1B Sadao Horimoto #5
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SADAO HORIMOTO #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
58 61 19 1 0 3 10 2 10 .311 .328 .475 0 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 OSA Win, 2-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 OSA Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 @ KOB Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-7 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ KOB Win, 7-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/27/1975 @ VES Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1975 @ VES Win, 12-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1975 NAG Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1975 @ OSA Win, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1975 @ OSA Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/27/1948
Born in:Maibara, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 147 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 1st Pick in Round 3
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 58 61 19 1 0 3 10 11 2 10 .311 .328 .475 .804 .352 .164 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 64 0 0 0 2 0 1 29 4 0 0 0.0 8.9 5.35 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 6 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 .429 .471 .643 1.113
Versus Right   47 13 1 0 2 7 7 0 8 0 0 0 .277 .277 .426 .702
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
May   17 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 .235 .263 .471 .734
June   22 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
July   20 8 0 0 2 6 4 1 4 0 0 0 .400 .429 .700 1.129
August   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
2 Years Ago   54 13 0 0 2 7 3 2 6 1 0 0 .241 .263 .352 .615
Career   137 33 1 0 5 17 14 8 20 2 0 0 .241 .279 .358 .637
Home   26 10 0 0 2 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Road   35 9 1 0 1 4 5 2 8 1 0 0 .257 .289 .371 .661
Grass   61 19 1 0 3 10 11 2 10 1 0 0 .311 .328 .475 .804
Day   35 11 1 0 1 6 7 1 5 0 0 0 .314 .333 .429 .762
Night   26 8 0 0 2 4 4 1 5 1 0 0 .308 .321 .538 .860
As Starter   15 6 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .375 .600 .975
As Reliever / Substitution   46 13 1 0 2 8 8 2 8 0 0 0 .283 .312 .435 .747
Pinch Hitting   44 13 1 0 2 8 8 2 8 0 0 0 .295 .326 .455 .781
Close/Late   34 9 0 0 1 4 5 2 6 0 0 0 .265 .306 .353 .658
Inning 1-3   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Inning 4-6   7 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.143 1.857
Inning 7-9   50 13 1 0 2 8 8 2 9 0 0 0 .260 .288 .400 .688
0 Outs   19 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 .316 .316 .316 .632
1 Outs   27 9 1 0 3 10 6 0 4 1 0 0 .333 .321 .704 1.025
2 Outs   15 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620
Scoring Position   12 6 1 0 2 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .462 1.083 1.545
Bases Empty   29 10 0 0 1 1 5 1 7 0 0 0 .345 .367 .448 .815
Runner on 1st   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Runner on 2nd   3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   26 9 1 0 1 4 6 1 10 0 0 0 .346 .370 .500 .870
First Pitch   12 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .917 1.333
Count 0-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Count 1-2   10 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Full Count   5 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Behind in Count   21 6 1 0 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619
Ahead in Count   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Batting 6th   8 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting 9th   29 8 0 0 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 .276 .323 .379 .702
Low Leverage   24 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 .167 .200 .167 .367
Medium Leverage   19 9 0 0 2 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 .474 .476 .789 1.266
High Leverage   18 6 1 0 1 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
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
1971 Kinboshi - BAN 23 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .158 .000 .158 -51 -50 -0.3
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 25 67 54 13 0 0 2 7 3 2 0 1 6 0 0 .241 .263 .352 .615 81 76 0.0
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 226 393 0.0
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 26 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 -17 -0.1
1974 Total - BAN 26 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 30 42 -0.1
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 27 58 61 19 1 0 3 10 11 2 0 1 10 0 0 .311 .328 .475 .804 119 129 0.3
Total BAN 150 137 33 1 0 5 17 14 8 0 2 20 0 0 .241 .279 .358 .637 78 81 -0.0
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%
1971 Kinboshi - INT 1B 6 0 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 9.2 10.24 +0.0 1.033
1973 Kinboshi - INT 1B 17 2 29 1 1 30 0 1.000 30.2 8.80 +0.1 1.047
1974 Kinboshi - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Fukuoka - INT 1B 2 1 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 9.2 7.45 -0.5 .526
1975 Fukuoka - INT 1B 15 4 59 4 9 63 0 1.000 46.0 12.33 +0.5 1.142
TOTAL 1B 41 7 107 5 12 112 0 1.000 97.0 10.39 +0.1 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 3, Pick 1, 25th overall pick).
07/16/1970 Named the #75 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #60 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1971 Named the #71 prospect in the BAN
09/18/1971 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/11/1971 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1972 Named the #60 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1972 Named the #83 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1973 Named the #77 prospect in the BAN
09/17/1974 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
09/26/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
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