| Kaoru Betto 別当 薫 | |
| Position: | Outfielder / Manager |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutyear: | 1948 |
| Debutteam: | Ōsaka Tigers |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finalyear: | 1957 |
| Finalteam: | Mainichi Orions |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .302 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 965 |
| Stat3label: | RBIs |
| Stat3value: | 549 |
| Teams: | As a player
As a manager |
| Highlights: |
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| Hoflink: | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Hoftype: | Japanese |
| Hofdate: | 1988 |
| Hofmethod: | Selection Committee for Players |
| Update: | November 24, 2009 |
was a Nippon Professional Baseball player. After playing for the Ōsaka Tigers for two years, Betto played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1957. In his first season with the Orions, Betto won the NPB's first Pacific League MVP Award and helped lead the team to victory in the first Japan Series.
A T-shirt featuring a cartoon image of Betto was worn by Jeff Bridges' characters in at least three films, including The Fisher King,[1] Cold Feet, and The Big Lebowski.
