Takeo Hattori

Takeo Hattori (服部 武夫)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lbs.

• High School Yokkaichi High School

• Born November 2, 1932 in Yokkaichi, Mie Japan

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Biographical Information

Takeo Hattori pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Hattori was signed by the Nankai Hawks in 1950, and he had a 1.20 ERA in 6 games in his rookie year. He went 10-7 with a 2.03 ERA in 1951, and he led the Pacific League with 4 shutouts. Had he qualified, he would've rob the PL ERA title from his teammate Susumu Yuki (Hattori was 9 innings shy from qualifying for the ERA title). In the 1951 Nippon Series, he pitched 2 shutout innings in Game 1, then he allowed 2 runs in 6 innings in Game 2. Hattori allowed a 3-run shot to Kazuo Higasa in 8 innings in Game 4, and he got the win over Hiroshi Nakao. The Yomiuri Giants beat the Hawks in 5 games.

The Yokkaichi native was 16-6 with a 2.60 ERA in 1952, and he led the league with 105 walks. He was 4th in wins (tied with Takeshi Nomura), 7th in strikeouts (tied with Fumio Takechi) and 3rd in ERA (between Masaaki Noguchi and Mamoru Otsu). He pitched 3 2/3 shutout innings in the 1952 Nippon Series Game 1, and he was named the starter of Game 4. Hattori allowed 3 runs in 4 innings, and Takehiko Bessho got the win over him. The Giants beat the Hawks again in 6 games. He never had another productive season as a starter after the 1952 season, and he changed teams 3 times. Hattori only pitched 23 games combined in the next five seasons, and he announced his retirement in 1958.

Overall, Hattori was 26-18 with a 2.75 ERA, struck out 187 and pitched 415 1/3 innings in 7 years in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• NPB.com Bio