LF Masanori Takagi #29
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
06/30/1975
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
45 150 39 3 0 4 20 10 18 .260 .319 .360 5 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 DNK Win, 3-0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
06/28/1975 DNK Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1975 @ KYO Win, 9-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/25/1975 @ KYO Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/24/1975 @ KYO Win, 5-3 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0
06/22/1975 RAK Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/21/1975 RAK Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/20/1975 RAK Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 SAP Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/15/1975 @ HSH Win, 5-3 4 0 1 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:$14,365
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:60 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 45 150 39 3 0 4 20 13 10 18 .260 .319 .360 .679 .292 .100 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 40 169 3 1 0 0 6 0 54 7 5 4 55.6 17.8 3.98 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Versus Right   141 35 3 0 4 20 11 9 18 0 6 3 .248 .307 .355 .662
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .211 .286 .368 .654
May   74 21 2 0 1 10 7 6 7 0 6 3 .284 .361 .351 .713
June   76 18 1 0 3 10 6 4 11 0 0 0 .237 .275 .368 .643
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   2904 798 121 26 77 338 357 246 295 13 21 18 .275 .334 .414 .748
Home   74 19 1 0 3 14 7 4 11 0 3 2 .257 .312 .392 .704
Road   76 20 2 0 1 6 6 6 7 0 3 1 .263 .325 .329 .654
Grass   150 39 3 0 4 20 13 10 18 0 6 3 .260 .319 .360 .679
Day   54 13 2 0 0 4 2 5 2 0 2 1 .241 .317 .278 .594
Night   96 26 1 0 4 16 11 5 16 0 4 2 .271 .320 .406 .727
As Starter   149 38 3 0 4 19 12 10 18 0 6 2 .255 .311 .356 .666
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   33 7 0 0 0 3 2 4 4 0 1 0 .212 .297 .212 .509
Inning 1-3   57 16 1 0 2 6 5 1 7 0 4 1 .281 .305 .404 .709
Inning 4-6   49 15 2 0 2 10 5 5 5 0 1 0 .306 .370 .469 .840
Inning 7-9   44 8 0 0 0 4 2 2 6 0 1 2 .182 .250 .182 .432
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   48 14 1 0 3 5 6 3 8 0 5 0 .292 .333 .500 .833
1 Outs   50 10 1 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 1 .200 .231 .220 .451
2 Outs   52 15 1 0 1 14 2 6 7 0 0 2 .288 .383 .365 .749
Scoring Position   36 12 2 0 1 16 1 2 2 0 6 2 .333 .400 .472 .872
Bases Empty   88 21 0 0 2 2 10 6 10 0 0 1 .239 .295 .307 .602
Runner on 1st   26 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
Runner on 2nd   12 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 5 1 .333 .467 .417 .883
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   55 10 0 0 1 6 2 3 18 0 0 2 .182 .250 .236 .486
First Pitch   30 12 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 5 1 .400 .438 .433 .871
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 2 .100 .250 .400 .650
Count 1-0   23 7 1 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .609 .913
Count 1-1   17 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 1-2   16 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Count 2-2   20 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 .000 .714 .000 .714
Full Count   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Behind in Count   36 7 0 0 1 5 3 0 9 0 0 2 .194 .237 .278 .515
Ahead in Count   38 10 1 0 3 9 5 6 0 0 1 0 .263 .364 .526 .890
Batting 2nd   78 21 1 0 3 12 9 6 10 0 5 2 .269 .337 .397 .735
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   33 10 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .303 .324 .424 .748
Batting 6th   28 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 6 0 0 1 .143 .226 .179 .404
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   72 16 1 0 1 4 7 4 7 0 0 2 .222 .282 .278 .560
Medium Leverage   53 13 2 0 2 6 4 5 8 0 4 0 .245 .310 .396 .707
High Leverage   25 10 0 0 1 10 2 1 3 0 2 1 .400 .444 .520 .964
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 45 150 39 3 0 4 20 13 10 3 0 18 5 4 .260 .319 .360 .679 89 88 -0.4
Total BAN 927 2904 798 121 26 77 338 357 246 18 13 295 92 65 .275 .334 .414 .748 115 114 6.5
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 43 39 77 9 2 89 3 .966 335.1 2.31 -5.8 .916
1975 Yokohama - INT RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 1.015
TOTAL LF 720 677 1131 39 8 1195 25 .979 5911.1 1.78 -52.5 .940
TOTAL RF 43 35 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 313.1 1.72 -2.2 .947
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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