Ex-Hawks catcher Kagawa dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 1987 shows Nankai Hawks catcher Nobuyuki Kagawa. Known by the nickname "Dokaben," Kagawa died of a heart attack aged 52 on Sept. 26, 2014.

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