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Japanese baseball player
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Male
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Birth:
3 November 1935(Hakodate, Japan)
Death:
6 February 2014
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Education:
Waseda University
The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.