RF Tsuruo Akamine #30
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF TSURUO AKAMINE #30 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 394 107 6 3 24 59 42 46 .272 .351 .485 36 3.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 NAG Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 NAG Loss, 5-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1975 NAG Loss, 5-10 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1975 @ OSA Win, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 KOB Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 KOB Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1975 KOB Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 VES Win, 2-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 VES Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ NAG Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/18/1945
Born in:Tanabe, WAK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,500
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 3rd Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 394 107 6 3 24 59 74 42 46 .272 .351 .485 .835 .366 .213 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 447 7 1 1 6 1 2 191 33 36 11 76.6 69.7 6.13 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 25 0 0 7 15 17 4 14 0 1 1 .269 .306 .495 .801
Versus Right   301 82 6 3 17 44 57 38 32 2 0 6 .272 .363 .482 .845
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
May   114 30 3 0 3 11 17 10 14 1 1 2 .263 .331 .368 .699
June   92 25 1 0 6 17 14 13 10 0 0 2 .272 .374 .478 .852
July   111 31 2 1 9 21 27 13 16 1 0 2 .279 .362 .559 .921
August   37 9 0 1 2 3 8 3 3 0 0 0 .243 .300 .459 .759
September   39 11 0 1 4 7 8 3 3 0 0 1 .282 .349 .641 .990
October   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   501 157 19 2 29 82 111 56 61 5 0 9 .313 .389 .533 .922
2 Years Ago   496 146 15 4 34 80 100 75 67 4 1 7 .294 .392 .546 .938
Career   3517 997 153 26 202 543 654 510 494 28 5 43 .283 .378 .514 .892
Home   204 55 3 1 12 33 36 19 15 1 0 3 .270 .339 .471 .810
Road   190 52 3 2 12 26 38 23 31 1 1 4 .274 .362 .500 .862
Grass   394 107 6 3 24 59 74 42 46 2 1 7 .272 .351 .485 .835
Day   208 63 4 2 14 38 48 17 22 2 0 5 .303 .366 .543 .910
Night   186 44 2 1 10 21 26 25 24 0 1 2 .237 .333 .419 .753
As Starter   363 99 6 2 23 57 69 39 43 2 1 6 .273 .351 .490 .842
As Reliever / Substitution   31 8 0 1 1 2 5 3 3 0 0 1 .258 .343 .419 .762
Pinch Hitting   21 6 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 .286 .375 .524 .899
Close/Late   90 33 2 2 7 16 21 12 10 0 0 3 .367 .457 .667 1.124
Inning 1-3   158 32 2 1 8 15 22 14 19 2 0 2 .203 .273 .380 .652
Inning 4-6   106 27 1 0 7 24 21 14 13 0 1 1 .255 .347 .462 .809
Inning 7-9   124 48 3 2 9 19 30 14 13 0 0 3 .387 .461 .661 1.122
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   173 48 2 2 11 13 39 15 20 0 1 2 .277 .342 .503 .845
1 Outs   110 30 4 1 9 26 25 11 9 2 0 3 .273 .349 .573 .922
2 Outs   111 29 0 0 4 20 10 16 17 0 0 2 .261 .364 .369 .734
Scoring Position   88 23 1 0 6 36 16 7 12 2 1 2 .261 .323 .477 .801
Bases Empty   252 69 4 3 13 13 45 29 29 0 0 4 .274 .358 .468 .826
Runner on 1st   54 15 1 0 5 10 13 6 5 0 0 1 .278 .361 .574 .935
Runner on 2nd   40 9 1 0 4 12 10 4 4 0 1 1 .225 .311 .550 .861
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .250 .714 .964
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .318 .250 .568
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Bases Loaded   13 5 0 0 1 13 3 1 1 0 0 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082
Two Strikes   149 31 1 1 5 18 25 21 46 2 0 5 .208 .322 .329 .651
First Pitch   63 17 1 0 5 13 11 1 0 0 1 0 .270 .281 .524 .805
Count 0-1   38 15 2 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .395 .395 .526 .921
Count 0-2   21 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 6 0 0 3 .190 .292 .476 .768
Count 1-0   43 11 2 2 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .256 .674 .930
Count 1-1   44 17 0 0 6 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 .386 .413 .795 1.208
Count 1-2   49 10 0 1 0 1 3 0 19 1 0 1 .204 .216 .245 .461
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Count 2-1   33 9 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 2-2   44 10 1 0 2 5 6 0 13 0 0 0 .227 .227 .386 .614
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 1 2 6 13 0 0 0 0 .364 .708 .636 1.345
Full Count   35 7 0 0 1 8 11 21 8 1 0 1 .200 .500 .286 .786
Behind in Count   108 29 2 1 3 7 15 0 25 1 0 4 .269 .292 .389 .681
Ahead in Count   100 27 2 2 7 14 21 20 0 0 0 0 .270 .392 .540 .932
Batting Leadoff   349 97 6 2 20 52 66 39 41 2 1 6 .278 .359 .479 .837
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Batting 4th   12 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 5th   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 1.143 1.518
Batting 8th   5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 9th   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 .091 .286 .091 .377
Low Leverage   134 39 3 2 7 14 28 16 12 0 0 5 .291 .387 .500 .887
Medium Leverage   187 44 2 1 14 28 35 22 23 2 1 1 .235 .316 .481 .797
High Leverage   70 22 1 0 3 17 11 4 11 0 0 1 .314 .360 .457 .817
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Fukuoka - BAN 22 95 328 86 24 3 11 32 41 37 3 1 42 16 10 .262 .341 .454 .796 147 139 2.6
1969 Fukuoka - BAN 23 109 381 109 17 5 15 46 53 51 1 3 53 18 9 .286 .369 .475 .844 162 148 4.2
1970 Fukuoka - BAN 24 137 456 117 25 3 23 70 73 72 5 6 66 34 10 .257 .360 .476 .836 159 154 5.4
1971 Fukuoka - BAN 25 139 498 145 24 2 38 95 99 73 5 2 95 37 11 .291 .386 .576 .962 165 167 6.5
1972 Fukuoka - BAN 26 136 463 130 23 4 28 79 103 104 6 5 64 31 9 .281 .415 .529 .944 170 169 5.8
1973 Fukuoka - BAN 27 138 496 146 15 4 34 80 100 75 7 4 67 42 10 .294 .392 .546 .938 173 177 6.4
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 28 135 501 157 19 2 29 82 111 56 9 5 61 47 6 .313 .389 .533 .922 165 169 6.5
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 29 117 394 107 6 3 24 59 74 42 7 2 46 36 11 .272 .351 .485 .835 129 140 3.2
Total BAN 1006 3517 997 153 26 202 543 654 510 43 28 494 261 76 .283 .378 .514 .892 160 160 40.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Fukuoka - INT LF 7 5 10 0 0 11 1 .909 46.0 1.96 -1.8 .861
1968 Fukuoka - INT CF 31 23 62 0 0 63 1 .984 203.0 2.75 -2.3 .963
1968 Fukuoka - INT RF 65 64 104 2 0 109 3 .972 526.0 1.81 +2.2 1.041
1969 Fukuoka - INT LF 11 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 41.1 1.31 -1.0 .886
1969 Fukuoka - INT CF 15 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 49.1 2.19 -1.4 .935
1969 Fukuoka - INT RF 97 96 166 5 1 173 2 .988 786.1 1.96 +7.3 1.048
1970 Fukuoka - INT CF 10 8 20 3 0 23 0 1.000 74.2 2.77 -0.3 1.009
1970 Fukuoka - INT RF 124 124 198 14 0 215 3 .986 1066.0 1.79 -0.3 1.007
1971 Fukuoka - INT CF 11 3 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 45.2 1.97 -1.5 .757
1971 Fukuoka - INT RF 133 133 228 17 0 252 7 .972 1119.2 1.97 +3.7 1.030
1972 Fukuoka - INT CF 6 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 29.1 3.38 +0.3 1.009
1972 Fukuoka - INT RF 129 129 222 17 1 242 3 .988 1107.2 1.94 -2.1 .994
1973 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.1 1.42 -0.7 .500
1973 Fukuoka - INT RF 132 132 234 14 1 255 7 .973 1173.1 1.90 -2.5 .983
1974 Fukuoka - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Fukuoka - INT RF 128 128 236 17 0 259 6 .977 1116.2 2.04 -6.1 .979
1975 Fukuoka - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Fukuoka - INT RF 97 91 157 8 0 166 1 .994 813.1 1.83 -4.3 .970
TOTAL LF 19 9 16 0 0 17 1 .941 89.1 1.61 -2.8 .870
TOTAL CF 74 41 115 4 0 121 2 .983 408.1 2.62 -5.9 .944
TOTAL RF 905 897 1545 94 3 1671 32 .981 7709.0 1.91 -2.1 1.003
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
08/12/1968 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1968 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1968 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/02/1969 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/06/1969 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5 weeks.
10/22/1969 Finished 3rd in 1969 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/02/1970 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/05/1971 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1971 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1971 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/20/1971 Finished 3rd in 1971 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/26/1972 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/12/1972 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/15/1972 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/17/1972 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/01/1972 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
06/11/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/20/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/1973 Finished 3rd in 1973 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
05/20/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1974 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/19/1974 Finished 3rd in 1974 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/31/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 132 1
1971 136 1
1972 132 3
1973 133 3
Year PA Rank
1970 540 6
1971 578 2
1972 579 9
1973 583 6
1974 571 9
Year AB Rank
1971 498 6
1973 496 10
Year H Rank
1970 117 6
1971 145 5
1973 146 6
1974 157 3
Year TB Rank
1970 217 3
1971 287 2
1972 245 4
1973 271 2
1974 267 6
Year 2B Rank
1968 24 7
1970 25 3
1971 24 9
1972 23 6
Year 3B Rank
1969 5 7
1972 4 4
1973 4 5
1975 3 5
Year HR Rank
1969 15 7
1970 23 6
1971 38 1
1972 28 3
1973 34 2
1974 29 5
1975 24 6
Year SB Rank
1968 16 8
1969 18 5
1970 34 5
1971 37 1
1972 31 6
1973 42 3
1974 47 2
1975 36 6
Year RBI Rank
1970 70 6
1971 95 3
1972 79 8
1973 80 2
1974 82 7
Year R Rank
1970 73 4
1971 99 2
1972 103 3
1973 100 2
1974 111 1
Year BB Rank
1969 51 8
1970 72 6
1971 73 5
1972 104 5
1973 75 3
1974 56 8
Year IBB Rank
1968 8 7
1969 16 5
1970 5 7
1971 4 5
1972 7 2
1973 7 1
1974 5 6
Year HP Rank
1974 9 4
1975 7 10
Year SF Rank
1970 6 1
1972 5 9
1973 4 6
1974 5 7
Year EBH Rank
1968 38 8
1969 37 10
1970 51 1
1971 64 2
1972 55 3
1973 53 3
1974 50 7
Year AVG Rank
1969 .286 4
1970 .257 6
1971 .291 6
1972 .281 7
1973 .294 4
1974 .313 5
Year OBP Rank
1969 .369 2
1970 .360 4
1971 .386 5
1972 .415 5
1973 .392 3
1974 .389 4
1975 .351 8
Year SLG Rank
1969 .475 1
1970 .476 5
1971 .576 2
1972 .529 3
1973 .546 2
1974 .533 5
1975 .485 6
Year RC Rank
1969 69.25 7
1970 85.20 1
1971 118.07 3
1972 113.09 3
1973 113.98 2
1974 113.34 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1969 6.54 1
1970 6.37 2
1971 8.64 3
1972 8.63 3
1973 8.27 2
1974 8.45 2
1975 6.13 5
Year ISO Rank
1969 .189 1
1970 .219 4
1971 .285 2
1972 .248 3
1973 .252 2
1974 .220 5
1975 .213 4
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .354 1
1970 .364 3
1971 .412 4
1972 .418 4
1973 .402 2
1974 .399 7
1975 .366 5
Year OPS Rank
1969 .844 1
1970 .836 4
1971 .962 4
1972 .944 3
1973 .938 2
1974 .922 6
1975 .835 6
Year WAR Rank
1969 4.7 4
1970 5.6 3
1971 6.7 4
1972 5.6 5
1973 7.0 3
1974 6.2 5
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