06/05/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
03/26/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex. |
04/29/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sapporo Bears development complex. |
05/01/1954 | Named the #1 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1955 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex. |
04/29/1955 | Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Sapporo Bears development complex. |
05/01/1955 | Named the #3 prospect in the BAN |
03/26/1956 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Sapporo Bears development complex. |
05/20/1956 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
07/27/1956 | Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/19/1957 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/17/1957 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
06/04/1958 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4-5 weeks. |
06/27/1958 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
07/27/1959 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
11/21/1959 | Was traded by the Sapporo Bears to the Kyoto Owls, along with LF Shichiro Nakada, in exchange for LF Tetsuya Tanaka. |
06/27/1960 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/26/1961 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/22/1961 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/26/1961 | Goes 5-6 against the Hosho Reliables, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1957 | 135 | 3 | 1960 | 137 | 3 | 1961 | 135 | 4 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1960 | 518 | 7 | 1961 | 537 | 3 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1957 | 94 | 2 | 1959 | 118 | 1 | 1960 | 129 | 1 | 1961 | 136 | 1 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1957 | 219 | 10 | 1959 | 241 | 5 | 1960 | 240 | 8 | 1961 | 251 | 3 | |
| Year | 3B | Rank | 1956 | 10 | 4 | 1957 | 8 | 6 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 1959 | 14 | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 7 | 1961 | 7 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1957 | 17 | 7 | 1960 | 25 | 4 | 1961 | 28 | 1 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1957 | 94 | 2 | 1959 | 88 | 2 | 1960 | 94 | 3 | 1961 | 99 | 1 | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1957 | 5 | 10 | 1959 | 7 | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 4 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1959 | 59 | 4 | 1960 | 47 | 9 | 1961 | 57 | 3 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1959 | .298 | 4 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1957 | .481 | 8 | 1959 | .513 | 4 | 1960 | .463 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1959 | 78.75 | 9 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1959 | 6.11 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1957 | .200 | 5 | 1959 | .215 | 4 | 1960 | .201 | 6 | 1961 | .223 | 2 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1959 | .366 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1959 | .840 | 6 | | |