06/22/1939 | Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
07/06/1939 | Signed a minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization with a signing bonus of $1,800. |
07/19/1939 | Named the #4 prospect in the JBA |
10/20/1939 | Named the #2 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/06/1940 | Named the #2 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/22/1942 | Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/17/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/06/1942 | Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week. |
10/12/1942 | Wins the 1942 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
10/11/1943 | Wins the 1943 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/29/1944 | Wins the 1944 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Kobe Bulls. |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/13/1946 | Released by the Kobe Bulls. |
05/14/1946 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization. |
08/06/1946 | Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 3 months. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/10/1948 | Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/20/1949 | Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/02/1951 | Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks. |
04/26/1951 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
04/29/1951 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 weeks. |
06/02/1951 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/01/1952 | Released by the Kinboshi Kites. |
10/10/1953 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 112 | 1 | 1949 | 112 | 1 | 1952 | 118 | 9 | | Year | K | Rank | 1941 | 71 | 7 | 1952 | 44 | 9 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1943 | 2 | 7 | 1944 | 1 | 3 | 1947 | 5 | 9 | 1952 | 10 | 6 | | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1944 | 4 | 2 | 1952 | 9 | 1 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1941 | 4 | 5 | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 1944 | 1 | 5 | 1948 | 4 | 9 | 1949 | 3 | 7 | 1952 | 6 | 1 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1943 | 21 | 2 | 1947 | 19 | 2 | 1948 | 15 | 7 | 1949 | 14 | 10 | 1952 | 11 | 6 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1944 | 2 | 5 | 1952 | 3 | 8 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1943 | .241 | 6 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1943 | .331 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1943 | 3.32 | 7 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1944 | .081 | 10 | 1952 | .104 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1943 | .617 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1942 | 3.4 | 6 | 1943 | 5.4 | 1 | 1944 | 1.4 | 10 | |