Tsutomu Wakamatsu was a Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Career
He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows. Championship Series.
Achievements
Most Valuable Player (1978)
2x Batting Title (1972,1977)
9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984)
Golden Glove Award (1977, 1978)
Championship Series Most Valuable Player (1978)
11x times All-Star selection(1972–1980, 1983, 1984)
2x All-Star games Most Valuable Player (1973, 1977).