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HIROSE, Kenzo

Scorer and sports stastician; walking dictionary of baseball

Inducted	1973
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Aichi
Born	April 15,1895
Died	November 17,1970
Alma Mater	Nagoya City Seventh Higher Elementary School

Starting to cover sports in general in the early 1910s, he became the first official scorer of Pro Baseball in 1936 and left valuable scorecards. He was the authority on baseball history and noted for his vast collection of books.

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