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AKUTA, Takeo

Outfielder at Waseda U.; first batting champion in TBSL

Inducted	1988
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Hyogo
Born	October 20,1903
Died	September 5,1987
Alma Mater	Waseda University

The first leading hitter in the TBBL (1925) entered the Asahi Shimbun in 1936, covering and working for the Inter-Middle School Tournament. He managed the Buffaloes (1952-57), becoming their president in 1966.

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