Mitsuro Sawafuji

Mitsuro Sawafuji (沢藤 光郎)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 140 lb.

• High School Morioka Commercial High School

• Born August 10, 1919 in Morioka, Iwate Japan
• Died December 5, 1987

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Biographical Information

Mitsuro Sawafuji pitched for the Kintetsu Pearls of the Japanese Pacific League from 1950 to 1957. He debuted at 30 years old.

He went 18-19 with 20 complete games and a 3.70 ERA in 301 2/3 innings his first campaign and followed that with an 8-16, 3.12 line in 1951. After losing 22 games in 1952 and 12 more in 1953, the hurler went 14-2 with a 2.00 ERA in 144 innings jn 1954. He could not replicate such success over the course of his succeeding campaigns.

Overall, he was 68-90 with a 3.15 ERA in 275 games (166 starts) over eight campaigns.