or 250 saves (added in December 2003) in the Japanese professional leagues. Personal life Kaneda parents were Koreans and his Korean name was Kim Kyung-Hong (金慶弘 김경홍). Kaneda was naturalized in Japan in 1959. His three younger brothers all played in the Japanese professional leagues. Kaneda was married twice, and divorced once. He had three children. His son works as an actor, and his nephew Akihito Kaneishi also had considerable success as a professional baseball player. In popular culture Shotaro Kaneda, the protagonist of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's giant robot manga series Tetsujin 28-go, is named after Kaneda. Career statistics Played with the Kokutetsu Swallows from 1950 to 1964, Yomiuri Giants from 1965 to 1969. 944 Games 400 Wins 298 Losses 5,526 Innings pitched 4,490 Strikeouts 2.34 ERA Managerial statistics Managed the Lotte Orions from 1973 to 1978, and 1990–1991. 1,011 Games 471 Wins 468 Losses 72 Ties Japanese Championship Series Winner (1974) References 1933 births 2019 deaths Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese baseball players Yomiuri Giants players Kokutetsu Swallows players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Chiba Lotte Marines managers Naturalized citizens of Japan Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees