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Kazuto Tsuruoka (Yamamoto)
Hawks 1939, 1946-52

	A decent player in his eight professional seasons with the Hawks (1939,46-52), Tsuruoka was elected to the Japan Hall of Fame because of his managing skills. Playing most of his career using the last name of Yamamoto, the righthanded infielder had a lifetime B.A. of .295. After retiring as an active player (1952), he reverted to his original last name of Tsuruoka. Named player/manager of the Hawks (actually Great Ring for one season) in 1946, he managed a record twenty-three consecutive seasons, while leading Nankai to 11 pennants and 2 Japan Series titles. He had 1,807 wins and a .609 percentage. He was elected to the Japan Hall of Fame in 1965 while still an active manager.
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AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVE
2681	790	61	467	433	143	.295

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