Yutaka Ohno

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

Playing career

He was one of the most famous Japanese left-handed pitchers. He was born in Izumo, Shimane. He was known as the man from . He led his team in five Japan Series and won three titles (1979, 1980 and 1984). In 1998, he decided to retire after giving up a home run to rookie Yoshinobu Takahashi on a fastball he had thrown with absolute confidence.

Legacy

• 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 (2003–2004).
• Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Beijing Olympics (2007–2008).

Statistics

See also

• Eiji Sawamura Award
• List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions

References

External links

• Career statistics - NPB.jp
• his winning pitch for 1991 Central League Champion (youtube.com)
• his last pitch (youtube.com)