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The United States team of College Baseball players, including eight future major league players and coached by Rod Dedeaux , defeated a Japanese amateur all-star team in Tokyo , 6-2.

The American future major leaguers included pitchers Alan Closter , Dick Joyce , and Chuck Dopson ; catchers Jim Hibbs and Ken Suarez ; outfielder Shaun Fitzmaurice ; first baseman Mike Epstein ; and second baseman Gary Sutherland .

Fitzmaurice hit a home run on the first pitch of the game.


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