Chotaro Muramatsu
| Date and Place of Birth: | May 9, 1921 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Date and Place of Death: | June 20, 1944 Guam |
| Baseball Experience: | Japanese Professional League |
| Position: | Outfield/Pitcher |
| Rank: | Unknown |
| Military Unit: | Unknown |
| Area Served: | Pacific |
Chotaro Muramatsu was born on May 9, 1921 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
The pitching ace of the Naniwa Shogyo high school baseball team, young
Muramatsu helped his team in the 14th National High School Baseball
Invitational Tournament final in 1937 by defeating Chukyo high school,
2-1.
Muramatsu again played at Koshien in 1938 and signed with the Tokyo
Senators in 1939. Used as an outfielder his rookie season, the
17-year-old batted just .160 in 34 games. In 1940, Muramatsu played 58
games for the Senators (the team changed its name to Tsubasa in
mid-season). While batting only .175 and stealing eight bases as an
outfielder, the right-hander pitched 11 games with five starts for an
1-0 record and 3.79 ERA.
In 1941, Tsubasa merged with Nagoya Kinko to form Taiyo, and Muramatsu
played 36 games in the outfield, batting a lowly .121. In 1942, he
played 70 games, batted .192 and stole six bases.
Following the 1942 season, Chotaro Muramatsu was drafted into military
service. He died in a flight training accident in Guam on June 20, 1944.
He was 23 years old.
Date Added: February 12, 2013
Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice is associated with Baseball Almanac
Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice is proud to be sponsored by
