Yoshiro Sotokoba
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1945-06-01)June 1, 1945 Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 21, 1965, for the Hiroshima Carp
Last NPB appearance
October 14, 1979, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	131-138
Earned Run Average	2.88
Strikeouts	1,678
Saves	3
Teams
As player Hiroshima Carp / Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1965–1979) As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1980–1990, 1996–1999) Orix BlueWave (1991–1993)
Career highlights and awards
1× Central League Best Nine Award (1975) 1× Eiji Sawamura Award (1975) 1× Central League wins champion (1975) 1× Central League ERA champion (1968) 1× Central League strikeout champion (1975) 6× NPB All-Star (1968–1970, 1972, 1974–1975) Pitched a perfect game (September 14, 1968) 3× Pitched a no-hitter
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2013
Last updated on: 24 October 2020

Yoshiro Sotokoba (外木場 義郎, Sotokoba Yoshiro, born June 1, 1945 in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. ^[1] Sotokoba threw a perfect game in 1968. He was also inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.^[2]