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Choji Murata was born on 27 November, 1949 in Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player (1949–2022). Discover Choji Murata's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 27 November, 1949
Birthday 27 November
Birthplace Toyota District, Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death 11 November, 2022
Died Place Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japan

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1949

Choji Murata (村田 兆治, 27 November 1949 – 11 November 2022) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

1968

He played for the Tokyo/Lotte Orions over the period 1968 to 1990.

1975

Murata led the Pacific League in Earned run average in 1975 and 1976.

1976

In 1976 he won 21 games, the only time he won 20 games or more in his career.

1982

Overuse of Murata's pitching arm led to extreme pain and injury, and ultimately Murata was forced to undergo Tommy John elbow surgery, performed in 1982 by Dr. Frank Jobe in California.

(Murata was the first Japanese pitcher to undergo the procedure.) As a result, Murata missed much of the 1982 season, all of the 1983 season, and most of the 1984 season during his recovery.

1985

Rebounding in 1985 with a 17–5 record, Murata won the Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award.

1989

In 1989 he again led the Pacific League in ERA.

1990

Retiring in 1990 with 200+ career wins, Murata became a member of Meikyukai.

2005

He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

2008

In 2008, Murata served on the Eiji Sawamura Award selection committee.

On 23 September 2022, Murata was arrested at Haneda airport for allegedly assaulting a customs agent.

On 11 November 2022, Murata's house in Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo, caught on fire during the early morning.

Subsequently, he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning at age 72.

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