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My Take
Sawamura died on December 2, 1944, at twenty-seven, and everything else about him has to be read through that fact. Born in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in 1917, he pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, threw three no-hitters - something almost nobody in Japanese baseball has matched - had his number retired, and was enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Japan's annual award for its finest pitcher still carries his name. What stays with me is the arithmetic of what was taken: a career interrupted and then ended by the war, at an age when most pitchers are only beginning to understand their craft. The legend is real, and so is the loss.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eiji Sawamura
- Name (Japanese)
- 沢村栄治
- Born
- February 1, 1917 – December 2, 1944
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player / professional baseball player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%A2%E6%9D%91%E6%A0%84%E6%B2%BB
Frequently asked questions
When was Eiji Sawamura born?
February 1, 1917 – December 2, 1944.
Where is Eiji Sawamura from?
Eiji Sawamura is from Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
What does Eiji Sawamura do?
Eiji Sawamura works as baseball player, professional baseball player.
How tall is Eiji Sawamura?
Eiji Sawamura is 174 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.