3B Kazukuni Morinaga #3
Age: 41 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B KAZUKUNI MORINAGA #3 - AGE: 41 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/23/1933
Born in:Koshigaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 10th Pick in Round 1
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
1957 Kobe - BAN 23 20 22 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .091 .091 .136 .227 -38 -46 -0.5
1958 Rakisuta - BAN 24 89 107 19 3 0 0 6 10 6 1 1 19 1 0 .178 .226 .206 .432 22 18 -0.8
1959 Rakisuta - BAN 25 100 141 30 5 1 1 15 12 11 0 1 18 0 0 .213 .268 .284 .552 60 60 -0.3
1960 Vesutan - BAN 26 137 468 115 19 9 5 52 43 55 5 4 58 0 1 .246 .329 .357 .686 94 95 2.0
1961 Vesutan - BAN 27 136 471 110 18 6 8 57 50 72 8 5 71 0 0 .234 .342 .348 .690 88 91 1.8
1962 Vesutan - BAN 28 139 487 114 20 5 7 62 39 48 1 6 78 1 1 .234 .301 .339 .640 80 82 0.9
1963 Vesutan - BAN 29 69 91 30 3 1 3 20 14 8 0 0 13 0 0 .330 .384 .484 .867 148 143 0.7
1964 Vesutan - BAN 30 51 88 24 4 0 1 13 10 7 0 0 14 0 0 .273 .326 .352 .679 96 99 0.3
1965 Vesutan - BAN 31 90 268 68 8 2 7 47 25 16 2 4 39 0 0 .254 .297 .377 .673 99 102 1.1
1966 Vesutan - BAN 32 35 87 20 3 0 1 8 7 4 0 2 13 0 0 .230 .258 .299 .557 67 73 0.2
1967 Vesutan - BAN 33 66 197 47 7 2 1 28 19 18 3 2 33 1 0 .239 .309 .310 .619 88 92 0.3
1968 Vesutan - BAN 34 70 143 33 5 0 2 15 8 9 0 2 24 1 0 .231 .273 .308 .580 81 82 -0.1
1969 Vesutan - BAN 35 62 130 21 3 1 0 5 7 12 1 2 29 1 0 .162 .234 .200 .434 37 40 -0.9
1970 Vesutan - BAN 36 45 31 6 1 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 7 0 2 .194 .306 .323 .628 95 99 0.1
1971 Vesutan - BAN 37 42 25 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 .200 .222 .280 .502 39 25 -0.1
1972 Vesutan - BAN 38 38 78 19 0 0 2 3 4 7 0 0 14 0 0 .244 .306 .321 .626 79 80 -0.3
Total BAN 1189 2834 663 102 27 39 336 255 279 21 30 439 5 4 .234 .304 .330 .635 82 84 4.5
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%
1957 Kobe - INT 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1957 Kobe - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.063
1957 Kobe - INT SS 11 4 10 8 3 20 2 .900 42.0 3.86 -2.1 .758
1957 Kobe - INT LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .965
1957 Kobe - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Rakisuta - INT 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 1.015
1958 Rakisuta - INT 3B 23 7 11 19 2 31 1 .968 93.1 2.89 +0.1 1.005
1958 Rakisuta - INT SS 35 0 10 21 3 33 2 .939 69.0 4.04 -1.0 .937
1958 Rakisuta - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Rakisuta - INT 2B 7 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 17.2 3.57 -0.2 .809
1959 Rakisuta - INT 3B 28 10 5 31 5 39 3 .923 122.2 2.64 -1.2 .963
1959 Rakisuta - INT SS 39 0 14 31 5 47 2 .957 71.0 5.70 -0.3 .999
1959 Rakisuta - INT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Vesutan - INT 3B 135 133 109 247 28 373 17 .954 1148.0 2.79 +3.6 1.024
1961 Vesutan - INT 3B 134 133 104 264 14 390 22 .944 1142.1 2.90 +4.5 1.028
1961 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Vesutan - INT 3B 137 137 109 268 19 394 17 .957 1170.0 2.90 +0.5 1.007
1962 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Vesutan - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Vesutan - INT 3B 13 5 4 15 1 21 2 .905 69.2 2.45 -0.9 .937
1963 Vesutan - INT SS 6 5 10 12 1 24 2 .917 43.2 4.53 -1.2 .870
1963 Vesutan - INT LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 -0.0 .974
1964 Vesutan - INT 3B 16 8 9 19 2 29 1 .966 82.0 3.07 +0.3 1.037
1964 Vesutan - INT SS 15 6 15 28 7 45 2 .956 75.1 5.14 -1.1 .896
1965 Vesutan - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Vesutan - INT 3B 70 61 69 131 9 216 16 .926 546.0 3.30 -0.8 .980
1965 Vesutan - INT SS 13 6 14 25 5 40 1 .975 55.1 6.34 -0.7 .942
1965 Vesutan - INT LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.035
1965 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Vesutan - INT 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1966 Vesutan - INT 3B 21 19 23 43 2 68 2 .971 162.1 3.66 +1.1 1.013
1966 Vesutan - INT SS 4 0 1 3 1 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 -0.3 .808
1966 Vesutan - INT LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.012
1967 Vesutan - INT 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1967 Vesutan - INT 3B 57 53 47 101 7 160 12 .925 453.0 2.94 -1.8 .971
1967 Vesutan - INT SS 4 0 1 4 0 7 2 .714 8.0 5.62 -1.6 .607
1968 Vesutan - INT 3B 38 23 19 44 3 66 3 .955 231.1 2.45 -1.8 .961
1968 Vesutan - INT SS 31 11 30 45 9 82 7 .915 128.2 5.25 -2.9 .907
1969 Vesutan - INT 2B 19 8 21 36 7 62 5 .919 106.1 4.82 -3.1 .883
1969 Vesutan - INT 3B 35 25 18 46 3 71 7 .901 222.2 2.59 -1.9 .960
1969 Vesutan - INT SS 7 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.1 1.073
1969 Vesutan - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.035
1970 Vesutan - INT 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 1.032
1970 Vesutan - INT 3B 38 5 15 16 0 32 1 .969 116.0 2.41 +1.0 1.023
1970 Vesutan - INT SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.9 .356
1970 Vesutan - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Vesutan - INT 3B 29 0 6 12 1 18 0 1.000 61.2 2.63 +0.6 1.046
1971 Vesutan - INT SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.3 .516
1971 Vesutan - INT LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.035
1971 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Vesutan - INT 2B 23 10 24 31 6 59 4 .932 112.1 4.41 -3.6 .855
1972 Vesutan - INT 3B 13 6 0 11 0 13 2 .846 67.0 1.48 -0.7 .890
1972 Vesutan - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL 2B 58 18 53 72 14 135 10 .926 253.1 4.44 -7.1 .869
TOTAL 3B 788 625 548 1268 96 1922 106 .945 5690.0 2.87 +2.6 1.003
TOTAL SS 174 32 108 183 35 313 22 .930 525.2 4.98 -12.2 .896
TOTAL LF 18 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.2 2.76 +0.2 1.015
TOTAL RF 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.0 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft by the Rakisuta Rams. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
06/06/1956 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
06/12/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
06/12/1956 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
06/14/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
06/14/1956 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/17/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
06/17/1956 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
06/18/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
06/18/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
06/19/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kyoto Owls organization.
06/19/1956 Released by the Kyoto Owls.
06/21/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
06/21/1956 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
06/22/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
06/22/1956 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
06/23/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
06/24/1956 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
06/25/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
06/25/1956 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
06/26/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sapporo Bears organization.
06/26/1956 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
06/28/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
06/28/1956 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
07/01/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
07/01/1956 Released by the Vesutan Bees.
07/02/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denki Dynamics organization.
07/02/1956 Released by the Denki Dynamics.
07/04/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kobe Bulls organization.
05/01/1957 Named the #15 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1957 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
11/26/1957 Was traded by the Kobe Bulls to the Nagasaki Stars, along with 2B Ienari Fujimori and SP Teruhide Hara, in exchange for 1B Yasukatsu Arakawa.
05/01/1958 Released by the Nagasaki Stars.
05/06/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
05/16/1958 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
05/25/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
11/13/1959 Was traded by the Rakisuta Rams to the Vesutan Bees in exchange for C Shunsuke Suzuki and 3B Hitoshi Onishi.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/30/1964 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for one week.
05/05/1967 Injured (lacerated hand),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/22/1967 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/10/1971 Wins the 1971 BAN Championship Series with the Vesutan Bees.
10/11/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 133 10
1961 133 8
1962 137 5
Year K Rank
1962 78 7
Year 3B Rank
1960 9 3
1961 6 10
Year BB Rank
1961 72 10
Year IBB Rank
1961 7 6
Year HP Rank
1960 5 6
1961 8 2
Year SF Rank
1962 6 7
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