*anese baseball playerBaseball player

Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru, 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a *anese professional baseball player.

Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, but later moved to Tokyo. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.

Personal life

His son, Takeshi Mori, is an anime director, and his daughter, Iku Mori, is a jazz singer.

He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)