C Satoru Yamaguchi #5
Nagasaki Stars BAN
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SATORU YAMAGUCHI #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 333 80 9 0 12 41 31 57 .240 .303 .375 2 0.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ VES Win, 12-10 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 @ VES Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1974 @ VES Loss, 1-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 KOB Win, 5-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 KOB Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 KIN Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 KIN Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ OSA Win, 9-2 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0
09/20/1974 @ OSA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1974 FUK Win, 12-9 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/21/1944
Born in:Sapporo, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,260
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 129 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 11th Pick in Round 1
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 97 333 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 57 .240 .303 .375 .679 .296 .135 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 368 0 4 0 12 2 2 125 21 2 1 66.7 36.0 3.60 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 13 3 0 5 8 11 5 14 0 0 0 .236 .300 .564 .864
Versus Right   278 67 6 0 7 33 28 26 43 2 2 0 .241 .304 .338 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   68 16 2 0 5 10 9 7 10 1 1 0 .235 .303 .485 .788
June   59 11 1 0 1 6 6 7 10 0 0 0 .186 .273 .254 .527
July   73 20 1 0 3 9 9 4 17 0 0 0 .274 .312 .411 .723
August   62 16 3 0 3 10 9 8 11 0 1 0 .258 .343 .452 .794
September   66 16 2 0 0 5 6 5 9 1 0 0 .242 .292 .273 .564
October   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Last Year   366 75 6 0 5 29 36 33 58 4 10 1 .205 .270 .262 .532
2 Years Ago   376 87 5 1 16 57 44 49 85 2 14 2 .231 .322 .378 .699
Career   3289 742 82 4 77 352 336 309 587 22 57 12 .226 .293 .323 .616
Home   171 41 5 0 5 15 21 12 28 0 2 0 .240 .290 .357 .646
Road   162 39 4 0 7 26 18 19 29 2 0 0 .241 .317 .395 .712
Grass   333 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 57 2 2 0 .240 .303 .375 .679
Day   204 46 5 0 6 23 22 15 35 0 1 0 .225 .279 .338 .617
Night   129 34 4 0 6 18 17 16 22 2 1 0 .264 .340 .434 .774
As Starter   332 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 57 2 2 0 .241 .304 .377 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   91 22 2 0 5 14 11 9 11 0 1 0 .242 .310 .429 .739
Inning 1-3   96 24 3 0 4 11 10 5 20 0 1 0 .250 .287 .406 .693
Inning 4-6   110 28 3 0 1 12 13 13 16 2 0 0 .255 .328 .309 .637
Inning 7-9   119 25 3 0 5 15 13 13 20 0 1 0 .210 .288 .361 .649
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 1.125 1.500
0 Outs   114 37 3 0 5 13 20 7 16 1 2 0 .325 .361 .482 .843
1 Outs   122 22 3 0 5 20 16 13 24 1 0 0 .180 .257 .328 .585
2 Outs   97 21 3 0 2 8 3 11 17 0 0 0 .216 .296 .309 .606
Scoring Position   82 18 1 0 1 25 8 9 13 2 2 0 .220 .290 .268 .559
Bases Empty   192 47 3 0 8 8 22 16 32 0 0 0 .245 .303 .385 .688
Runner on 1st   59 15 5 0 3 8 9 6 12 0 0 0 .254 .323 .492 .815
Runner on 2nd   25 5 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 0 2 0 .200 .310 .200 .510
Runner on 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .400 .556 .956
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 .217 .250 .217 .467
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .167 .333 .167 .500
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Two Strikes   143 28 1 0 3 13 15 14 57 0 0 0 .196 .268 .266 .533
First Pitch   63 20 4 0 4 7 11 4 0 1 1 0 .317 .353 .571 .924
Count 0-1   26 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .346 .654
Count 0-2   24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   33 6 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .176 .303 .480
Count 1-1   29 11 2 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 .379 .379 .655 1.034
Count 1-2   50 10 0 0 0 4 3 0 22 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 2-1   30 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .267 .433
Count 2-2   40 8 1 0 2 6 5 0 14 0 0 0 .200 .200 .375 .575
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .846 .333 1.179
Full Count   29 4 0 0 1 3 7 14 10 0 0 0 .138 .419 .241 .660
Behind in Count   100 24 1 0 0 7 3 0 33 0 0 0 .240 .240 .250 .490
Ahead in Count   72 13 1 0 3 13 7 13 0 1 0 0 .181 .302 .319 .622
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   44 7 1 0 2 6 4 5 11 1 1 0 .159 .240 .318 .558
Batting 8th   285 72 8 0 10 34 35 26 45 1 1 0 .253 .314 .386 .700
Low Leverage   121 27 3 0 4 6 8 8 27 0 0 0 .223 .271 .347 .618
Medium Leverage   137 40 5 0 4 19 21 18 22 1 1 0 .292 .372 .416 .788
High Leverage   73 12 1 0 3 15 9 5 8 1 1 0 .164 .215 .301 .517
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
1964 Sapporo - BAN 19 5 13 5 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .385 .500 .692 1.192 245 259 0.4
1966 Sapporo - BAN 21 119 388 84 18 0 6 40 41 31 3 3 69 2 0 .216 .278 .309 .587 84 83 2.0
1967 Sapporo - BAN 22 121 422 91 11 1 7 50 39 28 1 4 59 2 1 .216 .264 .296 .560 68 74 1.3
1968 Nagasaki - BAN 23 49 155 32 4 1 3 12 17 11 0 0 24 0 2 .206 .259 .303 .562 76 68 0.3
1968 Sapporo - BAN 23 20 68 15 3 0 1 11 5 8 0 1 5 0 0 .221 .299 .309 .608 87 98 0.4
1968 Total - BAN 23 69 223 47 7 1 4 23 22 19 0 1 29 0 2 .211 .272 .305 .577 79 78 0.7
1969 Nagasaki - BAN 24 117 406 98 4 0 6 34 40 25 1 2 63 0 1 .241 .286 .296 .581 82 75 1.5
1970 Nagasaki - BAN 25 118 367 73 11 1 10 33 35 48 1 1 67 1 4 .199 .293 .316 .609 91 82 1.5
1971 Nagasaki - BAN 26 118 395 102 10 0 10 42 36 42 3 3 98 1 2 .258 .332 .359 .691 94 90 1.9
1972 Nagasaki - BAN 27 117 376 87 5 1 16 57 44 49 2 2 85 3 4 .231 .322 .378 .699 101 92 1.7
1973 Nagasaki - BAN 28 111 366 75 6 0 5 29 36 33 1 4 58 3 3 .205 .270 .262 .532 58 43 -0.3
1974 Nagasaki - BAN 29 97 333 80 9 0 12 41 39 31 0 2 57 2 1 .240 .303 .375 .679 86 87 0.9
Total BAN 992 3289 742 82 4 77 352 336 309 12 22 587 14 18 .226 .293 .323 .616 83 79 11.6
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Sapporo - INT C 5 4 33 3 0 37 1 .973 40.0 8.10 +0.0 1.100 0 4 1 25.0
1966 Sapporo - INT C 117 114 571 63 3 637 3 .995 968.2 5.89 +1.8 1.329 11 86 35 40.7
1967 Sapporo - INT C 117 116 556 65 4 625 4 .994 993.0 5.63 +1.3 1.021 12 67 32 47.8
1968 Sapporo - INT C 20 20 103 12 0 115 0 1.000 172.1 6.01 -0.5 .812 2 13 6 46.2
1968 Nagasaki - INT C 45 45 216 32 1 248 0 1.000 388.0 5.75 +0.8 1.015 4 36 16 44.4
1968 Nagasaki - INT 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 .000
1969 Nagasaki - INT C 113 113 593 68 1 664 3 .995 966.2 6.15 +2.6 1.029 6 72 29 40.3
1970 Nagasaki - INT C 113 113 760 94 5 857 3 .996 975.1 7.88 +1.5 .959 5 113 47 41.6
1971 Nagasaki - INT C 114 114 834 80 9 915 1 .999 976.1 8.43 +1.4 .932 6 91 39 42.9
1972 Nagasaki - INT C 116 113 726 86 6 814 2 .998 987.0 7.40 +0.6 1.118 7 113 31 27.4
1973 Nagasaki - INT C 109 109 579 86 5 666 1 .998 971.0 6.16 +0.6 .996 9 94 31 33.0
1973 Nagasaki - INT 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1974 Nagasaki - INT C 97 96 507 63 4 576 6 .990 842.1 6.09 -0.3 .929 5 71 22 31.0
TOTAL C 966 957 5478 652 38 6154 24 .996 8280.2 6.66 +9.8 1.015 67 760 289 38.0
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft by the Kinboshi Kites. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick).
06/06/1963 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
06/11/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
07/16/1963 Named the #42 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1963 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
05/01/1964 Named the #19 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1964 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1964 Named the #46 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Sapporo Bears development complex.
07/16/1965 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1966 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
05/31/1966 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1968 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
08/02/1968 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,400 with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
04/30/1969 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/19/1969 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1971 Injured (adductor strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/26/1971 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1966 69 10
Year IBB Rank
1970 6 6
1973 5 3
1974 4 7
Year HP Rank
1966 3 10
Year SH Rank
1970 11 9
1972 14 9
Year SF Rank
1973 4 6
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