Yoshiro Sotokoba

Yoshiro Sotokoba
Yoshiro Sotokoba
	Pitcher / Coach
	Born: June 1, 1945; Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 21, 1965, for the Hiroshima Carp
Last NPB appearance
	October 14, 1979, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	131-138
Earned Run Average	2.88
Strikeouts	1,678
Saves	3
Teams
	As player Hiroshima Carp / Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1965–1979); As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1980–1990, 1996–1999); Orix BlueWave (1991–1993);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Central League Best Nine Award (1975); 1× Eiji Sawamura Award (1975); 1× Central League wins champion (1975); 1× Central League ERA champion (1968); 1× Central League strikeout champion (1975); 6× NPB All-Star (1968–1970, 1972, 1974–1975); Pitched a perfect game (September 14, 1968); 3× Pitched a no-hitter;
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2013
	Last updated on: 24 October 2020

Yoshiro Sotokoba (外木場義郎, Sotokoba Yoshiro, born June 1, 1945 in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. ^[1] Sotokoba threw a perfect game in 1968. He was also inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Yoshiro Sotokoba". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "【魚拓】広島で活躍の大野、外木場氏が殿堂入り - 野球 - SANSPO.COM（サンスポ）". ウェブ魚拓 (in Japanese). January 11, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

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