Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)

Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 義則, born September 11, 1954, in Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Sato Yoshinori
Yoshinori with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1954-09-11) September 11, 1954 Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
May 11, 1977, for the Hankyu Braves
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 1998, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	165-137
Saves	48
ERA	3.97
Strikeouts	1755
Teams
As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1977–1998) As coach Orix BlueWave (1999–2000) Hanshin Tigers (2002–2004) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2005–2007) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009–2014) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2017) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2018–2019)
Career highlights and awards
2x Japan Series champion (1977, 1996) 1977 Pacific League Rookie of the Year 1x NPB Win Champion (1985) 1x NPB ERA Champion (1986) 2x NPB Strikeout Champion (1984, 1985) 7x NPB All-Star (1978, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
Last updated on: 8 February 2014

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)