debutleague finalyear bats statleague birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
npb 1984 left npb nara prefecture , japan 1967 july 12 206 & ndash ; 158 2.49 2,987 pitcher seibu lions win-loss era strikeouts 15 may 1948 yutaka enatsu
 hanshin tigers yutaka enatsu left
yutaka enatsu

enatsu was a bit player in the black mist scandal which embroiled japanese baseball from 1969 -- 1971 .
in november 1970 he received a stern warning from the central league president due to `` involvement with persons in baseball gambling . ''
he recorded 9 consecutive strikeouts in one of the all-star games , and 15 consecutive strikeouts in three of the all-star games between and 1971 .
his consecutive strikeouts were broken up by katsuya nomura .
the two records are still unbroken .
a starting pitcher for the first part of his career , in 1977 he became a relief specialist , altogether accumulating 193 saves .
while playing with the hiroshima toyo carp in 1979 , enatsu was the central league mvp , as he compiled a 9-5 record with a 2.67 era and 117 strikeouts in 104-2/3 innings .
that year the carp won the central league pennant and the japan series .
in 1981 , now with the nippon ham fighters , enatsu was the pacific league mvp , garnering 25 saves and a 2.82 era , as the fighters won the pacific league pennant .
in , he attempted to play in major league baseball , but generated little interest because at 36 years old , he was near the end of his career .
