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IWAMOTO, Yoshiyuki

Hits first 4 homers in a game holding his bat upright like a Japanese priest

Inducted	1981
Category	Elected by the Selection Committee for Players
From	Hiroshima
Born	March 11,1912
Died	September 26,2008
Alma Mater	Meiji University

He was the first to hit 3 home runs in a game (1942).In the first two years with the Shochiku Robins (1950-51), he formed a formidable duo with Kozuru,totaling 145 home runs. He was the first to hit 4 homers in a game (1951).

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