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Kaoru Betto 別当 薫
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Outfielder
Born: (1920-08-23)August 23, 1920 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
Died: April 16, 1999(1999-04-16) (aged 78)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 1948 for the Ōsaka Tigers
Last professional appearance
NPB: 1957 for the Mainichi Orions
NPB statistics
Batting average	.302
Hits	965
RBIs	549
Teams
As a player Ōsaka Tigers ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Mainichi Orions ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) As a manager Mainichi Orions/Mainichi Daimai Orions ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year, REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Kintetsu Buffaloes ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Taiyō Whales/Yokohama Taiyō Whales ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year, REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Hiroshima Toyo Carp ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year)
Career highlights and awards
REDIRECT Template:Baseball year Pacific League MVP 1950 Japan Series champion 1950 Japan Series MVP
Member of the Japanese
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Inducted	1988
Election Method	Selection Committee for Players
Last update: November 24, 2009

Kaoru Betto (別当 薫, Bettō Kaoru, born August 23, 1920 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) was a Nippon Professional Baseball player. After playing for the Ōsaka Tigers for two years, Betto played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1957. In his first season with the Orions, Betto won the NPB's first Pacific League MVP Award and helped lead the team to victory in the first Japan Series.

A t-shirt featuring a cartoon image of Kaoru Betto was worn by Jeff Bridges' characters in four films, The Fisher King, Cold Feet, Tron: Legacy and The Big Lebowski.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com