# Masanori Murakami

> Masanori Murakami, nicknamed "Mashi", is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1965, he struck out over one batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned eight saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to the Nankai Hawks due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.

*Japanese baseball player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/masanori-murakami

## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1944-05-06
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 15.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [村上雅則](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E9%9B%85%E5%89%87)
- [ماسانوري موراكامي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A)
- [ماسانورى موراكامى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%89)
- [Masanori Murakami](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanori_Murakami)
- [Masanori Murakami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanori_Murakami)
- [村上雅則](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E9%9B%85%E5%89%87)
- [Masanori Murakami](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanori_Murakami)
- [Masanori Murakami](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanori_Murakami)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6782589)

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