Tsutomu Tanaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tsutomu Tanaka

Japanese baseball player

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Tsutomu Tanaka (?? ?, Tanaka Tsutomu, born October 10, 1939) was a Japanese professional baseball player.
A right-handed pitcher, he played in Japan for the Nishitetsu Lions and the Chunichi Dragons.
Tanaka was a top pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball shortly before scandals derailed his career.
A 23-game winner in 1966, he also is one of the few NPB pitchers to ever throw a perfect game.