3B Sunao Morioka #10
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1956
3B SUNAO MORIOKA #10 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 520 142 23 5 12 61 63 46 .273 .359 .406 7 2.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1956 KYO Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1956 YOK Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/30/1956 YOK Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/1956 YOK Loss, 0-15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1956 KYO Win, 7-5 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/26/1956 KYO Win, 2-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1956 @ DNK Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/23/1956 @ DNK Win, 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/23/1956 @ DNK Win, 3-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1956 @ SAP Loss, 4-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/14/1933
Born in:Takamatsu, KAG
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,800
Signed Through:1957 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 6 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 6th Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 520 142 23 5 12 61 74 63 46 .273 .359 .406 .765 .345 .133 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 136 596 9 2 0 12 1 4 211 40 7 8 46.7 76.5 5.13 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 29 4 0 3 19 18 15 9 2 0 2 .287 .383 .416 .799
Versus Right   419 113 19 5 9 42 56 48 37 2 1 7 .270 .353 .403 .756
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   104 22 5 1 0 9 10 11 6 2 1 1 .212 .288 .279 .567
June   101 28 1 0 3 12 16 13 16 0 0 3 .277 .376 .376 .752
July   106 32 4 2 4 18 17 14 5 2 0 3 .302 .392 .491 .883
August   105 31 7 2 2 16 11 6 11 0 0 1 .295 .339 .457 .796
September   98 27 5 0 3 6 19 17 7 0 0 1 .276 .388 .418 .806
October   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
Career   549 148 23 6 14 65 78 65 50 4 3 9 .270 .354 .410 .764
Home   249 67 11 1 7 27 38 39 24 1 1 2 .269 .371 .406 .777
Road   271 75 12 4 5 34 36 24 22 3 0 7 .277 .348 .406 .753
Grass   520 142 23 5 12 61 74 63 46 4 1 9 .273 .359 .406 .765
Day   194 50 9 1 7 25 26 21 15 2 0 3 .258 .336 .423 .759
Night   326 92 14 4 5 36 48 42 31 2 1 6 .282 .372 .396 .768
As Starter   520 142 23 5 12 61 74 62 46 4 1 9 .273 .358 .406 .764
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   89 30 2 1 3 17 10 7 4 0 1 2 .337 .398 .483 .881
Inning 1-3   206 47 13 3 2 20 31 21 27 3 0 2 .228 .302 .350 .651
Inning 4-6   169 46 6 1 4 13 26 24 13 1 0 5 .272 .377 .391 .767
Inning 7-9   145 49 4 1 6 28 17 18 6 0 1 2 .338 .418 .503 .922
0 Outs   206 59 12 2 2 9 34 19 23 2 1 4 .286 .355 .393 .748
1 Outs   147 40 6 2 7 31 22 20 11 2 0 1 .272 .359 .483 .842
2 Outs   167 43 5 1 3 21 18 24 12 0 0 4 .257 .364 .353 .717
Scoring Position   134 36 4 2 5 50 17 22 11 4 1 1 .269 .366 .440 .807
Bases Empty   293 78 16 2 5 5 44 32 27 0 0 5 .266 .348 .386 .734
Runner on 1st   93 28 3 1 2 6 13 9 8 0 0 3 .301 .381 .419 .800
Runner on 2nd   39 9 0 0 1 6 5 9 2 0 1 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
Runner on 3rd   14 8 2 0 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 0 .571 .611 .714 1.325
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 10 1 2 3 16 5 5 4 0 0 1 .256 .356 .615 .971
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 4 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .250 .278 .528
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .143 .278 .143 .421
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Two Strikes   198 46 6 2 3 19 31 25 46 0 0 2 .232 .324 .328 .653
First Pitch   102 35 8 0 4 14 14 2 0 1 1 3 .343 .370 .539 .910
Count 0-1   44 14 2 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 .318 .348 .432 .780
Count 0-2   34 8 1 0 0 3 4 0 9 0 0 0 .235 .235 .265 .500
Count 1-0   70 17 4 2 3 11 8 0 0 1 0 0 .243 .239 .486 .725
Count 1-1   46 13 2 0 1 9 5 0 0 1 0 1 .283 .292 .391 .683
Count 1-2   67 10 1 0 2 5 6 0 17 0 0 2 .149 .174 .254 .428
Count 2-0   16 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   32 10 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .375 .688
Count 2-2   58 14 1 1 1 7 8 0 12 0 0 0 .241 .241 .345 .586
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 1 0 0 4 3 21 0 1 0 0 .250 .706 .333 1.039
Full Count   39 14 3 1 0 4 13 25 8 0 0 0 .359 .609 .487 1.097
Behind in Count   145 32 4 0 3 10 16 0 26 0 0 4 .221 .242 .310 .552
Ahead in Count   130 34 5 3 3 17 18 36 0 2 0 1 .262 .420 .415 .836
Batting Leadoff   205 58 14 2 5 17 34 26 18 0 1 1 .283 .366 .444 .810
Batting 3rd   26 7 2 0 0 2 6 6 0 1 0 2 .269 .429 .346 .775
Batting 4th   289 77 7 3 7 42 34 30 28 3 0 6 .266 .345 .384 .729
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   194 53 6 1 5 14 29 30 18 1 0 4 .273 .380 .392 .772
Medium Leverage   249 65 14 1 4 20 35 21 22 1 0 4 .261 .327 .373 .701
High Leverage   74 23 3 3 3 27 10 11 6 2 1 1 .311 .398 .554 .952
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
1952 Hosho - BAN 18 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -132 -0.1
1953 Hosho - BAN 19 46 27 6 0 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .276 .519 .794 115 116 0.2
1956 Hosho - BAN 22 138 520 142 23 5 12 61 74 63 9 4 46 7 8 .273 .359 .406 .765 106 115 2.8
Total BAN 192 549 148 23 6 14 65 78 65 9 4 50 7 8 .270 .354 .410 .764 105 114 2.9
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
1951 Total - 17 23 93 42 12 2 4 30 38 12 6 2 5 0 0 .452 .531 .753 1.284 100 100 2.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Hosho - INT 3B 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.1 1.053
1953 Hosho - INT 3B 12 2 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 34.1 2.62 +0.8 1.239
1953 Hosho - INT SS 32 5 16 24 3 43 3 .930 81.0 4.44 -1.0 .924
1956 Hosho - INT 3B 114 114 116 222 26 364 26 .929 976.0 3.12 +1.8 1.003
1956 Hosho - INT SS 27 22 45 57 13 110 8 .927 198.2 4.62 -1.1 .969
TOTAL 3B 134 116 121 230 27 377 26 .931 1026.1 3.08 +2.5 1.009
TOTAL SS 59 27 61 81 16 153 11 .928 279.2 4.57 -2.1 .955
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Hosho Reliables. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/13/1952 Wins the 1952 BAN Championship Series with the Hosho Reliables.
04/29/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Hosho Reliables development complex.
05/01/1953 Named the #37 prospect in the BAN
06/01/1953 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1956 136 1
Year PA Rank
1956 596 5
Year AB Rank
1956 520 2
Year H Rank
1956 142 7
Year HP Rank
1956 9 1
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