06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
04/05/1951 | Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
04/29/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
05/26/1955 | Goes 5-6 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/05/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1955 | Wins the 1955 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
06/04/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/05/1956 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days. |
02/19/1957 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex. |
06/02/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
06/22/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/14/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
05/25/1960 | Goes 5-6 against the Vesutan Bees, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
11/01/1960 | Was traded by the Fukuoka Falcons to the Nagasaki Stars in exchange for 3B Naota Kodama, SP Chosuke Tsugawa, and RP Ryunosuke Saito. |
05/08/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/02/1961 | Earned 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors. |
08/28/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1955 | 135 | 4 | 1956 | 133 | 9 | 1958 | 134 | 10 | 1960 | 134 | 5 | 1961 | 133 | 8 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1955 | 631 | 1 | 1956 | 581 | 9 | 1957 | 563 | 7 | 1958 | 575 | 7 | 1959 | 562 | 10 | 1960 | 573 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1955 | 602 | 1 | 1956 | 550 | 3 | 1957 | 542 | 2 | 1958 | 545 | 4 | 1959 | 530 | 6 | 1960 | 536 | 6 | 1961 | 540 | 3 | | Year | H | Rank | 1955 | 187 | 1 | 1956 | 174 | 3 | 1957 | 145 | 8 | 1958 | 162 | 4 | 1959 | 157 | 2 | 1960 | 160 | 4 | 1961 | 168 | 3 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1955 | 321 | 1 | 1956 | 283 | 5 | 1957 | 235 | 9 | 1958 | 276 | 4 | 1959 | 267 | 2 | 1960 | 256 | 3 | 1961 | 290 | 1 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1955 | 39 | 1 | 1956 | 41 | 2 | 1957 | 34 | 2 | 1958 | 37 | 3 | 1959 | 34 | 3 | 1960 | 29 | 8 | 1961 | 38 | 1 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1950 | 2 | 9 | 1955 | 10 | 2 | 1956 | 7 | 7 | 1957 | 7 | 9 | 1958 | 10 | 3 | 1959 | 14 | 2 | 1960 | 14 | 1 | 1961 | 6 | 10 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1955 | 25 | 1 | 1956 | 18 | 10 | 1958 | 19 | 5 | 1959 | 16 | 8 | 1961 | 24 | 3 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1950 | 3 | 6 | 1955 | 5 | 2 | 1957 | 14 | 6 | 1958 | 11 | 6 | 1960 | 17 | 4 | 1961 | 18 | 3 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1955 | 100 | 1 | 1956 | 84 | 6 | 1958 | 115 | 1 | 1959 | 96 | 1 | 1961 | 128 | 1 | | Year | R | Rank | 1955 | 121 | 1 | 1956 | 83 | 9 | 1958 | 78 | 7 | 1959 | 76 | 6 | 1961 | 102 | 4 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1955 | 6 | 1 | 1960 | 5 | 6 | | Year | SH | Rank | 1950 | 7 | 10 | 1955 | 3 | 9 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1958 | 7 | 3 | 1959 | 9 | 2 | 1961 | 10 | 1 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1955 | 74 | 1 | 1956 | 66 | 5 | 1957 | 55 | 6 | 1958 | 66 | 2 | 1959 | 64 | 2 | 1960 | 56 | 3 | 1961 | 68 | 1 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1955 | .311 | 2 | 1956 | .316 | 6 | 1958 | .297 | 10 | 1959 | .296 | 7 | 1960 | .299 | 9 | 1961 | .311 | 5 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1955 | .341 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1955 | .533 | 1 | 1956 | .515 | 7 | 1958 | .506 | 6 | 1959 | .504 | 5 | 1960 | .478 | 10 | 1961 | .537 | 3 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1955 | 108.71 | 2 | 1956 | 89.54 | 7 | 1958 | 83.02 | 9 | 1959 | 79.92 | 9 | 1960 | 84.46 | 7 | 1961 | 99.56 | 5 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1955 | 6.87 | 2 | 1956 | 5.98 | 10 | 1960 | 5.74 | 10 | 1961 | 6.74 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1955 | .223 | 1 | 1956 | .198 | 10 | 1958 | .209 | 5 | 1959 | .208 | 6 | 1960 | .179 | 10 | 1961 | .226 | 2 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1955 | .388 | 2 | 1956 | .377 | 10 | 1959 | .358 | 10 | 1960 | .357 | 9 | 1961 | .383 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1955 | .874 | 2 | 1956 | .859 | 9 | 1959 | .824 | 9 | 1960 | .814 | 9 | 1961 | .884 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1955 | 6.1 | 2 | 1956 | 6.4 | 3 | 1958 | 6.5 | 3 | 1959 | 6.9 | 3 | 1960 | 7.0 | 3 | 1961 | 5.9 | 4 | |