- Kazuhisa Inao
was a
Japan ese professional baseballpitcher . In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958Japan Series , he won 4 consecutive games after his team lost 3 games. He was thePacific League 'sMost Valuable Player in 1957 and 1958. He had 42 wins in 1961. Fans called his great success "God , Buddha, Inao".In 1964, he injured his shoulder, and in 1965 came back to full time pitching, mainly in relief. He retired as a player in 1969, and went on to manage the
Nishitetsu Lions from 1970 to 1974.He was inducted into the
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.cite web
url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/sports/news/20071113p2a00m0sp036000c.html|title=Baseball legend Inao dies in Fukuoka|accessdate=2007-11-13 |author=|date= |work= |publisher=Mainichi Daily News]Career statistics
*Bolded figures are league-leading
Titles and Award
Record
*42 Wins (1961) (National Record, tied)
*20 consecutive wins (1957) (National Record)
*78 Games Played (1961) (Pacific League Record)
*1.06 ERA (1956) (Pacific Lague Record, National Rookie-Year Record)
*404 inning Piched (1961) (Pacific League Record)
*11 wins in single month (Aug, 1956) (National Record)
*4 complete game in single Japan Series (1958) (Japan Series Record, tied)
*4 wins in single Japan Series (1958) (Japan Series Record, tied)
*11 career wins inJapan Series (tied withTsuneo Horiuchi )References
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