3B Kazukuni Morinaga #3
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/31/1961
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KAZUKUNI MORINAGA #3 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 471 110 18 6 8 57 72 71 .234 .342 .348 0 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1961 OSA Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/1961 OSA Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/1961 OSA Win, 6-2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/28/1961 @ KIN Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 8-10 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1961 @ NAG Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/23/1933
Born in:Koshigaya, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,600
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 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
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 471 110 18 6 8 57 50 72 71 .234 .342 .348 .690 .313 .115 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 556 8 7 0 6 0 5 164 32 0 0 0.0 61.4 4.46 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 26 4 1 0 10 11 23 16 2 0 1 .236 .368 .291 .659
Versus Right   361 84 14 5 8 47 39 49 55 3 0 7 .233 .333 .366 .699
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   96 27 5 3 1 12 10 11 16 1 0 1 .281 .358 .427 .785
June   96 19 4 0 2 10 13 14 14 1 0 3 .198 .316 .302 .618
July   102 23 2 2 0 9 12 17 13 2 0 1 .225 .336 .284 .620
August   89 21 5 0 2 13 9 16 15 0 0 1 .236 .358 .360 .718
September   85 19 2 1 3 13 6 13 12 1 0 2 .224 .337 .376 .713
October   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Year   468 115 19 9 5 52 43 55 58 4 7 5 .246 .329 .357 .686
2 Years Ago   141 30 5 1 1 15 12 11 18 1 0 0 .213 .268 .284 .552
Career   1209 276 46 16 14 132 116 144 169 11 8 14 .228 .315 .328 .642
Home   240 54 7 3 6 30 30 40 40 2 0 5 .225 .345 .354 .699
Road   231 56 11 3 2 27 20 32 31 3 0 3 .242 .338 .342 .680
Grass   471 110 18 6 8 57 50 72 71 5 0 8 .234 .342 .348 .690
Day   208 51 6 2 4 23 18 29 32 1 0 3 .245 .344 .351 .695
Night   263 59 12 4 4 34 32 43 39 4 0 5 .224 .340 .346 .686
As Starter   470 110 18 6 8 57 50 72 71 5 0 8 .234 .342 .349 .691
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   90 22 4 0 3 11 11 22 13 1 0 3 .244 .405 .389 .794
Inning 1-3   154 28 5 2 1 18 12 10 22 1 0 1 .182 .235 .260 .495
Inning 4-6   173 48 9 3 2 24 22 31 25 3 0 2 .277 .388 .399 .786
Inning 7-9   144 34 4 1 5 15 16 31 24 1 0 5 .236 .387 .382 .769
0 Outs   167 39 6 1 5 13 24 14 28 0 0 2 .234 .301 .371 .672
1 Outs   141 33 4 2 1 22 18 30 21 5 0 1 .234 .362 .312 .674
2 Outs   163 38 8 3 2 22 8 28 22 0 0 5 .233 .362 .356 .718
Scoring Position   134 27 3 1 3 47 11 23 18 5 0 2 .201 .317 .306 .623
Bases Empty   247 61 10 3 5 5 30 34 41 0 0 4 .247 .347 .372 .720
Runner on 1st   90 22 5 2 0 5 9 15 12 0 0 2 .244 .364 .344 .709
Runner on 2nd   28 4 1 0 1 5 2 7 5 0 0 0 .143 .314 .286 .600
Runner on 3rd   13 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .400 .308 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 10 1 0 2 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 .256 .341 .436 .777
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 0 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 .188 .263 .312 .576
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 11 1 5 4 3 0 0 .188 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   22 3 0 0 0 9 0 3 2 1 0 1 .136 .259 .136 .396
Two Strikes   196 30 4 2 1 12 12 23 71 0 0 1 .153 .245 .209 .455
First Pitch   74 20 2 2 1 15 11 6 0 2 0 3 .270 .341 .392 .733
Count 0-1   59 15 4 0 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 3 .254 .290 .373 .663
Count 0-2   25 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 15 0 0 1 .080 .115 .200 .315
Count 1-0   55 15 4 0 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .281 .400 .681
Count 1-1   32 17 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .531 .545 .719 1.264
Count 1-2   65 11 2 0 0 3 3 0 27 0 0 0 .169 .169 .200 .369
Count 2-0   22 6 2 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .591 .864
Count 2-1   22 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .409 .636
Count 2-2   58 11 2 2 0 8 4 0 17 0 0 0 .190 .190 .293 .483
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 1 7 6 24 0 2 0 0 .182 .703 .455 1.157
Full Count   48 6 0 0 0 0 3 23 12 0 0 0 .125 .408 .125 .533
Behind in Count   149 28 6 0 2 13 10 0 42 0 0 4 .188 .209 .268 .478
Ahead in Count   110 28 7 1 4 18 20 43 0 3 0 0 .255 .455 .445 .901
Batting 5th   51 13 3 0 1 8 5 9 8 1 0 1 .255 .371 .373 .744
Batting 6th   204 49 7 1 5 25 24 34 32 3 0 3 .240 .352 .358 .710
Batting 7th   212 46 7 5 2 24 20 29 31 1 0 4 .217 .321 .325 .647
Batting 8th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   190 43 5 3 5 15 19 34 25 0 0 6 .226 .361 .363 .724
Medium Leverage   197 49 11 3 2 23 24 24 33 2 0 2 .249 .333 .365 .699
High Leverage   82 18 2 0 1 19 7 13 12 3 0 0 .220 .316 .280 .597
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 -43 -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 61 58 -0.5
1960 Vesutan - BAN 26 137 468 115 19 9 5 52 43 55 5 4 58 0 1 .246 .329 .357 .686 93 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 86 92 1.9
Total BAN 482 1209 276 46 16 14 132 116 144 14 11 169 1 1 .228 .315 .328 .642 79 81 2.2
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
1956 Total - 22 60 271 86 12 6 9 52 61 26 3 1 25 1 1 .317 .382 .506 .888 100 100 1.8
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
TOTAL 2B 12 0 5 4 0 10 1 .900 24.2 3.28 -0.5 .843
TOTAL 3B 321 283 229 562 49 834 43 .948 2508.1 2.84 +7.0 1.022
TOTAL SS 85 4 34 60 11 100 6 .940 182.0 4.65 -3.3 .931
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .965
TOTAL RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 133 10
1961 133 8
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
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