Hiroshi Ogawa | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 2 April 1962 |
Birth Place: | Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | April 10 |
Debutyear: | 1985 |
Debutteam: | Lotte Orions |
Finalleague: | NPB |
Finaldate: | October 6 |
Finalyear: | 1990 |
Finalteam: | Lotte Orions |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 21–26 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.12 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 460 |
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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.