Masaaki Mori (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese baseball player
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Place of Birth: Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
About Masaaki Mori (baseball)
- Masaaki Mori (? ??, Mori Masaaki, born January 9, 1937 in Gifu, Gifu, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player and manager. Mori played Nippon Professional Baseball from 1955–1974 as the catcher of the Yomiuri Giants.
- He was an eight-time Best Nine Award-winner (1961–1968) and the Japan Series MVP in 1967.
- He was selected to eleven Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Games. After his retirement as a player, Mori managed the Seibu Lions from 1986–1994, leading the team to the Japan Series championship in 1986.
- He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award in 1986 and 1990.
- Mori managed the Yokohama BayStars in 2001–2002.
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