1B Sadao Horimoto #5
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
10/06/1975
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
89 79 24 3 0 4 15 5 11 .304 .345 .494 0 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 NAG Win, 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 NAG Loss, 5-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 NAG Loss, 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ OSA Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 @ KIN Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 KOB Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 KOB Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 KOB Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 VES Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 VES Loss, 4-5 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:2 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:154 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 89 79 24 3 0 4 15 13 5 11 .304 .345 .494 .838 .365 .190 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 87 1 0 0 3 0 2 39 7 0 0 0.0 12.9 5.81 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 7 0 0 1 3 5 3 2 1 0 1 .368 .458 .526 .985
Versus Right   60 17 3 0 3 12 8 2 9 1 0 0 .283 .302 .483 .785
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
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   11 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144
September   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 .417 .333 .750
October   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .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   155 38 3 0 6 22 16 11 21 3 0 1 .245 .294 .381 .675
Home   39 14 2 0 3 11 7 0 3 1 0 1 .359 .366 .641 1.007
Road   40 10 1 0 1 4 6 5 8 1 0 0 .250 .326 .350 .676
Grass   79 24 3 0 4 15 13 5 11 2 0 1 .304 .345 .494 .838
Day   46 14 2 0 1 9 8 4 6 1 0 0 .304 .353 .413 .766
Night   33 10 1 0 3 6 5 1 5 1 0 1 .303 .333 .606 .939
As Starter   19 7 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 .368 .350 .526 .876
As Reliever / Substitution   60 17 3 0 3 13 10 5 8 1 0 1 .283 .343 .483 .827
Pinch Hitting   57 17 3 0 3 13 10 4 8 1 0 1 .298 .349 .509 .858
Close/Late   44 11 1 0 1 7 6 5 6 1 0 0 .250 .320 .341 .661
Inning 1-3   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Inning 4-6   10 7 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .700 .700 1.300 2.000
Inning 7-9   62 16 3 0 2 11 8 4 9 1 0 1 .258 .309 .403 .712
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   24 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1 Outs   34 14 3 0 4 15 8 2 4 2 0 1 .412 .436 .853 1.289
2 Outs   21 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .190 .292 .190 .482
Scoring Position   18 8 2 0 3 14 6 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .400 1.056 1.456
Bases Empty   36 12 1 0 1 1 6 3 8 0 0 0 .333 .385 .444 .829
Runner on 1st   25 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 .160 .250 .160 .410
Runner on 2nd   5 3 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.800 2.400
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   3 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Two Strikes   28 9 1 0 1 4 6 2 11 0 0 0 .321 .367 .464 .831
First Pitch   15 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .312 .733 1.046
Count 0-1   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .364 .400 .764
Count 0-2   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Count 1-2   10 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-0   2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 2-1   3 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Full Count   6 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
Behind in Count   26 9 2 0 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 1 .346 .370 .423 .793
Ahead in Count   18 5 1 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .278 .381 .500 .881
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 4th   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Batting 5th   6 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Batting 6th   9 3 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .273 .778 1.051
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   8 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 9th   36 10 0 0 2 5 6 5 4 0 0 1 .278 .381 .444 .825
Low Leverage   30 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 .200 .250 .233 .483
Medium Leverage   22 10 0 0 2 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 .455 .480 .727 1.207
High Leverage   27 8 2 0 2 11 6 2 4 1 0 0 .296 .333 .593 .926
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 89 79 24 3 0 4 15 13 5 1 2 11 0 0 .304 .345 .494 .838 130 140 0.5
Total BAN 181 155 38 3 0 6 22 16 11 1 3 21 0 0 .245 .294 .381 .675 89 93 0.2
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 33 5 87 6 12 94 1 .989 73.1 11.41 +0.2 1.058
TOTAL 1B 59 8 135 7 15 143 1 .993 124.1 10.28 -0.2 1.011
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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