Masanori Iritani

Masanori Iritani (入谷 正典)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 136 lbs.

• School Meiji University
• High School Kansai University Daiichi High School

• Born October 15, 1928 in Osaka, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Masanori Iritani played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 5 years.

Iritani was 32-21 in his college career, and he signed with the Yomiuri Giants in 1952. He had a 1.88 ERA in 10 games in his first season, and he went 11-7 with a 2.53 ERA in 1953. Iritani completed a shutout in the 1953 Nippon Series Game 5 to get the win over Susumu Yuki, and the Giants beat the Nankai Hawks in 7 games. He was 7-6 with a 2.35 ERA in 1954, and his ERA was 2.15 in 16 games in 1955. However, Iritani only pitched 7 games with a 3.00 ERA in 1956, and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Iritani was 23-13 with a 2.33 ERA, struck out 151 and pitched 401 1/3 innings in 5 years in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan