Norietsu Saegusa

Norietsu Saegusa (三枝 規悦)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 147 lb.

• High School Nihon University Mishima High School

• Born July 21, 1952 in Tagata-gun, Shizuoka Japan

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Biographical Information

Norietsu Saegusa played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 4 years.

Saegusa signed with the Hankyu Braves in 1977, and he had a 4.50 ERA in 9 games that season. He went 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 1978, and he allowed 3 runs including Fujio Sumi's homer in the 1978 Nippon Series Game 2. The Braves lost to the Yakult Swallows in 7 games. Saegusa went 4-1 with a 5.21 ERA in 1979, and he was traded to the Chunichi Dragons for Yukitsura Matsumoto. However, he only pitched 8 games with a 3.94 ERA in 1980 before he announced his retirement in 1982.

Overall, Saegusa was 9-5 with a 4.15 ERA, struck out 66 and pitched 178 1/3 innings in 4 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan