LF Masanori Takagi #29
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
09/01/1975
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
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
86 268 59 4 1 4 26 13 34 .220 .264 .287 6 -2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/28/1975 RAK Win, 8-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1975 SAP Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 @ HSH Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 @ HSH Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ HSH Loss, 5-7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ HSH Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1975 @ DNK Loss, 3-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1975 @ DNK Win, 11-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1975 KYO Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1975 KYO Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 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:$14,365
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:123 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 86 268 59 4 1 4 26 20 13 34 .220 .264 .287 .551 .242 .067 53
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 291 3 1 0 1 7 0 77 9 6 6 50.0 20.5 2.48 -2.0  
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   249 53 4 1 4 24 17 12 32 0 7 3 .213 .258 .285 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
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
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   3022 818 122 27 77 344 364 249 311 13 22 18 .271 .329 .405 .734
Home   133 30 1 1 3 16 11 5 18 0 3 2 .226 .264 .316 .580
Road   135 29 3 0 1 10 9 8 16 0 4 1 .215 .264 .259 .523
Grass   268 59 4 1 4 26 20 13 34 0 7 3 .220 .264 .287 .551
Day   106 21 2 0 0 5 4 5 7 0 3 1 .198 .241 .217 .458
Night   162 38 2 1 4 21 16 8 27 0 4 2 .235 .279 .333 .612
As Starter   254 55 4 1 4 24 18 13 33 0 7 2 .217 .260 .287 .548
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .333 .286 .619
Pinch Hitting   10 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .364 .300 .664
Close/Late   72 14 0 0 0 5 4 4 9 0 1 0 .194 .237 .194 .431
Inning 1-3   87 21 2 1 2 8 7 3 11 0 5 1 .241 .275 .356 .631
Inning 4-6   85 17 2 0 2 12 7 6 10 0 1 0 .200 .253 .294 .547
Inning 7-9   91 20 0 0 0 6 5 2 12 0 1 2 .220 .253 .220 .472
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
0 Outs   81 18 1 0 3 5 8 3 14 0 5 0 .222 .250 .346 .596
1 Outs   83 15 1 1 0 2 6 3 5 0 2 1 .181 .218 .217 .435
2 Outs   104 26 2 0 1 19 6 7 15 0 0 2 .250 .310 .298 .608
Scoring Position   65 16 2 0 1 21 2 2 4 0 7 2 .246 .290 .323 .613
Bases Empty   155 33 0 1 2 2 12 8 21 0 0 1 .213 .256 .265 .521
Runner on 1st   48 10 2 0 1 3 6 3 9 0 0 0 .208 .255 .312 .567
Runner on 2nd   16 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 6 1 .312 .421 .375 .796
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .174 .174 .348
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Bases Loaded   12 3 1 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .308 .333 .641
Two Strikes   98 12 0 0 1 6 4 5 34 0 0 2 .122 .181 .153 .334
First Pitch   59 16 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 5 1 .271 .295 .322 .617
Count 0-1   19 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .368 .737
Count 0-2   18 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 8 0 0 2 .056 .150 .222 .372
Count 1-0   41 9 2 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .220 .415 .634
Count 1-1   25 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .360 .680
Count 1-2   35 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 .086 .086 .086 .171
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-1   15 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 2-2   34 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .147 .147 .147 .294
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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   11 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 .273 .500 .273 .773
Behind in Count   72 11 0 0 1 7 6 0 20 0 0 2 .153 .176 .194 .370
Ahead in Count   67 16 2 0 3 12 6 7 0 0 2 0 .239 .311 .403 .714
Batting Leadoff   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   81 22 1 0 3 12 10 7 10 0 5 2 .272 .344 .395 .740
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   68 10 1 0 0 4 2 3 12 0 0 1 .147 .194 .162 .356
Batting 7th   36 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Batting 8th   12 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   122 26 2 1 1 5 11 6 13 0 0 2 .213 .262 .270 .532
Medium Leverage   86 19 2 0 2 8 6 6 14 0 5 0 .221 .272 .314 .586
High Leverage   60 14 0 0 1 13 3 1 7 0 2 1 .233 .258 .283 .541
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 86 268 59 4 1 4 26 20 13 3 0 34 6 6 .220 .264 .287 .551 54 53 -2.0
Total BAN 968 3022 818 122 27 77 344 364 249 18 13 311 93 67 .271 .329 .405 .734 111 110 4.9
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 71 63 117 10 2 132 5 .962 560.2 2.04 -8.7 .906
1975 Yokohama - INT RF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.7 .891
TOTAL LF 748 701 1171 40 8 1238 27 .978 6136.2 1.78 -55.5 .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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