Eiji Sawamura

Eiji Sawamura
Eiji Sawamura
	Eiji Sawamura
	Pitcher
	Born: February 1, 1917; Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Japanese Empire
	Died: December 2, 1944 (aged 27); SS Hawaii Maru, Pacific Ocean, off Yakushima, Japanese Empire
Japanese Baseball League debut
	July 1, 1936, for the Tokyo Kyojin
Last appearance
	October 24, 1943, for the Tokyo Kyojin
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	63–22
Earned run average	1.74
Strikeouts	554
Teams
	As Player Tokyo Kyojin (1936–1937, 1940–1941, 1943);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Japanese Baseball League champion (1936 Fall), (1940), (1941), (1943); Japanese Triple Crown (1937 Spring); Japanese Baseball League MVP (1937 Spring); Pitched three no-hitters; Yomiuri Giants #14 retired;
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1959

Eiji Sawamura (沢村栄治; February 1, 1917 – December 2, 1944) was a Japanese professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants. He is one of just two pitchers in Japanese baseball history to throw three no-hitters and the only one to do so for thirty years. He is one of just six numbers to be retired by the Giants in their history.