Tsunemi Tsuda

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Tsunemi Tsuda

Hiroshima Carp - No.14

Pitcher

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Career

1982-1991

Nickname

Tsune-gon

Tsunemi Tsuda (津田恒実, Tsuda Tsunemi^?), (born August 1, 1960) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

He was one of most famous Japanese right-handed pitchers. He was known as the "Stopper of Flame" (炎のストッパー, Honou-no-Stopper^?) because from his pitching style with the fastball. His nickname was "Tsune-Gon"(ツネゴン).

He was born in Shunan, Yamaguchi. He retired in 1991, and died of Brain tumor in 1993, when he was 32 years old.

His memorial plate, found at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, is inscribed with the words "We will never forget about his fastball, smile, courage and bravery".

He led his team in two Japan Series and won one title (1984).

[edit] Career

1st pitch: April 10th 1982.
1st win: April 29th 1982.
Rookie of the Year Award winner: 1982
Comeback Player of the Year Award winner: 1986
Best Pitcher of Japan Series Award winner: 1986
Relief Man of the Year Award winner: 1989
Japan All-star game: 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989
49 W, 90 S, 19 CG, 2 Shutout and 542 K.

[edit] statistics

Year	Team	No.	GP	W	L	S	IP	ER	K	ERA	Titles
1982	Hiroshima	15	31	11	6	0	166.2	72	114	3.88	Rookie of the Year
1983	Hiroshima	15	19	9	3	0	132.2	45	82	3.07
1984	Hiroshima	15	14	3	4	1	54.1	28	30	4.64	Japan Series Champion
1985	Hiroshima	14	22	2	3	1	42.0	31	36	6.64
1986	Hiroshima	14	49	4	6	22	69.1	16	81	2.08	Comeback Player of the Year, League Champion
1987	Hiroshima	14	47	3	4	18	65.2	12	160	1.64
1988	Hiroshima	14	47	5	9	20	72.1	31	56	3.86
1989	Hiroshima	14	51	12	5	28	83.0	15	75	1.63	Relief Man of the Year
1990	Hiroshima	14	4	0	0	0	6.2	2	7	2.70
1991	Hiroshima	14	2	0	1	0	1.0	3	1	27.00	hospitalized before League Champion
TOTALS		-	286	49	41	90	693.0	255	542	3.31	-