1B Ryouta Furukawa #23
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/09/1963
1B RYOUTA FURUKAWA #23 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
33 31 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 .161 .156 .194 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 1 1 1
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1963 VES Loss, 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 @ KOB Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 @ KOB Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1963 FUK Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1963 FUK Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1963 FUK Loss, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1963 NAG Loss, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1963 NAG Win, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1963 NAG Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1963 @ OSA Loss, 3-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/13/1934
Born in:Sawara, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 6"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 121 Days
Service This Yr:121 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:1953, 11th Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 33 31 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 .161 .156 .194 .350 .153 .032 -3
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0.0 0.6 0.57 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 .083 .077 .083 .160
Versus Right   19 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
June   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
July   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
August   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Last Year   40 9 3 0 0 8 6 0 4 2 0 0 .225 .214 .300 .514
2 Years Ago   54 18 6 0 1 13 9 1 3 0 1 0 .333 .345 .500 .845
Career   330 85 20 0 1 49 39 14 26 6 1 1 .258 .285 .327 .612
Home   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .235 .222 .235 .458
Road   14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214
Grass   31 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 .161 .156 .194 .350
Day   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   23 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 .217 .208 .261 .469
As Reliever / Substitution   31 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 .161 .156 .194 .350
Pinch Hitting   30 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 .167 .161 .200 .361
Close/Late   20 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Inning 4-6   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   27 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 .185 .185 .222 .407
0 Outs   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
1 Outs   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Scoring Position   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
Bases Empty   17 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Runner on 1st   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 1-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 9th   19 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 .211 .200 .263 .463
Low Leverage   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Medium Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
High Leverage   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
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
1958 Kinboshi - BAN 24 47 80 22 3 0 0 8 8 5 1 0 3 0 1 .275 .326 .312 .638 82 87 -0.1
1959 Kinboshi - BAN 25 49 51 10 3 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 4 0 1 .196 .255 .255 .509 47 42 -0.1
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 26 80 74 21 4 0 0 15 9 4 0 3 5 0 0 .284 .309 .338 .646 82 72 -0.1
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 27 51 54 18 6 0 1 13 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .345 .500 .845 127 129 0.2
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 28 44 40 9 3 0 0 8 6 0 0 2 4 0 0 .225 .214 .300 .514 43 38 -0.2
1963 Kinboshi - BAN 29 33 31 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 1 .161 .156 .194 .350 1 -3 -0.3
Total BAN 304 330 85 20 0 1 49 39 14 1 6 26 0 4 .258 .285 .327 .612 72 69 -0.6
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
1951 Total - 17 24 101 43 11 0 3 30 42 11 2 1 4 0 0 .426 .487 .624 1.111 100 100 1.6
1952 Total - 18 41 182 78 17 2 1 43 71 19 2 2 8 3 3 .429 .483 .560 1.043 100 100 2.5
1953 Total - 19 42 188 88 17 2 1 49 63 15 2 2 8 4 3 .468 .507 .596 1.103 100 100 3.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Kinboshi - INT 1B 16 14 133 10 13 146 3 .979 119.2 10.75 -0.6 .923
1959 Kinboshi - INT 1B 3 1 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 13.0 9.69 +0.5 1.314
1960 Kinboshi - INT 1B 9 1 25 1 1 27 1 .963 22.0 10.64 -0.2 .928
1961 Kinboshi - INT 1B 17 0 48 5 4 54 1 .981 46.1 10.29 -0.0 .957
1962 Kinboshi - INT 1B 4 0 8 1 2 9 0 1.000 6.0 13.50 +0.0 1.049
1963 Kinboshi - INT 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 52 16 231 18 21 254 5 .980 211.0 10.62 -0.3 .960
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 3, Pick 11, 35th overall pick).
07/16/1953 Named the #70 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1954 Named the #65 prospect in the BAN
08/08/1954 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/01/1955 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
10/10/1955 Named the #47 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1956 Named the #49 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #70 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1957 Named the #64 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1957 Named the #77 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1957 Named the #62 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1958 Named the #52 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
05/01/1961 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
03/29/1962 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/01/1963 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
08/31/1963 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
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