Kentar Ogawa returned to professional baseball at age 30, he won the the Eiji Sawamura Award which was established in 1947.
Deciding to return to professional baseball at age 30, he made his NPB debut for the Chunichi Dragons in 1964. In 1967 he went 29-12 with a 2.51 ERA and 16 complete games, winning the Eiji Sawamura Award. The award was originally established by Japanese magazine "Nekkyu" in 1947 to honor the career of Eiji Sawamura, a power pitcher who enjoyed an illustrious career for the Tokyo Giants before being killed in combat during World War II. 
