About Yoshiro Sotokoba
Born 1945. Yoshiro Sotokoba is a Japanese baseball player.
is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. Sotokoba threw a perfect game in 1968. He was also inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
Playing Style Sotokoba's primary pitches were an overhand fastball and a sharp-breaking curveball. His curveball was noted for its distinctive characteristics, described as a "power curve" similar to those used in Major League Baseball, which differed from the curveballs thrown by contemporaries such as Tsuneo Horiuchi. According to Yoshihiko Takahashi, the effectiveness of Sotokoba's curveball was demonstrated when it reportedly caused Yomiuri Giants player Shigeru Takada to lose his balance at the plate.
Jersey Number
14 (1965-1979) 73 (1980-1993) 80 (1996-1999)
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Who is Yoshiro Sotokoba?
Japanese baseball player
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Yoshiro Sotokoba was born on 1 June 1945 in Izumi.
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Yoshiro Sotokoba is a baseball player.
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Yoshiro Sotokoba is Japanese.
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