06/05/1951 | Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Vesutan Bees. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
07/27/1951 | Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
03/26/1952 | Detrimentally completed training to generate gap power at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
04/29/1952 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
05/01/1952 | Named the #1 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1953 | Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
07/20/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/26/1953 | Injured (hip strain),out for 3 weeks. |
04/02/1954 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
05/17/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
06/07/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/05/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/27/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/23/1954 | Wins the 1954 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/21/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
05/13/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
05/20/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
05/23/1957 | Goes 0-3 against the Fukuoka Falcons, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. |
06/01/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/03/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/29/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/02/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/30/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/21/1957 | Wins the 1957 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
06/09/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/11/1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
08/18/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/22/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1959 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
06/01/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1959 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 5 weeks. |
08/24/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/09/1959 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 3 RBI and 5 runs scored. |
09/21/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
05/01/1960 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
06/04/1960 | Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/09/1960 | Injured (torn posterior cruciate ligament (knee)),out for 8-9 months. |
06/17/1961 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/01/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/21/1961 | Finished 3rd in 1961 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 140 | 1 | 1956 | 136 | 1 | 1957 | 138 | 1 | 1958 | 136 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1953 | 455 | 8 | 1954 | 641 | 1 | 1956 | 620 | 1 | 1957 | 605 | 1 | 1958 | 613 | 2 | 1961 | 613 | 3 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1953 | 412 | 8 | 1954 | 535 | 3 | 1956 | 536 | 7 | 1957 | 531 | 4 | 1958 | 543 | 5 | | Year | H | Rank | 1953 | 141 | 2 | 1954 | 195 | 1 | 1956 | 192 | 2 | 1957 | 204 | 1 | 1958 | 189 | 1 | 1959 | 154 | 5 | 1961 | 183 | 1 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1953 | 189 | 6 | 1954 | 302 | 2 | 1956 | 300 | 2 | 1957 | 366 | 1 | 1958 | 291 | 2 | 1959 | 260 | 3 | 1961 | 289 | 2 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1953 | 25 | 3 | 1954 | 34 | 1 | 1956 | 38 | 3 | 1957 | 53 | 1 | 1958 | 40 | 2 | 1959 | 35 | 2 | 1961 | 37 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1953 | 10 | 2 | 1954 | 29 | 1 | 1956 | 20 | 1 | 1957 | 20 | 1 | 1958 | 16 | 1 | 1959 | 13 | 3 | 1961 | 12 | 2 | | | Year | SB | Rank | 1953 | 6 | 6 | 1954 | 18 | 1 | 1956 | 19 | 3 | 1957 | 15 | 5 | 1958 | 10 | 10 | | |
Year | R | Rank | 1953 | 49 | 8 | 1954 | 113 | 1 | 1956 | 106 | 2 | 1957 | 129 | 1 | 1958 | 99 | 2 | 1959 | 90 | 3 | 1961 | 130 | 1 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1953 | 38 | 10 | 1954 | 101 | 1 | 1956 | 83 | 6 | 1957 | 72 | 6 | 1958 | 69 | 6 | 1961 | 106 | 3 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1953 | 1 | 10 | 1954 | 5 | 1 | 1957 | 4 | 9 | 1959 | 9 | 4 | 1960 | 8 | 9 | 1961 | 9 | 3 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1953 | 5 | 5 | 1954 | 4 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1953 | 36 | 6 | 1954 | 68 | 1 | 1956 | 68 | 4 | 1957 | 96 | 1 | 1958 | 66 | 2 | 1959 | 63 | 3 | 1961 | 64 | 2 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .342 | 1 | 1954 | .364 | 1 | 1956 | .358 | 2 | 1957 | .384 | 1 | 1958 | .348 | 1 | 1959 | .354 | 1 | 1961 | .363 | 1 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1953 | .393 | 2 | 1954 | .463 | 1 | 1956 | .444 | 2 | 1957 | .456 | 3 | 1958 | .423 | 5 | 1959 | .425 | 3 | 1961 | .471 | 2 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1953 | .459 | 3 | 1954 | .564 | 1 | 1956 | .560 | 4 | 1957 | .689 | 1 | 1958 | .536 | 5 | 1959 | .598 | 1 | 1961 | .573 | 1 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1953 | 75.50 | 4 | 1954 | 147.93 | 1 | 1956 | 137.82 | 2 | 1957 | 167.39 | 1 | 1958 | 125.24 | 1 | 1959 | 110.55 | 3 | 1961 | 143.94 | 1 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1953 | 7.05 | 3 | 1954 | 11.06 | 1 | 1956 | 10.28 | 2 | 1957 | 13.02 | 1 | 1958 | 9.19 | 3 | 1959 | 9.95 | 1 | 1961 | 11.46 | 1 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1953 | .117 | 7 | 1954 | .200 | 3 | 1956 | .201 | 9 | 1957 | .305 | 1 | 1958 | .188 | 7 | 1959 | .244 | 2 | 1961 | .210 | 3 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1953 | .384 | 3 | 1954 | .455 | 1 | 1956 | .439 | 2 | 1957 | .492 | 1 | 1958 | .422 | 3 | 1959 | .437 | 1 | 1961 | .453 | 1 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1953 | .852 | 3 | 1954 | 1.028 | 1 | 1956 | 1.003 | 4 | 1957 | 1.145 | 1 | 1958 | .958 | 4 | 1959 | 1.023 | 1 | 1961 | 1.045 | 1 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1953 | 3.2 | 5 | 1954 | 8.2 | 1 | 1956 | 6.0 | 4 | 1957 | 9.8 | 1 | 1961 | 5.0 | 8 | | |