LF Masanori Takagi #29
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/14/1975
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LF MASANORI TAKAGI #29 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
104 300 62 5 1 4 28 16 38 .207 .252 .270 8 -2.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1975 RAK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1975 RAK Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 RAK Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1975 SAP Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 SAP Loss, 2-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ HSH Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ HSH Win, 4-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1975 @ DNK Loss, 5-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ DNK Loss, 7-8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ DNK Loss, 4-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/18/1944
Born in:Saitama, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,910
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 12th 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 104 300 62 5 1 4 28 22 16 38 .207 .252 .270 .522 .230 .063 43
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 329 3 1 0 2 8 2 81 10 8 7 53.3 20.8 2.19 -2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 6 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .350 .316 .666
Versus Right   281 56 5 1 4 26 19 15 36 2 8 3 .199 .246 .267 .513
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   74 21 2 0 1 10 7 6 7 0 6 3 .284 .361 .351 .713
June   81 20 1 0 3 12 7 4 11 0 0 0 .247 .282 .370 .653
July   77 10 1 1 0 3 2 2 15 0 0 0 .130 .152 .169 .321
August   36 8 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 .222 .243 .222 .465
September   31 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 .097 .167 .129 .296
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   300 72 15 0 4 35 30 19 39 2 2 0 .240 .283 .330 .613
2 Years Ago   324 98 11 2 10 36 49 24 27 2 2 4 .302 .356 .441 .797
Career   3054 821 123 27 77 346 366 252 315 15 23 18 .269 .327 .402 .729
Home   147 33 2 1 3 16 12 7 21 0 3 2 .224 .269 .313 .582
Road   153 29 3 0 1 12 10 9 17 2 5 1 .190 .236 .229 .465
Grass   300 62 5 1 4 28 22 16 38 2 8 3 .207 .252 .270 .522
Day   118 21 2 0 0 5 5 7 8 0 4 1 .178 .230 .195 .425
Night   182 41 3 1 4 23 17 9 30 2 4 2 .225 .267 .319 .585
As Starter   281 58 5 1 4 26 20 15 36 2 8 2 .206 .250 .274 .524
As Reliever / Substitution   19 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 .211 .286 .211 .496
Pinch Hitting   15 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200 .494
Close/Late   81 14 0 0 0 6 5 5 10 1 2 0 .173 .218 .173 .391
Inning 1-3   95 23 2 1 2 8 8 4 11 0 5 1 .242 .280 .347 .627
Inning 4-6   96 18 3 0 2 13 7 6 13 1 1 0 .188 .233 .281 .514
Inning 7-9   104 20 0 0 0 7 6 4 13 1 2 2 .192 .234 .192 .427
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
0 Outs   90 20 2 0 3 6 9 5 14 1 6 0 .222 .260 .344 .605
1 Outs   95 16 1 1 0 3 7 3 6 1 2 1 .168 .200 .200 .400
2 Outs   115 26 2 0 1 19 6 8 18 0 0 2 .226 .288 .270 .558
Scoring Position   73 16 2 0 1 23 2 3 6 2 8 2 .219 .263 .288 .550
Bases Empty   169 35 1 1 2 2 12 9 22 0 0 1 .207 .251 .260 .512
Runner on 1st   58 11 2 0 1 3 8 4 10 0 0 0 .190 .242 .276 .518
Runner on 2nd   19 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 7 1 .263 .364 .316 .679
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .148 .148 .148 .296
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Bases Loaded   13 3 1 0 0 9 1 0 2 1 0 1 .231 .267 .308 .574
Two Strikes   108 13 1 0 1 7 5 7 38 1 0 2 .120 .186 .157 .344
First Pitch   70 17 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 5 1 .243 .260 .286 .546
Count 0-1   22 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .318 .318 .636
Count 0-2   20 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 2 .100 .182 .300 .482
Count 1-0   44 9 2 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .205 .386 .591
Count 1-1   26 9 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .385 .731
Count 1-2   35 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 .086 .086 .086 .171
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   17 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 2-2   38 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 1 0 0 .132 .128 .132 .260
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 .000 .625 .000 .625
Full Count   15 3 0 0 0 2 2 7 5 0 0 0 .200 .455 .200 .655
Behind in Count   77 12 1 0 1 7 6 0 21 0 1 2 .156 .177 .208 .385
Ahead in Count   74 16 2 0 3 12 6 8 0 0 2 0 .216 .293 .365 .658
Batting Leadoff   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   82 22 1 0 3 12 10 7 10 0 5 2 .268 .341 .390 .731
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   52 16 2 1 1 9 4 2 4 0 2 0 .308 .333 .442 .776
Batting 6th   96 13 2 0 0 6 4 5 15 2 1 1 .135 .183 .156 .339
Batting 7th   36 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Batting 8th   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .308 .708
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Low Leverage   134 27 2 1 1 5 12 8 13 0 0 2 .201 .257 .254 .511
Medium Leverage   99 21 3 0 2 9 6 6 17 1 6 0 .212 .255 .303 .558
High Leverage   67 14 0 0 1 14 4 2 8 1 2 1 .209 .239 .254 .493
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
1967 Yokohama - BAN 23 33 54 14 2 1 2 10 7 2 0 1 11 0 0 .259 .281 .444 .725 118 114 0.2
1968 Yokohama - BAN 24 109 205 53 10 0 6 31 16 13 1 1 14 1 0 .259 .305 .395 .700 116 114 0.7
1969 Yokohama - BAN 25 131 466 132 23 4 8 48 49 39 1 3 26 5 8 .283 .338 .401 .739 125 125 1.5
1970 Yokohama - BAN 26 131 471 127 22 5 15 52 61 44 1 1 38 10 11 .270 .333 .433 .766 136 135 2.8
1971 Yokohama - BAN 27 134 472 138 23 7 13 46 66 45 5 2 66 17 12 .292 .359 .453 .812 122 123 2.2
1972 Yokohama - BAN 28 129 462 125 12 7 15 60 66 50 3 1 56 22 14 .271 .345 .424 .769 109 105 0.6
1973 Yokohama - BAN 29 98 324 98 11 2 10 36 49 24 4 2 27 18 9 .302 .356 .441 .797 121 121 0.6
1974 Yokohama - BAN 30 117 300 72 15 0 4 35 30 19 0 2 39 14 7 .240 .283 .330 .613 71 69 -1.7
1975 Yokohama - BAN 31 104 300 62 5 1 4 28 22 16 3 2 38 8 7 .207 .252 .270 .522 45 43 -2.5
Total BAN 986 3054 821 123 27 77 346 366 252 18 15 315 95 68 .269 .327 .402 .729 110 108 4.4
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%
1967 Yokohama - INT LF 6 5 7 0 0 8 1 .875 44.2 1.41 -0.9 .881
1967 Yokohama - INT RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.0 1.032
1968 Yokohama - INT LF 24 24 34 1 0 37 2 .946 200.2 1.57 -2.9 .878
1968 Yokohama - INT RF 15 11 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 103.2 2.26 +0.0 .961
1969 Yokohama - INT LF 117 117 174 1 0 178 3 .983 1002.0 1.57 -8.4 .945
1969 Yokohama - INT RF 6 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 46.0 0.78 -0.6 .828
1970 Yokohama - INT LF 113 113 181 0 0 183 2 .989 984.2 1.65 -1.5 .985
1970 Yokohama - INT RF 11 10 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 88.2 1.52 -1.6 .897
1971 Yokohama - INT LF 120 119 187 8 2 198 3 .985 1025.1 1.71 -4.0 .961
1971 Yokohama - INT RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.1 1.016
1972 Yokohama - INT LF 118 115 212 13 3 229 4 .983 1005.2 2.01 -8.0 .943
1972 Yokohama - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.026
1973 Yokohama - INT LF 84 79 137 5 1 145 3 .979 698.2 1.83 -11.1 .905
1974 Yokohama - INT LF 95 66 122 2 0 128 4 .969 614.1 1.82 -10.0 .909
1974 Yokohama - INT RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 -0.2 1.025
1975 Yokohama - INT LF 82 71 131 10 2 146 5 .966 632.2 2.01 -9.3 .907
1975 Yokohama - INT RF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.7 .888
TOTAL LF 759 709 1185 40 8 1252 27 .978 6208.2 1.78 -56.1 .938
TOTAL RF 47 38 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 341.1 1.74 -2.7 .939
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick).
07/16/1966 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
08/22/1966 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1967 Named the #17 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
07/16/1967 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
05/19/1969 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1969 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
06/16/1969 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/24/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Kyoto Owls, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/07/1969 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/09/1970 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/01/1973 Hits three home runs against the Sapporo Bears, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/19/1973 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/17/1974 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/01/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1969 132 7
1970 127 3
1971 138 7
1972 125 8
Year TB Rank
1970 204 5
Year 2B Rank
1969 23 9
1970 22 3
Year 3B Rank
1969 4 9
1970 5 2
1971 7 3
1972 7 1
Year SB Rank
1971 17 9
1972 22 8
1973 18 8
Year EBH Rank
1970 42 5
Year AVG Rank
1969 .283 5
1970 .270 3
1971 .292 7
1972 .271 7
Year OBP Rank
1969 .338 9
1970 .333 10
1971 .359 10
Year SLG Rank
1969 .401 8
1970 .433 8
Year RC Rank
1970 65.21 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1969 4.74 9
1970 4.77 7
1971 5.88 9
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .328 9
1970 .339 7
1971 .358 9
Year OPS Rank
1969 .739 9
1970 .766 7
1971 .812 9
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