Tōru Mori

Tōru Mori
Tōru Mori
	Outfielder
	Born: 3 November 1935; Manchukuo, Empire of Japan
	Died: 6 February 2014 (aged 78); Tokyo, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 5, 1958, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
	1968
Career statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	189
Runs batted in	585
Teams
	As player Chunichi Dragons (1958–1961); Taiyō Whales (1962–1965); Tokyo Orions (1966–1968); Tokyo Dragons (1969); As manager Tokyo Dragons (1969);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Leader of RBI in Central League (1959); 1× Leader of Home run in Central League (1959); 3× Central League Best Nine Award (1958–1960); 5× NPB All-Star (1959-1963);
	Last updated on: 11 January 2016

Tōru Mori (森徹, Mori Tōru, 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player.

Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, but later moved to Tokyo. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.

Personal life

His son, Takeshi Mori, is an anime director, and his daughter, Iku Mori, is a jazz singer. ^{[citation needed]}

He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.^[1]

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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Tōru Mori

Outfielder
Born: (1935-11-03)3 November 1935 Manchukuo, Empire of Japan
Died: 6 February 2014(2014-02-06) (aged 78) Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 5, 1958, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
1968
Career statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	189
Runs batted in	585

Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1958–1961) Taiyō Whales (1962–1965) Tokyo Orions (1966–1968) Tokyo Dragons (1969) As manager Tokyo Dragons (1969)
Career highlights and awards
1× Leader of RBI in Central League (1959) 1× Leader of Home run in Central League (1959) 3× Central League Best Nine Award (1958–1960) 5× NPB All-Star (1959-1963)
Last updated on: 11 January 2016