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NAKAO, Hiroshi

Southpaw; pitches for the Giants before and after the war; 209 wins

Inducted	1998
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Mie
Born	December 1,1919
Died	December 9,1977
Alma Mater	Nihon University

Though the southpaw allowed many BB, he kept ERA low and pitched 2 no-hitters (1939,'41).On August 26, 1956, the sinkerballer was brought in to face one batter. He totaled 209 wins before retiring in 1957.

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