C Korenaga Kurosawa #23
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/30/1975
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
46 168 38 3 0 2 12 10 34 .226 .293 .280 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/1975 @ NAG Loss, 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1975 @ NAG Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/26/1975 OSA Win, 8-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/25/1975 OSA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/24/1975 OSA Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/22/1975 VES Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/20/1975 VES Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/1975 @ KOB Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/1975 @ KOB Win, 9-5 3 2 0 0 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:7 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:60 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 168 38 3 0 2 12 13 10 34 .226 .293 .280 .573 .260 .054 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 188 6 0 0 7 4 0 47 5 0 0 0.0 13.3 2.55 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 8 1 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 .286 .394 .321 .715
Versus Right   140 30 2 0 2 11 9 6 32 0 4 5 .214 .272 .271 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
May   87 23 0 0 2 8 9 6 20 0 3 3 .264 .333 .333 .667
June   79 15 3 0 0 4 4 4 14 0 1 3 .190 .256 .228 .484
July   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   398 88 10 0 15 51 39 38 87 2 9 7 .221 .299 .359 .658
2 Years Ago   427 93 10 0 16 46 39 29 88 0 9 9 .218 .282 .354 .635
Career   2734 598 61 3 88 288 268 251 574 17 47 69 .219 .299 .340 .639
Home   81 19 2 0 1 7 4 7 16 0 1 2 .235 .311 .296 .607
Road   87 19 1 0 1 5 9 3 18 0 3 4 .218 .277 .264 .541
Grass   168 38 3 0 2 12 13 10 34 0 4 6 .226 .293 .280 .573
Day   74 21 3 0 1 8 5 3 15 0 3 2 .284 .329 .365 .694
Night   94 17 0 0 1 4 8 7 19 0 1 4 .181 .267 .213 .479
As Starter   168 38 3 0 2 12 13 10 34 0 4 6 .226 .293 .280 .573
Close/Late   34 7 1 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 1 3 .206 .325 .235 .560
Inning 1-3   56 13 1 0 1 6 4 4 9 0 1 2 .232 .306 .304 .610
Inning 4-6   57 15 1 0 1 5 4 3 10 0 2 0 .263 .300 .333 .633
Inning 7-9   52 8 1 0 0 1 4 3 15 0 1 4 .154 .254 .173 .427
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
0 Outs   50 12 1 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 4 0 .240 .283 .260 .543
1 Outs   63 15 0 0 2 6 9 5 14 0 0 4 .238 .333 .333 .667
2 Outs   55 11 2 0 0 6 1 2 11 0 0 2 .200 .254 .236 .491
Scoring Position   44 10 1 0 1 11 6 2 10 0 4 3 .227 .306 .318 .624
Bases Empty   94 22 2 0 1 1 5 7 17 0 0 2 .234 .301 .287 .588
Runner on 1st   30 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 2nd   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 .375 .444 .875 1.319
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Two Strikes   80 12 2 0 0 2 4 5 34 0 0 1 .150 .209 .175 .384
First Pitch   29 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 .310 .310 .621
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   16 4 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   22 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 .273 .360 .409 .769
Count 1-2   22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 .136 .174 .136 .310
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   27 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Full Count   15 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 .200 .400 .333 .733
Behind in Count   43 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 1 .093 .114 .093 .207
Ahead in Count   32 10 1 0 1 4 6 5 0 0 2 2 .312 .436 .438 .873
Batting 5th   102 21 3 0 0 4 5 4 20 0 2 4 .206 .264 .235 .499
Batting 6th   66 17 0 0 2 8 8 6 14 0 2 2 .258 .338 .348 .686
Low Leverage   80 16 1 0 1 2 4 4 22 0 0 3 .200 .264 .250 .514
Medium Leverage   50 15 2 0 0 3 5 4 6 0 3 1 .300 .364 .340 .704
High Leverage   36 7 0 0 1 7 4 2 6 0 1 2 .194 .275 .278 .553
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 92 90 1.9
1975 Kinboshi - BAN 28 46 168 38 3 0 2 12 13 10 6 0 34 0 0 .226 .293 .280 .573 62 68 0.1
Total BAN 843 2734 598 61 3 88 288 268 251 69 17 574 1 0 .219 .299 .340 .639 90 88 12.8
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 +0.4 1.058 5 103 27 26.2
1975 Kinboshi - INT C 46 46 247 30 2 278 1 .996 401.2 6.21 -0.9 1.014 3 44 8 18.2
TOTAL C 797 788 4714 572 32 5322 36 .993 6783.2 7.01 +4.4 1.034 56 778 250 32.1
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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