Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954) explained

Sato Yoshinori 佐藤 義則
Position:	Pitcher / Coach
Birth Date:	11 September 1954
Birth Place:	Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	NPB
Debutdate:	May 11
Debutyear:	1977
Debutteam:	Hankyu Braves
Finalleague:	NPB
Finaldate:	October 1
Finalyear:	1998
Finalteam:	Orix BlueWave
Statleague:	NPB
Stat1label:	Win–loss record
Stat1value:	165-137
Stat2label:	Saves
Stat2value:	48
Stat3label:	ERA
Stat3value:	3.97
Stat4label:	Strikeouts
Stat4value:	1755
Teams:	As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (–) As coach Orix BlueWave (–) Hanshin Tigers (–) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (–) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (–) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (–) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (–)
Awards:	2x Japan Series champion (1977, 1996) 1977 Pacific League Rookie of the Year 1x NPB Win Champion (1985) 1x NPB ERA Champion (1986) 2x NPB Strikeout Champion (1984, 1985) 7x NPB All-Star (1978, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
Update:	8 February 2014

Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 義則, born September 11, 1954, in Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.