Yutaka Ohno

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Win-Loss 148-100 Name Yutaka Ohno Inducted 2013 Strikeouts 1733 Weight 75 kg		ERA 2.90 Height 1.77 m Saves 138 Role Baseball player TV shows Sunday Sports News

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Yutaka Ohno (大野豊, Ohno Yutaka), (born August 30, 1955) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

He was one of the most famous Japanese left-handed pitchers.

He was born in Izumo, Shimane.

He was known as the man from "a Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball" (軟式野球, Nanshiki-Yakyū).

He led his team into five Japan Series and winning three title (1979, 1980 and 1984).

1st pitch on September 4, 1977.

1st win on August 12, 1978.

Best ERA (1988 and 1997).

Relief Man of the Year Award winner (1991).

Greatest Number of Saves (1991 and 1992).

Sawamura Award winner (1988).

148 W, 138 S, 59 CG, 19 Shutout and 1733 K.

Hiroshima Carp Pitching Coach (1999).

Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Athens Olympics (from 2003 to 2004).

Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Beijing Olympics (from 2007 to 2008).

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