Teruo Owaki
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Teruo Owaki
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 138 lb.
- Born March 23, 1930 in Inuyama, Aichi Japan
Teruo Owaki pitched for seven seasons for the Kokutetsu Swallows.
Owaki pitched for Nagoya Tetsuda Kanrikyoku in the industrial leagues before turning pro. He went 8-16 with a 3.73 ERA as a rookie for the Swallows in 1952, then had a 2-9, 3.27 record in reduced action in 1953 and 6-8, 3.47 in 1954. Owaki improved to 9-6, 2.67 in 1955.
He slipped to 4-13, 3.16 in 1956 but had his career game on May 3. In the second game of a doubleheader with the Chunichi Dragons, he threw the second no-hitter in Swallows history (Masaichi Kaneda had tossed the first). He walked two and did not strike out any, the only Nippon Pro Baseball no-hitter (through 2010) in which the pitcher had no whiffs.
Owaki was 5-12 with a 3.25 ERA in 1957 then ended his career with a 1-7, 3.55 season in 1958. Overall, he was 35-71 with a 3.30 ERA in 223 games for Kokutetsu.
Source: Japan Baseball Daily
