LF Wei-Tzu 'The Sioux Falls Sensation' Matsumoto #10
Vesutan Bees BAN
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
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LF WEI-TZU 'THE SIOUX FALLS SENSATION' MATSUMOTO #10 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 140 45 8 1 12 28 15 34 .321 .391 .650 2 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 5-6 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/24/1961 @ NAG Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1961 @ NAG Loss, 4-13 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1961 FUK Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1961 @ OSA Loss, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1961 KIN Loss, 2-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1961 KIN Win, 4-3 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/09/1961 KIN Loss, 1-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/09/1932
Born in:Maebashi, GUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,300
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 6th 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 77 140 45 8 1 12 28 36 15 34 .321 .391 .650 1.041 .441 .329 174
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 156 1 2 0 1 0 0 91 21 2 1 66.7 36.2 10.07 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 13 5 0 3 7 12 4 12 0 0 1 .271 .340 .562 .902
Versus Right   92 32 3 1 9 21 23 11 22 0 0 0 .348 .417 .696 1.113
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   16 5 0 0 2 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 .312 .353 .688 1.040
June   35 16 3 1 6 12 10 2 9 0 0 0 .457 .486 1.114 1.601
July   33 9 0 0 2 5 7 6 9 0 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839
August   29 6 4 0 1 2 9 2 7 0 0 1 .207 .281 .448 .730
September   27 9 1 0 1 4 5 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .419 .481 .901
Last Year   231 58 9 0 8 42 25 18 53 0 2 1 .251 .308 .394 .702
2 Years Ago   30 9 1 0 1 2 4 2 5 1 0 1 .300 .353 .433 .786
Career   843 226 40 5 28 116 108 56 174 8 2 6 .268 .315 .427 .742
Home   67 22 4 1 3 9 17 7 14 0 0 0 .328 .392 .552 .944
Road   73 23 4 0 9 19 19 8 20 0 0 1 .315 .390 .740 1.130
Grass   140 45 8 1 12 28 36 15 34 0 0 1 .321 .391 .650 1.041
Day   64 24 0 1 10 19 20 8 14 0 0 1 .375 .452 .875 1.327
Night   76 21 8 0 2 9 16 7 20 0 0 0 .276 .337 .461 .798
As Starter   109 36 4 1 9 20 26 12 28 0 0 1 .330 .402 .633 1.035
As Reliever / Substitution   31 9 4 0 3 8 10 3 6 0 0 0 .290 .353 .710 1.063
Pinch Hitting   19 6 3 0 2 6 6 3 4 0 0 0 .316 .409 .789 1.199
Close/Late   34 8 3 1 2 5 7 2 7 0 0 0 .235 .278 .559 .837
Inning 1-3   35 13 2 0 4 8 10 5 9 0 0 0 .371 .450 .771 1.221
Inning 4-6   48 16 2 0 4 12 13 5 13 0 0 1 .333 .407 .625 1.032
Inning 7-9   57 16 4 1 4 8 12 5 12 0 0 0 .281 .339 .596 .935
0 Outs   49 16 2 0 4 5 15 6 14 0 0 0 .327 .400 .612 1.012
1 Outs   40 15 4 1 2 10 11 6 9 0 0 1 .375 .468 .675 1.143
2 Outs   51 14 2 0 6 13 9 3 11 0 0 0 .275 .315 .667 .981
Scoring Position   36 10 2 0 2 13 8 6 7 0 0 0 .278 .381 .500 .881
Bases Empty   78 25 4 1 6 6 19 5 21 0 0 1 .321 .369 .628 .997
Runner on 1st   26 10 2 0 4 9 8 4 6 0 0 0 .385 .467 .923 1.390
Runner on 2nd   6 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 2 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Two Strikes   73 16 2 0 4 10 15 5 34 0 0 1 .219 .278 .411 .689
First Pitch   16 6 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .812 1.257
Count 0-1   11 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .818 1.182
Count 0-2   10 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 1-0   10 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   9 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 1-2   25 4 0 0 2 3 4 0 11 0 0 1 .160 .192 .400 .592
Count 2-0   9 3 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.111 1.444
Count 2-1   10 7 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .700 .700 1.500 2.200
Count 2-2   27 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 .185 .185 .370 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 2.000 2.875
Full Count   11 5 0 0 0 2 6 5 5 0 0 0 .455 .625 .455 1.080
Behind in Count   46 10 2 0 4 7 8 0 15 0 0 1 .217 .234 .522 .756
Ahead in Count   31 16 1 1 5 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 .516 .615 1.097 1.712
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   11 5 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .455 .500 .818 1.318
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   5 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.400 2.000
Batting 6th   31 14 0 0 4 7 9 2 9 0 0 0 .452 .485 .839 1.324
Batting 7th   42 10 1 0 2 6 9 7 7 0 0 1 .238 .360 .405 .765
Batting 8th   28 8 2 1 3 8 8 2 8 0 0 0 .286 .333 .750 1.083
Batting 9th   16 4 3 0 1 4 4 3 5 0 0 0 .250 .368 .625 .993
Low Leverage   61 20 3 0 6 8 15 3 18 0 0 1 .328 .369 .672 1.041
Medium Leverage   54 21 3 1 6 16 16 9 10 0 0 0 .389 .476 .815 1.291
High Leverage   24 4 2 0 0 4 4 3 6 0 0 0 .167 .259 .250 .509
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
1952 Kobe - BAN 20 77 239 67 13 2 4 20 24 7 2 3 48 1 1 .280 .303 .402 .704 101 96 0.9
1953 Vesutan - BAN 21 9 26 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .231 .250 .269 .519 50 44 0.0
1954 Vesutan - BAN 22 37 100 27 6 2 3 16 15 3 0 3 15 0 1 .270 .283 .460 .743 107 103 0.6
1956 Vesutan - BAN 24 19 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785 116 123 0.1
1957 Vesutan - BAN 25 29 48 6 1 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 12 0 0 .125 .236 .146 .382 10 2 -0.6
1958 Vesutan - BAN 26 30 16 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 68 76 0.0
1959 Vesutan - BAN 27 42 30 9 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 5 0 0 .300 .353 .433 .786 125 127 0.4
1960 Vesutan - BAN 28 85 231 58 9 0 8 42 25 18 1 0 53 0 4 .251 .308 .394 .702 96 95 0.4
1961 Vesutan - BAN 29 77 140 45 8 1 12 28 36 15 1 0 34 2 1 .321 .391 .650 1.041 174 174 1.5
Total BAN 405 843 226 40 5 28 116 108 56 6 8 174 4 7 .268 .315 .427 .742 106 104 3.3
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
1950 Total - 18 26 110 49 12 2 5 34 49 18 4 1 7 9 3 .445 .534 .727 1.261 100 100 2.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Kobe - INT LF 66 65 135 0 0 137 2 .985 537.2 2.26 -0.2 .960
1952 Kobe - INT CF 5 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.0 2.84 -0.6 .964
1952 Kobe - INT RF 6 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 +1.0 .991
1953 Vesutan - INT LF 6 6 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 51.0 2.12 +0.2 .971
1953 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.1 .971
1953 Vesutan - INT RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 1.000
1954 Vesutan - INT LF 27 20 35 3 1 40 2 .950 181.2 1.88 +2.8 1.059
1954 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Vesutan - INT RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.2 .987
1956 Vesutan - INT LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.2 .977
1956 Vesutan - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .979
1956 Vesutan - INT RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Vesutan - INT LF 17 10 22 3 1 25 0 1.000 93.2 2.40 +0.1 .965
1957 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Vesutan - INT RF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.7 .660
1958 Vesutan - INT LF 19 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 39.2 2.27 +0.7 1.059
1958 Vesutan - INT CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .981
1958 Vesutan - INT RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Vesutan - INT LF 32 3 12 1 0 14 1 .929 58.0 2.02 +1.8 1.165
1959 Vesutan - INT CF 6 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 36.1 2.72 -1.6 .848
1959 Vesutan - INT RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.000
1960 Vesutan - INT LF 75 64 138 2 1 142 2 .986 540.2 2.33 +4.8 1.052
1960 Vesutan - INT CF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 -1.0 .760
1960 Vesutan - INT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Vesutan - INT LF 30 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 52.0 1.90 +0.3 1.070
1961 Vesutan - INT RF 24 23 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 183.2 1.62 -2.8 .890
1961 Vesutan - INT CF 12 6 24 0 0 26 2 .923 71.0 3.04 -3.4 .826
TOTAL LF 278 172 375 10 3 392 7 .982 1564.1 2.22 +10.8 1.015
TOTAL CF 35 16 57 0 0 59 2 .966 171.2 2.99 -6.4 .857
TOTAL RF 54 31 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 269.2 1.70 -2.4 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
05/01/1951 Named the #3 prospect in the BAN
10/11/1951 Named the #9 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
04/20/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1952 Named the #4 prospect in the BAN
08/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1952 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
03/26/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Kobe Bulls development complex.
08/11/1953 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
08/17/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
08/18/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
08/19/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
08/21/1953 Released by the Fukuoka Falcons.
08/25/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rakisuta Rams organization.
08/26/1953 Released by the Rakisuta Rams.
08/28/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
08/28/1953 Released by the Yokohama Kingfishers.
08/29/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
08/30/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
08/30/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
08/31/1953 Released by the Kinboshi Kites.
08/31/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Osaka Sailors organization.
09/01/1953 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
09/03/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vesutan Bees organization.
03/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
03/23/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vesutan Bees development complex.
08/22/1960 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1952 48 7
Year 3B Rank
1952 2 10
Year IBB Rank
1952 3 10
Year HP Rank
1952 2 4
1953 1 9
Year SF Rank
1952 3 8
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