Hiroshi Ogawa (pitcher)
Japanese baseball player and convicted murderer
Baseball player
Hiroshi Ogawa | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1962-04-02) April 2, 1962 (age 62) Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 10, 1985, for the Lotte Orions | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 6, 1990, for the Lotte Orions | |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 21–26 |
Earned run average | 4.12 |
Strikeouts | 460 |
Teams | |
Hiroshi Ogawa (小川 博, Ogawa Hiroshi, born April 2, 1962) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions. In 2004, he was convicted of murder.[1]
On November 18, 2004, Ogawa murdered a 67-year-old woman named Kazuko Nishiuchi.[2] His uniform number, 26, has been retired since 2005. On September 29, 2005, he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Saitama District Court.[2]
References
- ^ Ishii, Akira (December 29, 2004). セカンドキャリア (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ex-Lotte pitcher gets life for murder". The Japan Times. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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