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 | #1 Pitcher Trophy Won by Bulls Oto Friday, October 18th , 1974 In the twilight of his career, Tatsuharu Oto has no intention of going anywhere anytime soon. The 36-year-old Bulls starter hoisted up the Western League Noburu Kagawa Award earlier today, silencing critics who thought it was time for the "old man" to retire. Oto crafted an ERA of 2.18 as he won 22 games, dropped 6, fanned 180 and gave up 31 walks in 264.1 innings of work. He received 12 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Rei Matsumura of the Fukuoka Falcons finished second in voting, while Arata Komatsu of the Kobe Bulls finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tatsuharu Oto - Kobe Bulls - 12 - 84 Rei Matsumura - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 48 Arata Komatsu - Kobe Bulls - 0 - 31 Yoshimatsu Yamamura - Kobe Bulls - 0 - 20 Saimei Hayashida - Kinboshi Kites - 0 - 13 Isaburo Muraoka - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 4 Roku Yamakawa - Kobe Bulls - 0 - 4 |   |
