Tetsuo Moriguchi

Tetsuo Moriguchi (森口 哲夫)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 136 lb.

• High School Fukushima Commercial High School

• Born May 3, 1935 in Fukushima Prefecture Japan

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Biographical Information

Tetsuo Moriguchi signed with the Daiei Stars in 1955, and he was 3-6 with a 2.53 ERA in his first season. He went 5-18 with a 2.97 ERA in 1956, and he was 5th in losses in the Pacific League (3 behind Yasuo Yonekawa) and 9th in appearances (tied with Yoshinobu Uemura). Moriguchi had a 4.65 ERA with a 0--7 record in 1957, and he went to the Hankyu Braves in 1958. However, his ERA was 5.06 in 16 relief outings there, and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Morikawa went 8-32 with a 3.22 ERA, struck out 219 and pitched 443 1/3 innings in 4 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan