The greatest achievement of all-time wins Installed in the birthplace of one Tsuruoka's bronze statue Hiroshima Kure November 8, 16:54
A bronze statue celebrating the feat of Hitoshi Tsuruoka from Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, known for having won the most wins as a director of Nankai Hawks, a professional baseball player, was set up at the municipal baseball stadium and the unveiling ceremony was held on the 8th. It was.
Tsuruoka, who was born in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, became a professional baseball player in 1948 and passed away as the director of Nankai Hawks, winning 1773, and died at the age of 83 in 2000.
To celebrate the achievement, a statue of Tsuruoka donated by a local company was set up in a corner of the municipal baseball stadium, and on the 8th, about 100 people participated and the unveiling ceremony was held.
The statue is the same height as Tsuruoka-san's height of 1 meter and 73 centimeters.
At the ceremony, Masanori Murakami, who became Japan's first big leaguer at Nankai Hawks OB, said, “I was found by Mr. Tsuruoka and entered the professional world and went to the United States. I greeted you.
Yasuhiro Kunisada, who was from the same Kure City and played an active part in Nankai Hawks and Hiroshima Carp, said after the ceremony, “The same Kure City adored each other. But that ’s what Tsuruoka ’s appeal is. ”