Mikio Kudō

Mikio Kudō
Outfielder
Born: (1960-09-30)September 30, 1960
Honjō, Akita
Died: May 13, 2016(2016-05-13) (aged 55)
Akita, Akita
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 1979, for the Nippon Ham Fighters
Last appearance
April 12, 1984, for the Hippon Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Win–loss record 30–22
Earned run average 3.74
Strikeouts 160
Teams

Mikio Kudō (工藤幹夫 Kudō Mikio, September 30, 1960 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, all for the Nippon Ham Fighters. He was selected out of Akita Prefectural Honjō High School as the second overall pick in the 1978 NPB draft, and made his professional debut that season, becoming the fastest player to ever make his Japanese professional debut. He died of liver failure in Akita, Akita on May 13, 2016, at the age of 55.[1]

References

  1. "元日本ハム投手の工藤幹夫さんが死去". Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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