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KONDO, Sadao

First to divide pitchers into starters and relievers

Inducted	1999
Category	Elected by the Selection Committee for Players
From	Aichi
Born	October 2,1925
Died	January 2,2006
Alma Mater	Hosei University

The 23-game winner with the Giants injured his middle finger in 1946 but used it to his advantage in developing palm- balls. He was the first todivide pitchers into starters and relievers and led the Dragons to the pennant in 1982.

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