Masanori Murakami

Japanese baseball player

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Masanori Murakami was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Born on May 6, 1944, in Kita Tsuru-gun, Japan, Murakami was 6 feet 0 inches tall and threw left-handed. He played in MLB from 1964 to 1965, appearing in 54 games as a pitcher. During his career, he recorded 5 wins, 1 loss, and 9 saves, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.43. He struck out 100 batters over 89.1 innings pitched.1

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