Full Name Mori Toru Occupation Baseball player | Nationality Japan Name Toru Mori | |
Born 3 November 1935 ( 1935-11-03 ) Manchuria Died 6 February 2014(2014-02-06) (aged 78)
Japan Known for Playing for the Chunichi Dragons
Taiyo Whales
Tokyo Orions | ||
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.
He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.
References
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