LF Kikaku 'Big Bird' Hamasaki #2
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/09/1963
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LF KIKAKU 'BIG BIRD' HAMASAKI #2 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
61 60 14 3 2 1 2 0 14 .233 .246 .400 12 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 1
Eye 1 1 1
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 3 4
Arm: 1 3 4
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1963 @ YOK Loss, 8-9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/07/1963 @ YOK Loss, 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 @ YOK Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/04/1963 SAP Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1963 SAP Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1963 @ RAK Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ RAK Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1963 @ DNK Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 @ DNK Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1963 KYO Loss, 3-13 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/31/1928
Born in:Higashiosaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 102 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 3rd Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 61 60 14 3 2 1 2 15 0 14 .233 .246 .400 .646 .284 .167 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 61 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 6 12 1 92.3 6.5 3.58 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Versus Right   32 8 1 2 1 2 3 0 6 0 0 1 .250 .273 .500 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   18 3 0 2 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 .167 .211 .389 .599
June   19 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
July   11 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
August   11 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   275 65 12 10 1 18 43 7 33 1 5 4 .236 .265 .364 .628
2 Years Ago   553 154 33 7 8 56 78 16 64 3 12 5 .278 .303 .407 .710
Career   4172 1129 232 98 51 372 629 119 456 18 53 56 .271 .299 .410 .709
Home   37 10 2 0 1 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 .270 .270 .405 .676
Road   23 4 1 2 0 0 8 0 7 0 1 1 .174 .208 .391 .600
Grass   60 14 3 2 1 2 15 0 14 0 1 1 .233 .246 .400 .646
Day   27 7 2 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 .259 .259 .333 .593
Night   33 7 1 2 1 2 11 0 7 0 0 1 .212 .235 .455 .690
As Starter   41 11 3 1 1 2 5 0 9 0 1 1 .268 .286 .463 .749
As Reliever / Substitution   19 3 0 1 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Inning 1-3   17 5 2 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 .294 .294 .588 .882
Inning 4-6   18 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .316 .444 .760
Inning 7-9   25 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 .160 .160 .240 .400
0 Outs   26 6 2 1 1 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 .231 .231 .500 .731
1 Outs   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
2 Outs   16 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 .375 .412 .562 .974
Scoring Position   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Bases Empty   42 10 3 2 1 1 6 0 9 0 0 1 .238 .256 .476 .732
Runner on 1st   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   25 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0 .080 .080 .200 .280
First Pitch   13 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Count 0-1   8 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 0-2   6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 1-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Count 1-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   22 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Ahead in Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting Leadoff   13 5 2 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 1 0 .385 .385 .769 1.154
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   17 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Batting 8th   23 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 .130 .167 .217 .384
Batting 9th   4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Low Leverage   20 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 1 .150 .190 .400 .590
Medium Leverage   30 10 2 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
High Leverage   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
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
1950 Nagasaki - BAN 21 105 398 110 22 7 1 23 46 17 5 1 59 16 12 .276 .314 .374 .688 98 98 1.0
1951 Nagasaki - BAN 22 137 552 169 32 24 4 66 92 19 6 3 62 47 12 .306 .334 .473 .807 121 122 4.6
1956 Nagasaki - BAN 27 138 587 171 38 19 15 66 114 11 5 2 37 22 4 .291 .309 .497 .807 116 116 5.2
1957 Nagasaki - BAN 28 135 557 149 25 9 8 46 86 12 7 3 51 25 9 .268 .290 .388 .678 87 88 0.1
1958 Nagasaki - BAN 29 139 581 144 25 9 8 56 75 15 10 3 64 37 13 .248 .278 .363 .641 80 78 0.7
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 30 17 63 16 3 2 0 2 10 3 0 0 9 3 1 .254 .288 .365 .653 87 88 0.4
1960 Hosho - BAN 31 138 546 137 39 9 5 37 70 19 13 2 63 46 13 .251 .291 .383 .674 92 94 1.7
1961 Hosho - BAN 32 136 553 154 33 7 8 56 78 16 5 3 64 38 15 .278 .303 .407 .710 96 97 1.6
1962 Hosho - BAN 33 77 275 65 12 10 1 18 43 7 4 1 33 18 4 .236 .265 .364 .628 81 77 0.4
1963 Hosho - BAN 34 61 60 14 3 2 1 2 15 0 1 0 14 12 1 .233 .246 .400 .646 84 87 -0.0
Total BAN 1083 4172 1129 232 98 51 372 629 119 56 18 456 264 84 .271 .299 .410 .709 97 97 15.6
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 - 21 50 230 73 13 7 1 45 59 14 7 0 11 35 3 .317 .375 .448 .822 100 100 1.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Nagasaki - INT CF 105 105 366 7 3 376 3 .992 885.0 3.79 -5.6 .979
1951 Nagasaki - INT CF 135 135 398 16 3 422 8 .981 1136.2 3.28 +8.4 .994
1956 Nagasaki - INT LF 112 111 204 1 0 208 3 .986 931.0 1.98 +9.0 1.080
1956 Nagasaki - INT CF 38 24 67 6 0 73 0 1.000 228.0 2.88 -2.4 .965
1957 Nagasaki - INT LF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 40.0 1.57 -0.4 .965
1957 Nagasaki - INT CF 129 128 318 16 2 340 6 .982 1065.2 2.82 -11.4 .962
1958 Nagasaki - INT LF 136 136 215 4 1 224 5 .978 1157.0 1.70 +7.2 1.031
1958 Nagasaki - INT CF 19 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 -0.6 .981
1959 Nagasaki - INT LF 17 16 29 2 0 31 0 1.000 131.1 2.12 +1.6 1.083
1959 Nagasaki - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Hosho - INT LF 133 132 216 1 0 220 3 .986 1099.0 1.78 +4.7 1.027
1960 Hosho - INT CF 16 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 43.1 2.28 -0.7 .921
1961 Hosho - INT LF 133 131 217 5 1 223 1 .996 1104.0 1.81 +5.5 1.037
1961 Hosho - INT CF 13 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 43.0 2.09 +0.0 .998
1962 Hosho - INT LF 70 68 100 3 0 104 1 .990 549.0 1.69 +3.9 1.070
1962 Hosho - INT CF 11 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 44.1 2.44 -2.6 .779
1963 Hosho - INT LF 16 6 11 0 0 12 1 .917 60.0 1.65 +0.1 .978
1963 Hosho - INT CF 27 7 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 95.1 2.83 -1.9 .902
TOTAL LF 622 605 999 16 2 1029 14 .986 5071.1 1.80 +31.7 1.045
TOTAL CF 494 405 1215 47 8 1279 17 .987 3572.1 3.18 -16.8 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft by the Nagasaki Stars. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
07/31/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/25/1950 Goes 5-6 against the Fukuoka Falcons, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/04/1950 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/10/1950 Wins the 1950 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
04/01/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/22/1951 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/01/1951 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/18/1951 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1951 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/01/1951 Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/20/1951 Finished 2nd in 1951 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
04/02/1954 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/1956 Goes 5-5 against the Kinboshi Kites, with 1 RBI and 4 R.
07/23/1956 Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
03/24/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Nagasaki Stars development complex.
05/21/1957 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1957 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/11/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series MVP Award.
10/12/1958 Wins the 1958 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
05/07/1959 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 6 weeks.
05/27/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months.
03/24/1960 Was traded by the Nagasaki Stars to the Hosho Reliables in exchange for SP Kiyohiro Okazaki and RF Kiyomori Kawai.
05/16/1960 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/18/1960 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1961 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1962 Injured (sprained elbow),out for 4-5 weeks.
08/07/1962 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 1.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 105 10
1951 135 1
1956 135 3
1957 133 6
1958 136 1
Year PA Rank
1950 430 10
1951 580 4
1956 605 4
1957 579 3
1958 609 3
1960 580 6
Year AB Rank
1950 398 10
1951 552 1
1956 587 1
1957 557 1
1958 581 1
1960 546 1
1961 553 1
Year H Rank
1950 110 7
1951 169 1
1956 171 4
1957 149 7
1958 144 7
1961 154 4
Year K Rank
1950 59 3
1951 62 2
Year TB Rank
1950 149 10
1951 261 1
1956 292 3
Year 2B Rank
1950 22 5
1951 32 3
1956 38 3
1960 39 1
1961 33 3
Year 3B Rank
1950 7 2
1951 24 1
1956 19 2
1957 9 6
1958 9 5
1960 9 5
1961 7 7
1962 10 2
Year SB Rank
1950 16 2
1951 47 1
1956 22 1
1957 25 2
1958 37 1
1960 46 1
1961 38 1
1962 18 3
Year RBI Rank
1951 66 7
Year R Rank
1951 92 1
1956 114 1
1957 86 5
Year HP Rank
1950 5 4
1951 6 1
1956 5 4
1957 7 2
1958 10 1
1960 13 1
1961 5 4
Year SH Rank
1950 9 6
1961 12 8
Year SF Rank
1951 3 10
Year EBH Rank
1950 30 10
1951 60 1
1956 72 2
1960 53 5
1961 48 9
Year AVG Rank
1951 .306 4
1956 .291 9
Year OBP Rank
1951 .334 9
Year SLG Rank
1951 .473 5
1956 .497 9
Year RC Rank
1950 44.99 10
1951 90.10 4
1956 90.74 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 5.98 4
Year ISO Rank
1951 .167 5
1956 .206 8
Year wOBA Rank
1951 .358 8
Year OPS Rank
1951 .807 8
Year WAR Rank
1951 4.3 2
1956 5.3 7
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