Katsuo Osugi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katsuo Osugi

professional baseball player

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1945

Place of Birth: Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1992

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Katsuo Osugi (?? ??, Osugi Katsuo, March 5, 1945 – April 30, 1992) was a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball.
He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the Yakult Swallows from 1975 to 1983.
He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.