| Masaru Kageura 景浦 將 | |
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| Hanshin Tigers | |
| Outfielder,Infielder,Pitcher | |
| Born:(1915-07-20)July 20, 1915 Matsuyama, Japan | |
| Died: May 20, 1945(1945-05-20) (aged 29) Luzon,Philippines | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| JBL debut | |
| 1936, for the Osaka Tigers | |
| Last JBL appearance | |
| 1943, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Career hitting statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Hits | 307 |
| Home runs | 25 |
| Runs batted in | 222 |
| Career pitching statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 27-9 |
| ERA | 1.57 |
| Strikeouts | 134 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| As player | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1965 |
Masaru Kageura (景浦 將,Kageura Masaru; July 20, 1915 – May 20, 1945) was aJapanesebaseball player fromMatsuyama, Ehime. An accomplishedtwo-way player, Kaguera is one of two players (Eiji Sawamura being the other) who was inducted into theJapanese Baseball Hall of Fame after being killed inWorld War II.
Kageura's team reached the finals in the 1932National High School Baseball Championship, but his team was defeated byMasao Yoshida in the championship game.
After getting his degree atRikkyo University,[1] Kageura joined theTigers of the nascentJapanese Baseball League (JBL) and he was a good rival forEiji Sawamura of theGiants. Kageura won the 1936 JBLERA title with a 0.79 mark. He did not play in the JBL from 1939 to 1942, returning to the Tigers for the 1943 season (although he did not pitch that season).
Kageura was killed in theBattle of Luzon, in thePhilippines, inWorld War II. He was inducted into theJapanese Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee in 1965.
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