LF Kikaku 'Big Bird' Hamasaki #2
Age: 46 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF KIKAKU 'BIG BIRD' HAMASAKI #2 - AGE: 46 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 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
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 .688 100 93 0.6
1951 Nagasaki - BAN 22 137 552 169 32 24 4 66 92 19 6 3 62 47 12 .306 .334 .473 .807 124 120 4.5
1956 Nagasaki - BAN 27 138 587 171 38 19 15 66 114 11 5 2 37 22 4 .291 .309 .497 .807 116 115 3.8
1957 Nagasaki - BAN 28 135 557 149 25 9 8 46 86 12 7 3 51 25 9 .268 .290 .388 .678 88 85 0.1
1958 Nagasaki - BAN 29 139 581 144 25 9 8 56 75 15 10 3 64 37 13 .248 .278 .363 .641 82 75 0.7
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 30 17 63 16 3 2 0 2 10 3 0 0 9 3 1 .254 .288 .365 .653 86 80 0.2
1960 Hosho - BAN 31 138 546 137 39 9 5 37 70 19 13 2 63 46 13 .251 .291 .383 .674 94 94 2.0
1961 Hosho - BAN 32 136 553 154 33 7 8 56 78 16 5 3 64 38 15 .278 .303 .407 .710 98 94 1.7
1962 Hosho - BAN 33 77 275 65 12 10 1 18 43 7 4 1 33 18 4 .236 .265 .364 .628 83 75 0.3
1963 Hosho - BAN 34 71 71 15 3 2 1 2 15 0 1 0 16 14 3 .211 .222 .352 .574 73 61 -0.2
1964 Hosho - BAN 35 100 164 39 9 0 2 9 26 8 2 1 34 22 1 .238 .280 .329 .609 81 79 -0.6
1965 Hosho - BAN 36 49 58 13 3 0 2 3 10 3 1 1 7 11 0 .224 .270 .379 .649 99 104 0.2
1966 Hosho - BAN 37 42 52 16 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 1 8 3 2 .308 .315 .385 .699 121 128 0.2
1967 Hosho - BAN 38 28 54 11 1 1 2 3 7 4 1 0 7 4 0 .204 .271 .370 .642 95 96 0.3
Total BAN 1312 4511 1209 246 99 58 394 675 135 60 21 514 306 89 .268 .297 .405 .702 98 94 13.9
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
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 19 7 13 0 0 14 1 .929 70.0 1.67 +0.2 .974
1963 Hosho - INT CF 32 9 38 1 0 39 0 1.000 115.1 3.04 -3.4 .880
1964 Hosho - INT 2B 37 11 60 38 4 112 14 .875 149.1 5.91 -9.4 .688
1964 Hosho - INT LF 9 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 31.1 0.57 -0.0 1.033
1964 Hosho - INT CF 45 27 74 5 0 80 1 .988 245.0 2.90 -3.9 .947
1965 Hosho - INT 2B 6 0 4 4 0 12 4 .667 10.2 6.75 -1.8 .445
1965 Hosho - INT LF 17 9 15 2 0 17 0 1.000 89.2 1.71 +0.6 1.109
1965 Hosho - INT CF 19 3 10 1 0 12 1 .917 51.0 1.94 -2.4 .914
1966 Hosho - INT 2B 7 1 7 2 1 9 0 1.000 18.1 4.42 -1.5 .343
1966 Hosho - INT LF 20 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 59.0 1.37 -0.6 1.012
1966 Hosho - INT CF 13 6 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 61.1 3.23 +1.2 1.001
1967 Hosho - INT 2B 5 0 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 10.2 7.59 +0.3 1.041
1967 Hosho - INT LF 16 7 15 0 0 16 1 .938 74.1 1.82 +0.3 1.027
1967 Hosho - INT CF 5 3 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 29.1 5.22 -0.1 1.003
TOTAL 2B 55 12 74 50 7 142 18 .873 189.0 5.90 -12.5 .675
TOTAL LF 687 628 1042 18 2 1075 15 .986 5335.2 1.79 +32.1 1.045
TOTAL CF 581 446 1345 55 8 1419 19 .987 3979.0 3.17 -23.5 .971
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
09/30/1966 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/14/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
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
1963 14 4
1964 22 2
1965 11 10
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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