Shigeru Sugishita

Okay, a guy born in Tokyo in 1925 who became a pitcher in early Japanese pro baseball just instantly has my respect. I love that he stood 182cm in an era when that was towering, so you know hitters felt that fastball coming downhill before they even saw it. He came up through Meiji University and went to work in that scrappy postwar Showa baseball world, when the ballparks were packed with guys shouting their lungs out and TV hadn't taken over yet. I picture weathered hands, a stone-faced delivery, no flash, just craft and stubbornness. He's remembered as one of the great forkball men of his generation, and there's something deeply cool about that quiet, blue-collar mastery. He passed in 2023, but players like him are literally why the game exists today. Real one.

Shigeru Sugishita was a Japanese professional baseball player born on September 17, 1925, in Tokyo, Japan. Standing 182 cm tall, he graduated from Meiji University before building his career in the sport. He remained active through the Showa era of Japanese baseball and passed away on June 12, 2023.

Name (English)

Shigeru Sugishita

Name (Japanese)

杉下茂

Reading

すぎした しげる

Born

September 17, 1925 – June 12, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

182 cm

Occupation

Baseball player

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%82

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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