Hiroshi Ogawa | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | April 2, 1962|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 10, 1985, for the Lotte Orions | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 6, 1990, for the Lotte Orions | |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 21–26 |
Earned run average | 4.12 |
Strikeouts | 460 |
Teams | |
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Hiroshi Ogawa (小川 博, Ogawa Hiroshi, born April 2, 1962) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions. In 2004, he was convicted of murder. [1]
On November 18, 2004, Ogawa murdered a 67-year-old woman named Kazuko Nishiuchi. [2] His uniform number, 26, has been retired since 2005. On September 29, 2005, he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Saitama District Court. [2]