Hiroshi Ogawa (pitcher)

Hiroshi Ogawa
Pitcher
Born: (1962-04-02) April 2, 1962 (age 62)
Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 10, 1985, for the Lotte Orions
Last NPB appearance
October 6, 1990, for the Lotte Orions
NPB statistics
Win–loss record21–26
Earned run average4.12
Strikeouts460
Teams

Hiroshi Ogawa (小川 博, Ogawa Hiroshi, born April 2, 1962) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions. In 2004, he was convicted of murder.[1]

On November 18, 2004, Ogawa murdered a 67-year-old woman named Kazuko Nishiuchi.[2] His uniform number, 26, has been retired since 2005. On September 29, 2005, he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Saitama District Court.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ishii, Akira (December 29, 2004). セカンドキャリア (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-Lotte pitcher gets life for murder". The Japan Times. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-16.


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