LF Ikuo 'The Little General' Muramoto #15
Denki Dynamics BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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LF IKUO 'THE LITTLE GENERAL' MURAMOTO #15 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 517 139 26 2 6 44 18 30 .269 .304 .362 18 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ SAP Win, 10-6 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 1
09/30/1974 @ SAP Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ SAP Win, 6-3 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 RAK Win, 5-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 RAK Loss, 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 RAK Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 HSH Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 HSH Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 @ KYO Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1974 @ KYO Win, 6-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/17/1945
Born in:Wako, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,400
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 135 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:1965, 7th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 517 139 26 2 6 44 60 18 30 .269 .304 .362 .666 .294 .093 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 558 10 0 0 4 9 4 187 34 18 6 75.0 59.2 3.99 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 23 5 1 1 8 10 0 3 1 1 3 .284 .306 .407 .713
Versus Right   436 116 21 1 5 36 50 18 27 3 8 7 .266 .304 .353 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   111 31 8 0 1 10 12 5 4 1 2 0 .279 .308 .378 .686
June   103 26 5 1 1 10 12 4 7 0 0 3 .252 .300 .350 .650
July   113 30 4 0 2 10 12 3 8 1 2 3 .265 .300 .354 .654
August   87 25 4 0 1 5 10 2 4 2 1 2 .287 .312 .368 .680
September   98 23 5 1 1 8 12 4 6 0 4 2 .235 .279 .337 .616
October   5 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600
Last Year   403 109 23 4 7 43 53 18 26 4 7 5 .270 .307 .400 .706
2 Years Ago   552 148 32 7 15 73 74 28 49 3 5 6 .268 .309 .433 .742
Career   4462 1156 220 48 61 429 494 189 450 27 48 35 .259 .293 .371 .664
Home   260 66 13 1 3 23 29 8 17 2 7 5 .254 .287 .346 .633
Road   257 73 13 1 3 21 31 10 13 2 2 5 .284 .321 .377 .699
Grass   517 139 26 2 6 44 60 18 30 4 9 10 .269 .304 .362 .666
Day   270 77 13 1 3 25 29 8 16 1 4 3 .285 .312 .374 .686
Night   247 62 13 1 3 19 31 10 14 3 5 7 .251 .296 .348 .644
As Starter   514 137 26 2 6 44 60 18 29 4 9 10 .267 .302 .360 .662
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   132 46 9 1 2 11 13 2 7 0 3 2 .348 .368 .477 .845
Inning 1-3   179 42 9 0 3 14 25 8 10 2 4 3 .235 .276 .335 .611
Inning 4-6   168 43 8 0 1 16 19 6 9 1 2 4 .256 .296 .321 .618
Inning 7-9   155 47 8 2 2 13 15 4 11 1 3 3 .303 .331 .419 .751
Extra Innings   15 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .533 1.000
0 Outs   194 43 9 0 1 5 26 6 11 1 4 2 .222 .251 .284 .535
1 Outs   166 51 13 0 3 21 24 7 10 3 5 4 .307 .344 .440 .784
2 Outs   157 45 4 2 2 18 10 5 9 0 0 4 .287 .325 .376 .701
Scoring Position   114 40 4 1 2 37 17 5 5 4 9 1 .351 .371 .456 .827
Bases Empty   320 81 18 1 3 3 38 9 20 0 0 6 .253 .287 .344 .630
Runner on 1st   83 18 4 0 1 4 5 4 5 0 0 3 .217 .278 .301 .579
Runner on 2nd   37 17 3 0 1 9 7 1 2 0 8 0 .459 .474 .622 1.095
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 12 0 0 1 6 7 2 3 0 1 0 .343 .378 .429 .807
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308 .333 .462 .795
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .091 .125 .216
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .333 .286 .619
Two Strikes   132 26 7 0 1 12 16 15 30 1 0 5 .197 .301 .273 .573
First Pitch   131 36 4 1 2 13 10 0 0 2 3 2 .275 .281 .366 .648
Count 0-1   57 23 7 1 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 .404 .404 .561 .965
Count 0-2   24 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 2 .167 .231 .208 .439
Count 1-0   66 18 1 0 1 5 8 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .269 .333 .602
Count 1-1   63 11 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 2 1 .175 .188 .238 .426
Count 1-2   44 7 3 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .159 .159 .227 .386
Count 2-0   27 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .296 .481 .778
Count 2-1   28 11 3 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 .393 .414 .500 .914
Count 2-2   41 11 1 0 1 7 5 0 9 1 0 2 .268 .295 .366 .661
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 .417 .533 .500 1.033
Full Count   23 4 2 0 0 0 7 15 6 0 0 1 .174 .513 .261 .774
Behind in Count   125 34 11 1 0 11 13 0 15 0 0 2 .272 .283 .376 .659
Ahead in Count   134 43 7 0 2 7 19 3 0 1 4 2 .321 .343 .418 .761
Batting Leadoff   188 49 12 1 2 20 24 6 8 2 2 3 .261 .291 .367 .658
Batting 2nd   50 11 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 1 2 1 .220 .245 .220 .465
Batting 4th   51 11 2 1 1 4 5 3 2 0 0 1 .216 .273 .353 .626
Batting 5th   13 7 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .538 .571 .769 1.341
Batting 6th   83 25 6 0 0 3 10 3 6 0 4 2 .301 .341 .373 .714
Batting 7th   56 14 3 0 1 6 8 4 3 1 1 1 .250 .306 .357 .664
Batting 8th   74 21 3 0 1 6 7 1 7 0 0 1 .284 .303 .365 .667
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   197 50 10 1 1 8 23 6 12 0 0 4 .254 .290 .330 .620
Medium Leverage   219 60 13 0 4 13 29 9 15 1 4 5 .274 .316 .388 .704
High Leverage   96 27 3 1 1 23 8 3 3 3 5 1 .281 .301 .365 .666
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
1966 Denki - BAN 20 116 384 78 6 2 1 26 24 16 0 3 60 2 1 .203 .233 .237 .470 49 39 -1.1
1967 Denki - BAN 21 136 522 128 23 4 3 42 51 23 1 1 69 2 4 .245 .278 .322 .600 83 84 1.3
1968 Denki - BAN 22 138 532 143 30 10 6 44 68 24 1 2 67 9 8 .269 .301 .397 .697 116 117 4.2
1969 Denki - BAN 23 136 526 142 25 5 7 60 55 20 1 2 53 6 6 .270 .297 .376 .673 105 108 3.4
1970 Denki - BAN 24 139 503 109 22 8 5 38 41 15 4 2 39 10 10 .217 .244 .322 .566 75 74 0.3
1971 Denki - BAN 25 136 523 160 33 6 11 59 68 27 7 6 57 13 16 .306 .345 .455 .800 119 120 2.7
1972 Denki - BAN 26 135 552 148 32 7 15 73 74 28 6 3 49 10 7 .268 .309 .433 .742 101 99 1.9
1973 Denki - BAN 27 104 403 109 23 4 7 43 53 18 5 4 26 17 11 .270 .307 .400 .706 96 95 0.8
1974 Denki - BAN 28 135 517 139 26 2 6 44 60 18 10 4 30 18 6 .269 .304 .362 .666 84 88 1.4
Total BAN 1175 4462 1156 220 48 61 429 494 189 35 27 450 87 69 .259 .293 .371 .664 94 93 14.9
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%
1966 Denki - INT LF 114 114 204 1 0 212 7 .967 967.1 1.91 +5.4 1.022
1966 Denki - INT RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -1.7 .000
1967 Denki - INT LF 133 133 227 5 0 237 5 .979 1140.0 1.83 +8.4 1.041
1968 Denki - INT LF 132 132 230 2 1 235 3 .987 1134.1 1.84 +14.5 1.067
1969 Denki - INT LF 135 132 221 9 1 237 7 .970 1136.0 1.82 +13.5 1.074
1969 Denki - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Denki - INT RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Denki - INT LF 135 132 214 1 0 222 7 .968 1139.0 1.70 +7.1 1.051
1970 Denki - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Denki - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1971 Denki - INT LF 125 123 189 6 1 197 2 .990 1064.1 1.65 +7.0 1.064
1971 Denki - INT RF 10 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 81.2 2.09 -3.1 .762
1972 Denki - INT LF 128 125 205 8 1 218 5 .977 1084.0 1.77 +6.7 1.032
1972 Denki - INT RF 9 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 61.0 2.21 +0.1 1.100
1973 Denki - INT LF 99 98 177 5 0 184 2 .989 829.0 1.98 +1.9 1.019
1973 Denki - INT RF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 40.0 2.25 -0.0 1.014
1974 Denki - INT LF 127 125 231 3 2 239 5 .979 1098.1 1.92 +2.9 1.030
1974 Denki - INT RF 7 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 60.0 2.40 +1.7 1.103
TOTAL LF 1128 1114 1898 40 6 1981 43 .978 9592.1 1.82 +67.6 1.045
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 33 32 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 251.2 2.15 -3.3 .923
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/05/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft by the Denki Dynamics. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
07/16/1965 Named the #7 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #5 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1966 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
03/21/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/27/1968 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/07/1968 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/28/1968 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
03/21/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/25/1969 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/16/1969 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
06/09/1971 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
05/01/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
06/07/1972 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1973 Injured (elbow strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 133 4
1968 133 1
1969 132 4
1970 132 6
1971 133 3
1972 134 1
1974 132 2
Year PA Rank
1967 562 8
1968 565 4
1971 564 10
1972 594 4
1974 558 9
Year AB Rank
1967 522 2
1968 532 1
1969 526 2
1970 503 5
1971 523 3
1972 552 1
1974 517 4
Year H Rank
1967 128 8
1968 143 1
1969 142 3
1971 160 2
1972 148 2
1974 139 7
Year TB Rank
1968 211 4
1969 198 8
1971 238 7
1972 239 5
Year 2B Rank
1967 23 10
1968 30 3
1969 25 5
1970 22 3
1971 33 1
1972 32 1
1973 23 5
1974 26 4
Year 3B Rank
1967 4 7
1968 10 1
1969 5 4
1970 8 1
1971 6 6
1972 7 1
1973 4 5
1974 2 9
Year SB Rank
1973 17 9
1974 18 10
Year RBI Rank
1969 60 9
1972 73 9
Year R Rank
1968 68 8
Year HP Rank
1970 4 10
1971 7 8
1974 10 9
Year SH Rank
1967 14 1
Year SF Rank
1971 6 2
1973 4 9
1974 4 4
Year EBH Rank
1968 46 5
1971 50 7
1972 54 5
Year AVG Rank
1968 .269 7
1969 .270 6
1971 .306 4
1972 .268 9
Year RC Rank
1971 79.36 10
Year WAR Rank
1969 3.6 9
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