Tetsuharu Kawakami
Japanese baseball player and manager
Died when: 93 years 219 days (1123 months)Star Sign: Aries
Tetsuharu Kawakami (川上 哲治, Kawakami Tetsuharu, March 23, 1920 – October 28, 2013) was a Japanese baseball player and manager, known for his red bat, and his nickname 打撃の神様 (dageki no kamisama,, "the God of Batting/Hitting").
He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in a season.
He was the MVP of the 1953 Japan Series.He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP three times.
As manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships.Kawakami was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.
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