06/05/1954 | Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
10/14/1954 | Named the #9 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
04/29/1955 | Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/01/1955 | Named the #10 prospect in the BAN |
07/16/1955 | Named the #14 prospect in the BAN |
02/17/1956 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/01/1956 | Named the #11 prospect in the BAN |
03/24/1957 | Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/01/1957 | Named the #33 prospect in the BAN |
07/16/1957 | Named the #59 prospect in the BAN |
11/22/1957 | Was traded by the Yokohama Kingfishers to the Kyoto Owls, along with LF Masazumi Seki, in exchange for 1B Kimiyasu Aoki. |
04/01/1958 | Released by the Kyoto Owls. |
05/04/1958 | Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kobe Bulls organization. |
07/01/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/16/1958 | Named the #88 prospect in the BAN |
08/01/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
04/21/1959 | Detrimentally completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Kobe Bulls development complex. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
06/01/1960 | Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/25/1960 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week. |
09/16/1960 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1961 | Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kobe Bulls development complex. |
07/01/1961 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week. |
08/18/1961 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/02/1961 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/18/1961 | Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | G | Rank | 1958 | 50 | 5 | 1959 | 72 | 1 | 1960 | 52 | 7 | | Year | L | Rank | 1960 | 15 | 3 | 1961 | 12 | 7 | | Year | SV | Rank | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 1959 | 19 | 3 | 1960 | 8 | 7 | | | |
Year | BABIP | Rank | 1961 | .261 | 8 | | Year | RA | Rank | 1958 | 47 | 6 | 1959 | 72 | 1 | | Year | GF | Rank | 1958 | 41 | 5 | 1959 | 60 | 1 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1960 | .750 | 2 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1960 | 1 | 10 | 1961 | 1 | 6 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1960 | 0.52 | 8 | | | | | |