06/05/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 5, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). |
10/11/1951 | Named the #45 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
04/29/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1952 | Named the #48 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1953 | Named the #27 prospect in the BAN |
03/31/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1954 | Named the #15 prospect in the BAN |
11/16/1954 | Injured (fractured finger),out for 2-3 months. |
04/10/1955 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/01/1955 | Named the #11 prospect in the BAN |
05/23/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/18/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/26/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/08/1956 | Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/18/1956 | Injured (calf strain),out for 3 weeks. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
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| Year | 3B | Rank | 1955 | 6 | 3 | 1956 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1955 | .311 | 1 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1955 | .374 | 3 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1955 | .454 | 4 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1955 | 72.65 | 7 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1955 | 6.33 | 3 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1955 | .143 | 4 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1955 | .371 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1955 | .828 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1955 | 4.4 | 4 | 1956 | 4.5 | 9 | | | |