Hiroaki Nagamoto

Hiroaki Nagamoto (永本 裕章)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 167 lb.

• High School Eishin Gakuen High School

• Born November 5, 1952 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Japan

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Biographical Information

Hiroaki Nagamoto played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 12 years.

Nagamoto was drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the 2nd round of the 1970 NPB draft, and he had a 6.00 ERA in 2 games in 1972. He recorded a 3.71 ERA in 18 appearances in 1973, and he went 0-7 with a 2.88 ERA in 1974. Nagamoto was 2-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 1975, and he intentionally walked Hiroaki Inoue when the bases were loaded on October 19 in order to prevent him from having a chance to pass Koji Yamamoto for the batting title. It was the first time that a batter was intentionally walked when the bases were loaded in NPB history. Nagamoto allowed 23 runs in 17 innings in 1976, and he was traded with Kazuto Kawabata to the Hankyu Braves for Hironori Shogaki.

The Fukuyama native's ERA was 6.97 in 8 games in 1977, and he improved to a 2.55 ERA with 3 saves in 25 appearances in 1979 after missing a year. He was then traded to the Yomiuri Giants for Yuji Kasama and Masahiro Yanagida, and he pitched 14 games with a 3.96 ERA in 1980. The Giants then sent him back to the Braves for Yanagita, and he recorded a 7.29 ERA in 8 games in 1981. He was turned into a submariner in 1982, and he had his career year. Nagamoto went 15-4 with a 3.34 ERA, and he was 3rd in wins in the Pacific League (between Hisashi Yamada and Norihiro Mizutani). He was 7-9 with a 4.84 ERA in 1983, but his ERA rose to 5.44 in 14 games in 1984 and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Nagamoto was 27-29 with a 4.19 ERA, struck out 333 and pitched 715 2/3 innings in 12 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan