of the Pacific War).