was a Japanese professional baseball

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. He played for the Toei Flyers / Nittaku Home Flyers / Nippon Ham Fighters from 1965 to 1974 and the

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from 1975 to 1983. He was the Japan Series MVP in 1978 and was inducted into the

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in 1997. Osugi's 486 career home runs places him ninth on the all-time NPB list.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osugi, Katsuo 1945 births 1992 deaths Baseball people from Okayama Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Toei Flyers players Nippon Ham Fighters players Yakult Swallows players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees