Buffaloes. In 1980, the Braves fell to 5th (58-67-5) and Kajimoto was replaced at the helm by his predecessor, Toshiharu Ueda. Kajimoto became a coach again and worked as such from 1981 to 86. When the Hankyu team became the Orix BlueWave in 1989, Kajimoto returned and coached for seven more years. At age 60, he could still throw 140 km/h (87 mph). In 1998, Kajimoto became a coach with the Chunichi Dragons minor league system for two years. He then worked as a commentator for Daily Sports. Death Kajimoto died in 2006 of respiratory arrest. See also List of top Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout pitchers References Sources This is a shortened version of the article Takao Kajimoto at Baseball-Reference.com's Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License Japanbaseballdaily.com by Gary Garland Robert K. Fitts, Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game, Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 2005, External links 1935 births 2006 deaths Baseball people from Yamanashi Prefecture Deaths from respiratory failure Japanese baseball players Hankyu Braves players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Orix Buffaloes managers Japanese sports announcers