Biography:Masanori Murakami is a Japanese baseball player, renowned for being the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball. He made his debut at 20 years old with the San Francisco Giants.
After two seasons with the Giants, however, Murakami returned to Japan to play with his original club: the Nankai Hawks.
1964-09-01 SF Giants reliever Masanori Murakami becomes the first Japanese-born player to appear in US MLB; on debut, the Osuki native throws a scoreless inning in a 4-1 loss v New York Mets
1965-02-17 US-Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute
1965-08-15 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues
1965-12-04 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000
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