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ITAMI, Yasuhiro

Catcher at Waseda U. noted for outsmarting batters

Inducted	1978
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Kagawa
Born	February 17,1904
Died	October 19,1977
Alma Mater	Waseda University

Catcher at Waseda. He umped in big games at Koshien and Jingu stadia, managed the Waseda Nine in years of tribulation (1940-43). As the head of the MeijiJingu Outer Garden, he did much to open Jingu Stadium to pro baseball.

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