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KONO, Atsushi

Pitcher at Waseda U.; introduces windup after their first American tour

Inducted	1960
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Ishikawa
Born	March 11,1884
Died	January 12,1946
Alma Mater	Waseda University

Pitched for Waseda in all of the 26 games in their 1905 American tour, bringing back windup and "slow ball pitching. In 1936 he organized apro team Nagoya. With Oshikawa, he built Korakuen Stadium in 1937.

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