06/05/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). |
05/01/1951 | Named the #1 prospect in the BAN |
05/31/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/21/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/19/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/09/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
08/16/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/20/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/23/1954 | Finished 2nd in 1954 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
12/25/1954 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
07/04/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
08/10/1955 | Goes 0-4 against the Fukuoka Falcons, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
08/29/1955 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/19/1955 | Finished 3rd in 1955 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
06/25/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/02/1956 | Earned 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors. |
08/06/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
08/20/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
08/27/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/03/1956 | Wins the Baseball Association of Nippon triple-crown!! |
10/21/1956 | Wins the 1956 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
05/01/1957 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
02/20/1958 | Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/19/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/21/1958 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/22/1958 | Wins the 1958 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
05/07/1959 | Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
11/23/1959 | Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
05/09/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
06/20/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/16/1960 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Nagasaki Stars, with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored. |
07/18/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1960 | Was selected to the 1960 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/01/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/19/1960 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/23/1960 | Wins the 1960 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award. |
07/03/1961 | Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/31/1961 | Was selected to the 1961 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/14/1961 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1954 | 137 | 3 | 1955 | 136 | 3 | 1957 | 134 | 3 | 1958 | 134 | 10 | 1960 | 133 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1954 | 595 | 2 | 1955 | 611 | 3 | 1956 | 586 | 8 | 1958 | 562 | 9 | 1959 | 586 | 6 | 1960 | 592 | 4 | 1961 | 595 | 7 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1954 | 551 | 1 | 1955 | 556 | 3 | 1956 | 540 | 6 | 1957 | 502 | 10 | 1958 | 510 | 10 | 1959 | 547 | 2 | 1960 | 546 | 4 | 1961 | 540 | 3 | | Year | H | Rank | 1954 | 176 | 2 | 1955 | 164 | 2 | 1956 | 197 | 1 | 1957 | 168 | 2 | 1958 | 169 | 3 | 1959 | 156 | 3 | 1960 | 186 | 1 | 1961 | 163 | 4 | | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1954 | 303 | 1 | 1955 | 274 | 2 | 1956 | 365 | 1 | 1957 | 291 | 2 | 1958 | 293 | 1 | 1959 | 272 | 1 | 1960 | 330 | 1 | 1961 | 274 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1954 | 27 | 3 | 1955 | 29 | 4 | 1956 | 42 | 1 | 1957 | 32 | 5 | 1958 | 29 | 8 | 1959 | 38 | 1 | 1960 | 27 | 10 | 1961 | 36 | 4 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1955 | 6 | 3 | 1957 | 8 | 8 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1954 | 32 | 1 | 1955 | 23 | 2 | 1956 | 40 | 1 | 1957 | 25 | 5 | 1958 | 31 | 2 | 1959 | 24 | 2 | 1960 | 35 | 1 | 1961 | 23 | 4 | | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1954 | 111 | 2 | 1955 | 85 | 3 | 1956 | 110 | 1 | 1957 | 90 | 3 | 1958 | 91 | 3 | 1959 | 77 | 5 | 1960 | 93 | 1 | 1961 | 91 | 6 | | Year | R | Rank | 1954 | 81 | 4 | 1955 | 78 | 4 | 1956 | 93 | 4 | 1957 | 83 | 6 | 1960 | 110 | 1 | | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1954 | 5 | 1 | 1955 | 7 | 1 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1954 | 8 | 1 | 1955 | 4 | 3 | 1956 | 7 | 2 | 1957 | 10 | 1 | 1958 | 8 | 2 | 1959 | 8 | 1 | 1960 | 9 | 2 | |
| Year | EBH | Rank | 1954 | 61 | 3 | 1955 | 58 | 2 | 1956 | 85 | 1 | 1957 | 65 | 2 | 1958 | 61 | 4 | 1959 | 65 | 1 | 1960 | 68 | 1 | 1961 | 62 | 3 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1954 | .319 | 3 | 1955 | .295 | 5 | 1956 | .365 | 1 | 1957 | .335 | 5 | 1958 | .331 | 3 | 1959 | .285 | 8 | 1960 | .341 | 3 | 1961 | .302 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1954 | .366 | 4 | 1955 | .350 | 5 | 1956 | .408 | 5 | 1957 | .383 | 7 | 1958 | .391 | 9 | 1960 | .390 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1954 | .550 | 2 | 1955 | .493 | 3 | 1956 | .676 | 1 | 1957 | .580 | 4 | 1958 | .575 | 2 | 1959 | .497 | 7 | 1960 | .604 | 1 | 1961 | .507 | 5 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1954 | 106.49 | 2 | 1955 | 93.12 | 3 | 1956 | 142.56 | 1 | 1957 | 105.26 | 4 | 1958 | 110.17 | 3 | 1959 | 83.12 | 7 | 1960 | 125.06 | 2 | 1961 | 93.14 | 9 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1954 | 7.32 | 2 | 1955 | 6.07 | 4 | 1956 | 10.55 | 1 | 1957 | 8.01 | 6 | 1958 | 8.26 | 4 | 1959 | 5.42 | 10 | 1960 | 9.00 | 2 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1954 | .230 | 2 | 1955 | .198 | 3 | 1956 | .311 | 1 | 1957 | .245 | 5 | 1958 | .243 | 3 | 1959 | .212 | 5 | 1960 | .264 | 1 | 1961 | .206 | 4 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1954 | .407 | 2 | 1955 | .369 | 4 | 1956 | .467 | 1 | 1957 | .421 | 4 | 1958 | .421 | 4 | 1959 | .369 | 7 | 1960 | .431 | 2 | 1961 | .380 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1954 | .916 | 2 | 1955 | .843 | 3 | 1956 | 1.084 | 1 | 1957 | .963 | 4 | 1958 | .966 | 3 | 1959 | .828 | 7 | 1960 | .995 | 2 | 1961 | .865 | 8 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 6.6 | 3 | 1955 | 4.8 | 3 | 1956 | 8.7 | 1 | 1957 | 6.0 | 5 | 1958 | 6.1 | 6 | 1960 | 8.0 | 1 | | | | | |