C Korenaga Kurosawa #23
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
C KORENAGA KUROSAWA #23 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
120 398 88 10 0 15 51 38 87 .221 .299 .359 0 1.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 FUK Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 FUK Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 FUK Win, 5-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/23/1974 @ NAG Win, 6-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1974 @ NAG Loss, 4-16 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1974 VES Win, 8-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 @ OSA Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ OSA Win, 8-5 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1946
Born in:Gifu, GIF
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,210
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 145 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, 6th Pick in Round 2
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 120 398 88 10 0 15 51 39 38 87 .221 .299 .359 .658 .293 .138 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 454 7 0 0 17 9 2 143 25 0 0 0.0 41.0 3.27 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 15 2 0 1 5 3 12 18 0 0 1 .185 .298 .247 .545
Versus Right   317 73 8 0 14 46 36 26 69 2 9 6 .230 .299 .388 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   89 18 4 0 0 8 5 6 16 1 1 1 .202 .258 .247 .505
June   69 19 1 0 5 11 10 11 14 0 1 0 .275 .375 .507 .882
July   84 22 2 0 4 13 9 7 21 1 4 2 .262 .330 .429 .758
August   80 16 2 0 2 9 6 4 23 0 0 2 .200 .256 .300 .556
September   76 13 1 0 4 10 9 10 13 0 3 2 .171 .284 .342 .626
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   427 93 10 0 16 46 39 29 88 0 9 9 .218 .282 .354 .635
2 Years Ago   396 78 9 0 10 36 32 48 99 3 2 17 .197 .308 .295 .604
Career   2566 560 58 3 86 276 255 241 540 17 43 63 .218 .299 .344 .643
Home   219 49 4 0 10 29 22 20 53 1 5 4 .224 .299 .379 .678
Road   179 39 6 0 5 22 17 18 34 1 4 3 .218 .299 .335 .634
Grass   398 88 10 0 15 51 39 38 87 2 9 7 .221 .299 .359 .658
Day   208 53 6 0 8 29 23 19 38 1 4 4 .255 .328 .399 .727
Night   190 35 4 0 7 22 16 19 49 1 5 3 .184 .268 .316 .583
As Starter   391 85 10 0 15 50 37 37 87 2 9 7 .217 .295 .358 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Close/Late   92 23 2 0 4 11 8 7 18 0 1 2 .250 .317 .402 .719
Inning 1-3   119 25 5 0 4 18 15 11 30 1 7 3 .210 .291 .353 .644
Inning 4-6   142 29 2 0 5 16 11 15 31 1 1 2 .204 .287 .324 .611
Inning 7-9   130 33 3 0 6 17 13 12 25 0 1 2 .254 .326 .415 .742
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   103 25 2 0 6 8 18 13 20 1 8 0 .243 .325 .437 .762
1 Outs   145 21 3 0 3 13 12 12 36 1 1 4 .145 .228 .228 .456
2 Outs   150 42 5 0 6 30 9 13 31 0 0 3 .280 .349 .433 .783
Scoring Position   112 28 1 0 2 36 10 8 21 2 9 0 .250 .295 .312 .608
Bases Empty   230 50 7 0 13 13 27 25 57 0 0 4 .217 .305 .417 .722
Runner on 1st   56 10 2 0 0 2 2 5 9 0 0 3 .179 .281 .214 .496
Runner on 2nd   30 7 0 0 0 4 2 4 10 0 4 0 .233 .324 .233 .557
Runner on 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 12 1 0 1 13 5 1 2 0 1 0 .316 .333 .421 .754
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 0 .200 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
Two Strikes   183 30 6 0 4 18 13 20 87 2 0 2 .164 .251 .262 .514
First Pitch   55 15 1 0 3 8 5 0 0 0 5 2 .273 .298 .455 .753
Count 0-1   49 15 2 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .320 .469 .789
Count 0-2   37 7 3 0 1 4 3 0 21 1 0 1 .189 .205 .351 .556
Count 1-0   30 10 0 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .733 1.067
Count 1-1   40 9 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .225 .244 .325 .569
Count 1-2   65 7 3 0 1 3 2 0 34 1 0 0 .108 .106 .200 .306
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   16 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .235 .375 .610
Count 2-2   51 11 0 0 1 6 4 0 19 0 0 1 .216 .231 .275 .505
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 .182 .625 .182 .807
Full Count   30 5 0 0 1 5 4 20 13 0 0 0 .167 .500 .267 .767
Behind in Count   151 29 8 0 4 16 13 0 55 2 1 2 .192 .200 .325 .525
Ahead in Count   71 19 0 0 5 14 11 18 0 0 2 1 .268 .422 .479 .901
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   24 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 1 1 0 .208 .231 .208 .439
Batting 6th   365 79 10 0 15 47 37 36 78 1 8 7 .216 .298 .367 .665
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Low Leverage   175 38 6 0 7 13 16 20 46 1 0 4 .217 .310 .371 .681
Medium Leverage   140 28 3 0 6 20 17 11 28 1 6 2 .200 .266 .350 .616
High Leverage   81 21 1 0 1 17 5 7 12 0 3 1 .259 .326 .309 .634
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 21 78 203 44 3 0 10 25 28 10 4 2 39 0 0 .217 .265 .379 .644 101 98 1.0
1969 Kinboshi - BAN 22 117 384 83 14 1 7 36 35 34 8 3 60 0 0 .216 .291 .312 .604 89 83 1.3
1970 Kinboshi - BAN 23 117 372 86 8 1 13 42 41 40 11 3 77 1 0 .231 .322 .363 .684 114 113 3.6
1971 Kinboshi - BAN 24 119 386 88 4 1 15 40 41 42 7 4 90 0 0 .228 .312 .360 .672 89 88 1.7
1972 Kinboshi - BAN 25 121 396 78 9 0 10 36 32 48 17 3 99 0 0 .197 .308 .295 .604 74 75 1.1
1973 Kinboshi - BAN 26 125 427 93 10 0 16 46 39 29 9 0 88 0 0 .218 .282 .354 .635 87 83 2.2
1974 Kinboshi - BAN 27 120 398 88 10 0 15 51 39 38 7 2 87 0 0 .221 .299 .359 .658 82 86 1.7
Total BAN 797 2566 560 58 3 86 276 255 241 63 17 540 1 0 .218 .299 .344 .643 90 88 12.4
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%
1968 Kinboshi - INT C 55 53 294 34 2 330 2 .994 458.2 6.44 -1.8 .859 6 61 20 32.8
1969 Kinboshi - INT C 116 116 623 70 5 701 8 .989 975.1 6.39 -2.8 .992 14 104 31 29.8
1970 Kinboshi - INT C 115 115 666 107 4 779 6 .992 974.0 7.14 +3.5 1.080 7 141 56 39.7
1971 Kinboshi - INT C 113 113 843 88 4 937 6 .994 962.2 8.70 +0.7 .968 2 100 32 32.0
1972 Kinboshi - INT C 115 115 717 86 7 809 6 .993 973.0 7.43 +0.3 1.016 14 116 38 32.8
1973 Kinboshi - INT C 121 118 673 84 6 760 3 .996 1038.1 6.56 +4.9 1.203 5 109 38 34.9
1973 Kinboshi - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kinboshi - INT C 116 112 651 73 2 728 4 .995 1000.0 6.52 +0.5 1.058 5 103 27 26.2
TOTAL C 751 742 4467 542 30 5044 35 .993 6382.0 7.06 +5.3 1.035 53 734 242 33.0
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
05/01/1966 Named the #18 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1966 Named the #18 prospect in the BAN
03/22/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1967 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1967 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/16/1967 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Named the #10 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
06/13/1969 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/24/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
08/31/1970 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
12/17/1970 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/27/1973 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1974 Hits three home runs against the Vesutan Bees, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/17/1974 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1972 99 6
1973 88 3
1974 87 4
Year HP Rank
1968 4 7
1969 8 4
1970 11 4
1971 7 10
1972 17 1
1973 9 8
1974 7 10
Year SH Rank
1969 8 7
1974 9 9
Year SF Rank
1970 3 10
1971 4 6
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