LF Satoshi Takahashi #23
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/21/1963
LF SATOSHI TAKAHASHI #23 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 421 112 12 1 5 40 63 74 .266 .362 .335 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 2
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1963 HSH Win, 5-3 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
10/01/1963 HSH Win, 7-3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1963 HSH Win, 4-3 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
10/02/1963 @ RAK Loss, 4-8 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 @ RAK Loss, 3-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1963 @ RAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1963 @ KYO Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1963 @ KYO Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1963 @ KYO Loss, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 YOK Loss, 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/08/1932
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,475
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:155 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 9th Pick in Round 5
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 136 421 112 12 1 5 40 46 63 74 .266 .362 .335 .697 .320 .069 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 489 2 2 0 6 0 3 141 18 1 0 100.0 55.8 4.73 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 42 3 0 3 17 14 27 29 1 0 0 .261 .365 .335 .700
Versus Right   260 70 9 1 2 23 32 36 45 2 0 2 .269 .360 .335 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   85 27 5 0 0 6 9 14 16 2 0 0 .318 .406 .376 .782
June   89 21 2 0 1 5 5 14 11 0 0 1 .236 .346 .292 .638
July   102 31 2 0 1 10 11 12 25 0 0 0 .304 .377 .353 .730
August   92 20 1 1 2 11 13 15 13 1 0 1 .217 .330 .315 .645
September   45 10 1 0 1 4 6 7 9 0 0 0 .222 .327 .311 .638
October   8 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Last Year   472 118 15 2 6 43 50 71 65 5 1 2 .250 .347 .328 .676
2 Years Ago   433 113 20 1 8 49 64 67 53 0 0 5 .261 .366 .367 .734
Career   3709 1043 152 15 59 398 426 518 375 23 1 16 .281 .370 .378 .748
Home   207 61 8 1 2 26 24 34 31 2 0 1 .295 .393 .372 .765
Road   214 51 4 0 3 14 22 29 43 1 0 1 .238 .331 .299 .630
Grass   421 112 12 1 5 40 46 63 74 3 0 2 .266 .362 .335 .697
Day   194 56 4 1 4 25 21 21 33 3 0 2 .289 .359 .381 .741
Night   227 56 8 0 1 15 25 42 41 0 0 0 .247 .364 .295 .659
As Starter   407 109 12 1 4 39 42 61 71 3 0 2 .268 .364 .332 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .429 .741
Pinch Hitting   14 3 0 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .429 .741
Close/Late   106 25 3 0 1 6 12 15 21 0 0 1 .236 .336 .292 .629
Inning 1-3   142 45 6 1 2 24 17 17 31 2 0 0 .317 .385 .415 .801
Inning 4-6   127 28 3 0 1 8 9 28 20 1 0 1 .220 .363 .268 .631
Inning 7-9   152 39 3 0 2 8 20 18 23 0 0 1 .257 .339 .316 .655
0 Outs   129 34 1 0 1 4 17 18 27 0 0 0 .264 .354 .295 .648
1 Outs   149 35 6 1 2 20 20 22 26 3 0 1 .235 .331 .329 .660
2 Outs   143 43 5 0 2 16 9 23 21 0 0 1 .301 .401 .378 .779
Scoring Position   96 34 2 1 0 28 17 17 16 3 0 2 .354 .449 .396 .845
Bases Empty   225 51 7 0 1 1 16 35 40 0 0 0 .227 .331 .271 .602
Runner on 1st   100 27 3 0 4 11 13 11 18 0 0 0 .270 .342 .420 .762
Runner on 2nd   45 16 2 0 0 9 8 4 7 0 0 1 .356 .420 .400 .820
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 12 0 1 0 6 6 6 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .583 1.183
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 6 3 4 4 1 0 0 .273 .438 .273 .710
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Two Strikes   203 42 6 1 2 18 18 23 74 2 0 1 .207 .288 .276 .564
First Pitch   62 23 2 0 1 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 .371 .391 .452 .842
Count 0-1   38 12 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .342 .658
Count 0-2   22 6 1 0 1 2 4 0 10 0 0 1 .273 .304 .455 .759
Count 1-0   42 8 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .209 .262 .471
Count 1-1   36 11 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .306 .297 .306 .603
Count 1-2   75 14 1 0 1 5 4 0 26 1 0 0 .187 .184 .240 .424
Count 2-0   13 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 .692 1.308
Count 2-1   19 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 2-2   60 9 2 0 0 4 6 0 27 1 0 0 .150 .148 .183 .331
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 1 3 6 16 0 0 0 0 .375 .792 .750 1.542
Full Count   46 13 2 1 0 7 4 23 11 0 0 0 .283 .522 .370 .891
Behind in Count   135 32 3 0 2 10 11 0 36 1 0 1 .237 .241 .304 .545
Ahead in Count   82 24 3 0 2 9 17 38 0 0 0 1 .293 .521 .402 .923
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   56 13 2 0 0 3 6 3 16 0 0 0 .232 .271 .268 .539
Batting 3rd   118 32 4 1 2 18 18 15 18 1 0 2 .271 .360 .373 .733
Batting 4th   18 6 0 0 0 1 2 6 5 1 0 0 .333 .480 .333 .813
Batting 5th   38 5 0 0 0 3 1 6 7 0 0 0 .132 .250 .132 .382
Batting 6th   137 47 6 0 1 10 11 23 20 1 0 0 .343 .435 .409 .844
Batting 7th   23 5 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .217 .308 .348 .656
Batting 8th   25 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 0 .120 .290 .120 .410
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Low Leverage   188 51 9 0 2 7 19 32 29 0 0 1 .271 .380 .351 .731
Medium Leverage   159 47 2 0 3 20 23 20 28 2 0 0 .296 .370 .365 .735
High Leverage   74 14 1 1 0 13 4 11 17 1 0 1 .189 .299 .230 .529
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
1955 Fukuoka - BAN 22 28 22 8 0 0 3 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 .364 .348 .773 1.121 191 176 0.2
1956 Denki - BAN 23 121 452 125 18 2 7 48 43 46 1 1 31 0 1 .277 .344 .372 .716 100 104 -0.6
1957 Denki - BAN 24 137 478 146 28 3 7 47 64 63 3 1 23 0 0 .305 .389 .421 .809 130 131 3.1
1958 Denki - BAN 25 137 485 146 12 0 8 57 45 75 1 5 40 0 0 .301 .392 .375 .767 117 119 1.9
1959 Denki - BAN 26 136 459 128 18 4 6 48 55 67 0 4 37 0 0 .279 .368 .375 .743 116 119 2.2
1960 Denki - BAN 27 138 487 147 29 2 9 59 54 66 2 3 50 0 0 .302 .385 .425 .810 132 138 3.0
1961 Denki - BAN 28 126 433 113 20 1 8 49 64 67 5 0 53 0 2 .261 .366 .367 .734 105 113 1.6
1962 Denki - BAN 29 137 472 118 15 2 6 43 50 71 2 5 65 1 0 .250 .347 .328 .676 96 102 0.4
1963 Denki - BAN 30 136 421 112 12 1 5 40 46 63 2 3 74 1 0 .266 .362 .335 .697 102 111 0.4
Total BAN 1096 3709 1043 152 15 59 398 426 518 16 23 375 2 3 .281 .370 .378 .748 113 118 12.3
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 - 18 22 95 46 11 0 2 31 34 10 3 3 3 0 0 .484 .532 .663 1.195 100 100 1.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Fukuoka - INT 1B 3 0 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 3.2 14.73 +0.0 .000
1955 Fukuoka - INT 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Fukuoka - INT SS 9 0 3 2 0 7 2 .714 15.0 3.00 -1.1 .640
1956 Denki - INT 1B 43 39 342 26 31 372 4 .989 333.2 9.93 +1.4 1.026
1956 Denki - INT 3B 77 77 59 120 2 217 38 .825 650.1 2.48 -22.4 .795
1957 Denki - INT 1B 123 123 1055 77 95 1145 13 .989 1048.0 9.72 +3.7 1.023
1957 Denki - INT SS 3 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 -0.2 1.062
1958 Denki - INT 1B 129 129 1132 78 108 1224 14 .989 1108.0 9.83 +4.3 1.017
1958 Denki - INT SS 2 1 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.2 1.060
1958 Denki - INT CF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 .981
1959 Denki - INT 1B 108 108 952 65 71 1029 12 .988 928.0 9.86 +6.7 1.056
1959 Denki - INT 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.051
1959 Denki - INT SS 21 15 39 53 6 107 15 .860 138.1 5.99 -7.9 .781
1960 Denki - INT 1B 45 45 403 46 31 453 4 .991 388.0 10.41 +3.6 1.066
1960 Denki - INT 3B 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.046
1960 Denki - INT SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Denki - INT LF 90 90 110 0 0 115 5 .957 690.0 1.43 -11.0 .885
1961 Denki - INT 1B 52 50 411 36 30 450 3 .993 412.1 9.76 +3.5 1.052
1961 Denki - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Denki - INT SS 4 0 3 2 2 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 -0.7 .547
1961 Denki - INT LF 71 71 72 1 0 77 4 .948 547.0 1.20 -8.2 .851
1962 Denki - INT 1B 39 36 323 13 21 343 7 .980 319.0 9.48 -1.3 .964
1962 Denki - INT 3B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1962 Denki - INT LF 93 93 116 2 0 122 4 .967 713.2 1.49 -12.1 .886
1962 Denki - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Denki - INT 1B 19 3 34 3 3 37 0 1.000 42.2 7.80 +0.1 1.044
1963 Denki - INT 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Denki - INT SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 -0.7 .000
1963 Denki - INT LF 98 97 148 2 0 155 5 .968 835.2 1.62 -17.4 .861
1963 Denki - INT CF 15 15 30 0 0 33 3 .909 120.1 2.24 -3.4 .854
TOTAL 1B 561 533 4658 344 391 5059 57 .989 4583.1 9.82 +22.0 1.032
TOTAL 3B 96 77 61 125 2 224 38 .830 679.1 2.46 -22.3 .802
TOTAL SS 44 16 51 64 11 132 17 .871 181.0 5.72 -10.3 .784
TOTAL LF 352 351 446 5 0 469 18 .962 2786.1 1.46 -48.7 .872
TOTAL CF 18 17 31 0 0 34 3 .912 137.1 2.03 -3.4 .857
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 5, Pick 9, 57th overall pick).
10/11/1951 Named the #53 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #50 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1952 Named the #55 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1953 Named the #48 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1954 Named the #40 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1954 Named the #44 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1955 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1955 Named the #28 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
05/20/1956 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,800 with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/31/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/15/1958 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1959 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1960 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
07/31/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/17/1960 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/08/1961 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
09/18/1961 Injured (oblique strain),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/11/1962 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 135 8
Year H Rank
1957 146 5
1958 146 6
1960 147 7
Year 2B Rank
1957 28 9
1960 29 8
Year BB Rank
1958 75 9
1959 67 10
1960 66 8
1962 71 8
1963 63 9
Year IBB Rank
1957 7 3
1958 8 6
1959 6 10
Year HP Rank
1961 5 4
Year SF Rank
1958 5 2
1959 4 9
1962 5 8
Year AVG Rank
1957 .305 7
1958 .301 5
1959 .279 10
1960 .302 5
Year OBP Rank
1957 .389 10
1958 .392 6
1959 .368 10
1960 .385 6
1963 .362 6
Year RC Rank
1960 79.60 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 5.95 10
Year wOBA Rank
1960 .364 10
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