LF Tango Kurokawa #11
Kobe Bulls BAN
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/06/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF TANGO KUROKAWA #11 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 464 118 12 6 19 63 52 59 .254 .331 .429 12 2.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1975 @ HSH Loss, 5-12 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1975 @ HSH Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1975 @ OSA Win, 9-3 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
10/01/1975 @ OSA Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1975 @ OSA Win, 4-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 KIN Win, 4-1 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/27/1975 KIN Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 KIN Win, 4-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 VES Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 VES Win, 9-8 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/27/1948
Born in:Asago, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 50 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 7th 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 126 464 118 12 6 19 63 75 52 59 .254 .331 .429 .760 .333 .175 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 526 2 1 0 7 6 2 199 37 12 8 60.0 66.6 4.87 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 32 2 3 5 11 17 7 19 0 2 0 .281 .322 .482 .805
Versus Right   350 86 10 3 14 52 58 45 40 2 4 2 .246 .333 .411 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 5 2 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 .278 .435 .389 .824
May   99 25 0 1 3 16 19 8 14 1 0 0 .253 .306 .364 .669
June   92 26 2 2 6 15 18 10 12 0 1 0 .283 .353 .543 .896
July   95 17 1 1 3 10 13 13 14 0 3 0 .179 .278 .305 .583
August   86 26 4 2 5 8 15 9 9 0 1 1 .302 .375 .570 .945
September   86 23 5 0 2 13 9 9 9 1 1 1 .267 .340 .395 .736
October   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Postseason   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .375 .775
Last Year   504 122 21 8 17 66 82 51 72 7 6 3 .242 .312 .417 .728
2 Years Ago   486 119 21 3 17 58 79 60 71 4 8 4 .245 .330 .405 .736
Career   1890 472 70 22 67 245 305 225 285 16 27 12 .250 .331 .416 .747
Home   236 59 3 3 8 31 33 20 24 2 4 0 .250 .306 .390 .696
Road   228 59 9 3 11 32 42 32 35 0 2 2 .259 .355 .469 .824
Grass   464 118 12 6 19 63 75 52 59 2 6 2 .254 .331 .429 .760
Day   223 59 9 1 10 32 42 26 33 2 0 1 .265 .341 .448 .790
Night   241 59 3 5 9 31 33 26 26 0 6 1 .245 .321 .411 .732
As Starter   464 118 12 6 19 63 75 52 59 2 6 2 .254 .331 .429 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   92 17 3 0 4 17 14 12 15 1 0 0 .185 .276 .348 .624
Inning 1-3   176 60 6 5 9 26 33 21 22 0 5 1 .341 .414 .585 .999
Inning 4-6   160 33 3 0 3 16 18 10 18 1 1 1 .206 .256 .281 .537
Inning 7-9   120 24 3 1 7 21 24 21 17 1 0 0 .200 .317 .417 .734
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   176 42 4 2 5 14 30 22 29 0 5 1 .239 .327 .369 .696
1 Outs   164 50 5 2 10 25 35 14 16 2 1 1 .305 .359 .543 .902
2 Outs   124 26 3 2 4 24 10 16 14 0 0 0 .210 .300 .363 .663
Scoring Position   110 29 3 2 5 45 17 19 8 2 6 1 .264 .371 .464 .835
Bases Empty   274 71 8 4 11 11 44 28 38 0 0 1 .259 .330 .438 .768
Runner on 1st   80 18 1 0 3 7 14 5 13 0 0 0 .225 .271 .350 .621
Runner on 2nd   37 5 0 0 0 1 4 11 5 0 4 1 .135 .347 .135 .482
Runner on 3rd   8 4 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .556 1.250 1.806
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 8 1 1 2 11 4 1 1 0 1 0 .229 .250 .486 .736
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 .200 .444 .200 .644
Bases Loaded   14 7 0 0 2 20 4 3 0 1 0 0 .500 .556 .929 1.484
Two Strikes   179 34 0 0 9 18 23 18 59 1 0 0 .190 .263 .341 .603
First Pitch   91 29 5 2 6 17 17 1 0 0 2 0 .319 .326 .615 .941
Count 0-1   53 15 4 0 1 8 9 0 0 0 2 1 .283 .296 .415 .711
Count 0-2   22 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 .045 .045 .045 .091
Count 1-0   31 6 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .194 .194 .290 .484
Count 1-1   52 18 2 1 1 7 8 0 0 1 0 1 .346 .352 .481 .833
Count 1-2   47 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 21 0 0 0 .170 .170 .234 .404
Count 2-0   13 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .692 1.000
Count 2-1   34 10 0 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .441 .735
Count 2-2   65 10 0 0 4 6 8 0 20 0 0 0 .154 .154 .338 .492
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 5 17 0 0 0 0 .182 .679 .182 .860
Full Count   45 15 0 0 4 10 12 18 8 1 0 0 .333 .516 .600 1.116
Behind in Count   122 24 4 0 2 10 12 0 31 0 2 1 .197 .203 .279 .482
Ahead in Count   89 22 1 3 2 13 18 33 0 0 2 0 .247 .451 .393 .844
Batting Leadoff   28 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .179 .207 .286 .493
Batting 2nd   255 71 7 4 11 31 47 31 35 1 5 2 .278 .360 .467 .827
Batting 4th   15 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 1 0 .067 .067 .267 .333
Batting 5th   166 41 4 1 7 26 25 20 18 1 0 0 .247 .326 .410 .736
Low Leverage   203 57 4 4 10 12 40 26 23 0 0 1 .281 .365 .488 .853
Medium Leverage   176 36 4 1 4 15 21 18 29 0 4 1 .205 .282 .307 .589
High Leverage   84 25 4 1 5 36 14 7 7 2 2 0 .298 .344 .548 .892
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 Kinboshi - BAN 20 11 25 5 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .310 .360 .670 111 76 0.0
1969 Kinboshi - BAN 21 66 79 15 5 0 0 2 6 8 1 0 21 1 0 .190 .273 .253 .526 66 65 -0.3
1970 Kinboshi - BAN 22 6 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 89 85 0.0
1972 Kobe - BAN 24 110 322 90 10 5 13 53 61 50 2 3 56 2 2 .280 .377 .463 .839 139 140 2.3
1973 Kobe - BAN 25 136 486 119 21 3 17 58 79 60 4 4 71 7 6 .245 .330 .405 .736 116 118 2.5
1974 Kobe - BAN 26 129 504 122 21 8 17 66 82 51 3 7 72 12 8 .242 .312 .417 .728 111 109 2.1
1975 Kobe - BAN 27 126 464 118 12 6 19 63 75 52 2 2 59 12 8 .254 .331 .429 .760 109 117 2.5
Total BAN 584 1890 472 70 22 67 245 305 225 12 16 285 34 24 .250 .331 .416 .747 115 116 9.3
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 POSTSEASON 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
1975 Kobe - BAN 27 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .375 .775 117 136 0.0
Total BAN 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .375 .775 117 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Kinboshi - INT LF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 +0.1 1.034
1968 Kinboshi - INT CF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 +0.2 1.011
1968 Kinboshi - INT RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 +0.0 1.041
1969 Kinboshi - INT LF 47 11 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 146.2 1.96 -0.3 .969
1969 Kinboshi - INT CF 12 10 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 83.2 2.80 -1.7 .908
1969 Kinboshi - INT RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.035
1970 Kinboshi - INT LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.036
1970 Kinboshi - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Kinboshi - INT RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.1 3.48 +0.0 1.017
1972 Kobe - INT LF 100 83 134 0 0 136 2 .985 747.1 1.61 +0.4 1.016
1972 Kobe - INT CF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 -1.3 .883
1972 Kobe - INT RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 28.2 1.26 -0.3 1.026
1973 Kobe - INT LF 132 132 215 3 0 222 4 .982 1165.2 1.68 +2.3 1.013
1974 Kobe - INT LF 127 127 239 2 0 250 9 .964 1111.0 1.95 +3.6 1.020
1975 Kobe - INT LF 125 125 210 2 0 217 5 .977 1073.0 1.78 +6.8 1.034
TOTAL LF 539 482 834 7 0 861 20 .977 4282.2 1.77 +13.0 1.019
TOTAL CF 20 16 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 131.1 2.40 -2.8 .908
TOTAL RF 12 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 67.0 1.75 -0.2 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
03/21/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1968 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #6 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
05/29/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/22/1971 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
10/26/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $46,600 with the Kobe Bulls organization.
08/21/1972 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/10/1972 Wins the 1972 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
09/29/1973 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
05/23/1974 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/27/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Vesutan Bees, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 4 R.
07/29/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/09/1974 Wins the 1974 BAN Championship Series with the Kobe Bulls.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1973 132 8
Year PA Rank
1974 571 9
Year AB Rank
1974 504 9
Year 2B Rank
1973 21 5
1974 21 9
Year 3B Rank
1972 5 3
1973 3 8
1974 8 1
1975 6 1
Year HR Rank
1973 17 10
Year R Rank
1973 79 5
1974 82 9
1975 75 10
Year BB Rank
1973 60 7
1975 52 9
Year SF Rank
1973 4 6
1974 7 1
Year EBH Rank
1973 41 9
1974 46 10
1975 37 10
Year ISO Rank
1973 .160 10
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