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Aug 14, 1916 Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Died on 28 May 1992 (aged 75)
Japanese professional baseball player, pitcher, infielder
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About Fumio Fujimura
- Fumio Fujimura (?? ???, Fujimura Fumio, August 14, 1916 – May 28, 1992) was a Japanese baseball infielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1936 to 1958.
- He began his career as a stellar right-handed pitcher for the Osaka Tigers, but achieved his greatest fame as a hitter. A superstitious player, Fujimura never hurt insects or shaved before games, although hot-tempered, as he was once suspended for physically abusing an umpire.
- In 1950, Fujimura set the single-season record with 191 base hits.
- This record remained unbroken for 44 years, until Ichiro Suzuki surpassed it in 1994.
- Fujimura was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
- His number "10" has been retired by the Hanshin Tigers.
