en Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)

Sato Yoshinori
佐藤義則
Sato Yoshinori ; 佐藤義則
	Sato with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
	Pitcher / Coach
	Born: September 11, 1954 (age 70); Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	May 11, 1977, for the Hankyu Braves
Last NPB appearance
	October 1, 1998, for the Orix BlueWave
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	165-137
Saves	48
ERA	3.97
Strikeouts	1755
Teams
	As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1977–1998); As coach Orix BlueWave (1999–2000); Hanshin Tigers (2002–2004); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2005–2007); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009–2014); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2017); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2018–2019);
Career highlights and awards
	2x Japan Series champion (1977, 1996); 1977 Pacific League Rookie of the Year; 1x NPB Win Champion (1985); 1x NPB ERA Champion (1986); 2x NPB Strikeout Champion (1984, 1985); 7x NPB All-Star (1978, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994);
	Last updated on: 8 February 2014

Yoshinori Sato (佐藤義則, born September 11, 1954, in Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

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