was a left-handed Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hankyu Braves from 1954 to 1973. He won 254 games and was a 12-time All-Star during his career. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Meikyukai. Career Kajimoto was signed by the Hankyu Braves in 1954 and surprised people in spring training with his fastball, which reached 150 km/h (93 mph). He was so impressive, he was named the Opening Day starter and won. That year he was 20-12 with a 2.73 ERA as a rookie. Kajimoto led the Pacific League with 118 walks, but made the All-Star team. Hankyu was only 46-58 when other pitchers got the decision. In 1956, Kajimoto was 28-17 with a 2.24 ERA. He struck out 327 and walked 118 in 364 innings. He led the league in complete games (20), batters faced (1,478), hits allowed (284), hit batters (12), walks, strikeouts and shutouts (5, tied with Katsumi Nakanishi). He made his second All-Star team and was ninth in the Pacific League in ERA. 1957 presented Kajimoto with a 24-16, 1.92 ERA year in which he whiffed 301 in 337 IP. An All-Star, he reached 1,000 strikeouts in just his fourth season. On July 23, he became the first pitcher in Japanese professional baseball history to strike out nine consecutive batters. He led in complete games (26) and strikeouts. His seven shutouts tied Shoichi Ono for the most, while he finished fourth in ERA. On September 14, 1958 Kajimoto threw a one-hitter against the Toei Flyers. In 1963, he fell to 9-17 with a 4.33 ERA, making his 8th All-Star team but posting the worst ERA of his career. That season, the Hankyu offense was so weak (they barely averaged 3 runs a game) that manager Yukio Nishimoto once batted Kajimoto third. Overall, Kajimoto hit .204 in his career, with 13 homers and two intentional walks. Kajimoto rebounded to 9-13 and a 3.34 ERA in 1964, and became the third NPB pitcher ever to reach 2,000 career strikeouts. In '65, Kajimoto went 5-11 with a 3.61 ERA and made his ninth All-Star squad. He began 1966 2-0 – and went downhill from there, losing a Nippon Pro Baseball record 15 consecutive decisions to finish the year at 2-15 with a 3.68 ERA. Hankyu was 55-58 when other pitchers got the decision. In '67, Kajimoto dropped his 16th in a row but went