Tsutomu Wakamatsu
Japanese baseball player
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| Intro | Japanese baseball player | ||||
| Places | Japan | ||||
| is | Athlete Baseball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 17 April 1947, Rumoi, Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||
| Age | 77 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Biography
Tsutomu Wakamatsu (若松 勉, Wakamatsu Tsutomu, born April 17, 1947) is a Japanese former baseball player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.
Awards and accomplishments
- MVP (1978)
- 2x Batting Title (1972,1977)
- 9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984)
- Golden Glove Award (1977, 1978)
- Championship Series MVP (1978)
- 11x times All-Star selection(1972–1980, 1983, 1984)
- 2x All-Star games MVP (1973, 1977)