Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)

Sato Yoshinori
佐藤義則
Sato Yoshinori ; 佐藤義則
	Sato with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
	Pitcher / Coach
	Born: September 11, 1954 (age 71); Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	May 11, 1977, for the Hankyu Braves
Last NPB appearance
	October 1, 1998, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	165-137
Saves	48
ERA	3.97
Strikeouts	1755
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1977–1998); As coach Orix BlueWave (1999–2000); Hanshin Tigers (2002–2004); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2005–2007); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009–2014); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2017); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2018–2019);
Career highlights and awards
	3x Japan Series champion (1977, 1996, 2013); 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);
	Last updated on: 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.

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Sato Yoshinori 佐藤義則
Sato with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1954-09-11) September 11, 1954 (age 71) Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
May 11, 1977, for the Hankyu Braves
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 1998, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	165-137
Saves	48
ERA	3.97
Strikeouts	1755
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1977–1998) As coach Orix BlueWave (1999–2000) Hanshin Tigers (2002–2004) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2005–2007) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009–2014) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2017) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2018–2019)
Career highlights and awards
3x Japan Series champion (1977, 1996, 2013) 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)
Last updated on: 8 February 2014