02/13/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Fukuoka Falcons. (Round 17, Pick 3, 195th overall pick). |
07/31/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/19/1950 | Was traded by the Fukuoka Falcons to the Vesutan Bees in exchange for CL Zaijiro Terada, SP Kameji Ito, and RP Kiichi Takahashi. |
04/29/1952 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
06/22/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/21/1953 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
05/10/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1954 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
07/08/1954 | Goes 5-5 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R. |
07/12/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/23/1954 | Finished 3rd in 1954 BAN WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
09/24/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1956 | Wins the BAN WL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/12/1957 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/1959 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
08/13/1959 | Injured (wrist soreness),out for 2 weeks. |
10/12/1961 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1953 | 132 | 4 | 1954 | 135 | 5 | 1956 | 134 | 4 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1953 | 564 | 2 | 1954 | 595 | 2 | 1957 | 569 | 5 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1953 | 499 | 2 | 1954 | 520 | 4 | | Year | H | Rank | 1953 | 138 | 3 | 1954 | 143 | 4 | | Year | K | Rank | 1953 | 49 | 7 | 1954 | 62 | 3 | 1957 | 64 | 9 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1953 | 221 | 4 | 1954 | 269 | 3 | 1956 | 241 | 10 | 1957 | 236 | 8 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1953 | 34 | 1 | 1954 | 27 | 3 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1950 | 5 | 5 | 1953 | 8 | 4 | 1954 | 6 | 5 | 1956 | 14 | 5 | 1957 | 13 | 3 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1953 | 11 | 4 | 1954 | 29 | 2 | 1956 | 23 | 7 | 1957 | 20 | 8 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1950 | 2 | 8 | 1953 | 8 | 5 | 1954 | 3 | 6 | |
Year | RBI | Rank | 1953 | 76 | 3 | 1954 | 118 | 1 | 1956 | 96 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1953 | 64 | 5 | 1954 | 83 | 3 | 1957 | 81 | 8 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1953 | 57 | 5 | 1954 | 69 | 4 | 1956 | 64 | 10 | 1957 | 64 | 10 | 1958 | 60 | 10 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1953 | 5 | 2 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | | |
Year | SF | Rank | 1953 | 6 | 3 | 1954 | 6 | 2 | 1956 | 6 | 6 | 1957 | 6 | 7 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1953 | 53 | 2 | 1954 | 62 | 2 | 1956 | 60 | 6 | 1957 | 53 | 8 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .277 | 5 | 1954 | .275 | 6 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1953 | .349 | 4 | 1954 | .356 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1953 | .443 | 4 | 1954 | .517 | 3 | 1956 | .493 | 10 | 1957 | .474 | 10 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1953 | 76.08 | 3 | 1954 | 94.51 | 3 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1953 | 5.29 | 4 | 1954 | 6.35 | 3 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1953 | .166 | 3 | 1954 | .242 | 1 | 1956 | .245 | 5 | 1957 | .213 | 8 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1953 | .352 | 4 | 1954 | .391 | 3 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1953 | .792 | 4 | 1954 | .874 | 3 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1953 | 5.0 | 2 | 1954 | 6.6 | 2 | | | | | |