02/13/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 8, Pick 1, 85th overall pick). |
05/01/1950 | Named the #6 prospect in the BAN |
07/31/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/02/1950 | Earned 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game MVP honors. |
09/11/1950 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1950 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/09/1951 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/10/1951 | Wins the 1951 BAN Championship Series with the Sapporo Bears. |
05/13/1953 | Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 3 days. |
04/27/1954 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/21/1956 | Hits three home runs against the Denki Dynamics, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/31/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/15/1956 | Goes 5-5 against the Kyoto Owls, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
08/20/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/21/1956 | Finished 3rd in 1956 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
06/09/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/14/1959 | Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
08/18/1960 | Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1950 | 140 | 1 | 1951 | 133 | 2 | 1959 | 133 | 10 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1950 | 574 | 6 | 1951 | 593 | 3 | 1956 | 620 | 1 | 1957 | 606 | 2 | 1958 | 622 | 1 | 1959 | 601 | 2 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1950 | 498 | 5 | 1951 | 521 | 3 | 1956 | 540 | 1 | 1957 | 521 | 4 | 1958 | 520 | 6 | 1959 | 508 | 6 | | Year | H | Rank | 1950 | 140 | 5 | 1951 | 178 | 2 | 1956 | 150 | 2 | 1959 | 147 | 4 | | Year | K | Rank | 1950 | 53 | 7 | 1951 | 59 | 3 | 1958 | 82 | 7 | 1959 | 88 | 8 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1950 | 187 | 9 | 1951 | 269 | 3 | 1956 | 256 | 3 | 1959 | 230 | 6 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1950 | 25 | 5 | 1951 | 28 | 9 | 1956 | 31 | 5 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1951 | 9 | 4 | 1956 | 9 | 5 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1951 | 15 | 6 | 1956 | 19 | 5 | 1959 | 17 | 7 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1950 | 4 | 6 | 1951 | 11 | 2 | 1956 | 12 | 7 | 1957 | 10 | 7 | 1958 | 13 | 2 | 1959 | 10 | 9 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1950 | 56 | 8 | 1951 | 93 | 4 | 1956 | 72 | 7 | 1959 | 60 | 10 | | Year | R | Rank | 1950 | 64 | 7 | 1951 | 109 | 5 | 1956 | 106 | 1 | 1957 | 82 | 5 | 1958 | 82 | 6 | 1959 | 92 | 3 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1950 | 65 | 3 | 1951 | 67 | 6 | 1956 | 74 | 8 | 1957 | 81 | 8 | 1958 | 98 | 4 | 1959 | 90 | 5 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1951 | 2 | 8 | | |
| Year | SF | Rank | 1950 | 3 | 10 | 1951 | 4 | 8 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1950 | 33 | 10 | 1951 | 52 | 5 | 1956 | 59 | 3 | 1959 | 45 | 7 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1950 | .281 | 4 | 1951 | .342 | 3 | 1959 | .289 | 6 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1950 | .362 | 3 | 1951 | .415 | 5 | 1959 | .396 | 6 | |
Year | SLG | Rank | 1950 | .376 | 8 | 1951 | .516 | 4 | 1956 | .474 | 10 | 1959 | .453 | 6 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1950 | 71.11 | 4 | 1951 | 117.56 | 4 | 1956 | 95.50 | 6 | 1958 | 80.24 | 8 | 1959 | 94.98 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1950 | 5.05 | 6 | 1951 | 8.72 | 5 | 1959 | 6.66 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1950 | .094 | 10 | 1951 | .175 | 7 | 1956 | .196 | 6 | 1959 | .163 | 10 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1950 | .336 | 6 | 1951 | .416 | 5 | 1959 | .382 | 6 | |
Year | OPS | Rank | 1950 | .738 | 7 | 1951 | .931 | 5 | 1959 | .849 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1950 | 3.9 | 3 | 1951 | 6.3 | 4 | 1956 | 5.1 | 5 | | | | |