P Hirotsugu Sasaki #13
Yokohama Kingfishers BAN
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
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P HIROTSUGU SASAKI #13 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
57 3 8-8 10 5.26 104.1 115 13 53 60 1.61 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1961 @ RAK Loss, 2-2 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/27/1961 @ SAP Win, 3-2 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 Win
09/25/1961 @ HSH Win, 13-8 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/24/1961 KYO Loss, 1-11 1.1 5 5 5 2 2 Loss
09/20/1961 @ HSH Win, 6-3 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 Save
09/19/1961 @ HSH Loss, 3-5 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
09/15/1961 RAK Loss, 2-3 3.0 5 3 3 2 1 Loss
09/10/1961 SAP Loss, 3-4 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
09/09/1961 SAP Loss, 2-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/07/1961 @ KYO Loss, 2-9 2.0 4 4 4 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/03/1924
Born in:Tarui, GIF
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,030
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 57 3 8 8 10 5.26 104.1 115 71 61 13 53 60 0 0.0 0 2 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 18 8 55.6 54 29 14.66 9.92 5.18 4.57 4.40 1.61 105 0.3 .304        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 154 43 7 0 3 20 26 24 2 3 2 .279 .386 .383 .769      
vs. RHB 251 72 9 1 10 51 27 36 2 4 0 .287 .354 .450 .804      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 8 0 1 0 1 5.40 8.1 9 5 5 0 6 4  
June 7 2 2 1 0 3.05 20.2 17 7 7 3 10 14  
July 16 1 1 4 6 8.79 28.2 41 35 28 6 19 14  
August 13 0 3 1 1 2.66 20.1 18 8 6 1 6 14  
September 12 0 1 2 2 5.47 24.2 29 16 15 3 12 13  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 66 0 7 12 15 3.62 117.0 114 58 47 15 39 67  
2 Years Ago 21 21 10 6 0 4.05 149.0 152 78 67 17 65 89  
Career 248 128 65 72 25 4.11 1133.1 1153 596 517 108 453 638  
Home 29 1 5 4 5 5.01 46.2 55 35 26 9 22 32  
Road 28 2 3 4 5 5.46 57.2 60 36 35 4 31 28  
Grass 57 3 8 8 10 5.26 104.1 115 71 61 13 53 60  
Day 29 1 3 7 5 7.48 49.1 65 48 41 9 29 31  
Night 28 2 5 1 5 3.27 55.0 50 23 20 4 24 29  
As Starter 3 3 1 0 0 4.24 17.0 14 8 8 2 10 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 54 0 7 8 10 5.46 87.1 101 63 53 11 43 51  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Yokohama - BAN 30 12 12 6 5 0 2.22 97.1 78 34 24 5 30 46 6 1 1.11 .234 3.01 1.8 151
1954 Osaka - BAN 30 20 20 5 10 0 3.73 152.0 150 71 63 11 63 63 4 1 1.40 .266 3.62 2.3 100
1954 Total - BAN 30 32 32 11 15 0 3.14 249.1 228 105 87 16 93 109 10 2 1.29 .254 3.38 4.1 115
1956 Yokohama - BAN 32 25 25 8 13 0 4.06 186.0 192 91 84 13 84 110 3 0 1.48 .299 3.36 3.7 94
1957 Yokohama - BAN 33 25 25 12 8 0 4.41 179.2 177 94 88 21 60 102 10 2 1.32 .274 4.08 1.9 87
1958 Yokohama - BAN 34 22 22 9 10 0 5.05 148.0 175 99 83 13 59 101 5 0 1.58 .327 3.55 2.6 76
1959 Yokohama - BAN 35 21 21 10 6 0 4.05 149.0 152 78 67 17 65 89 4 0 1.46 .279 3.96 1.1 87
1960 Yokohama - BAN 36 66 0 7 12 15 3.62 117.0 114 58 47 15 39 67 0 0 1.31 .262 3.94 -0.2 100
1961 Yokohama - BAN 37 57 3 8 8 10 5.26 104.1 115 71 61 13 53 60 0 0 1.61 .304 4.40 0.3 80
Total BAN 248 128 65 72 25 4.11 1133.1 1153 596 517 108 453 638 32 4 1.42 .283 3.74 13.3 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Osaka - INT P 20 20 12 15 0 28 1 .964 152.0 1.60 +0.2 .998
1954 Yokohama - INT P 12 12 12 12 0 26 2 .923 97.1 2.22 -1.6 .931
1956 Yokohama - INT P 25 25 12 16 3 28 0 1.000 186.0 1.35 -2.4 1.049
1957 Yokohama - INT P 25 25 13 18 1 31 0 1.000 179.2 1.55 +0.1 1.235
1958 Yokohama - INT P 22 22 9 16 0 27 2 .926 148.0 1.52 -2.3 .980
1959 Yokohama - INT P 21 21 8 9 1 17 0 1.000 149.0 1.03 -1.6 1.202
1960 Yokohama - INT P 65 0 6 11 1 18 1 .944 117.0 1.31 -1.5 .955
1961 Yokohama - INT P 57 3 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 104.1 1.38 -0.2 1.073
TOTAL P 247 128 77 108 7 191 6 .969 1133.1 1.47 -9.3 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
02/13/1950 Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 4, Pick 6, 42nd overall pick).
05/01/1950 Named the #11 prospect in the BAN
03/26/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
11/19/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
04/29/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Osaka Sailors development complex.
05/01/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Vesutan Bees with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/31/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
07/31/1954 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Yokohama Kingfishers in exchange for RP Kuranosuke Takashima and LF Tetsuya Tanaka.
09/21/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
10/01/1954 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/13/1954 Wins the 1954 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
04/23/1955 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
01/12/1956 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
08/31/1956 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/09/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1957 Wins the BAN EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/10/1957 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kyoto Owls with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/01/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
03/27/1960 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex.
10/13/1960 Wins the 1960 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1960 66 1
1961 57 3
Year GS Rank
1954 20 10
Year W Rank
1954 6 9
1957 12 9
Year L Rank
1954 10 4
1956 13 6
1960 12 4
Year Win. % Rank
1954 .333 9
1957 .600 7
1959 .625 8
Year SV Rank
1960 15 3
1961 10 4
Year HLD Rank
1960 3 7
1961 3 8
Year IP Rank
1954 152.0 9
Year BF Rank
1954 674 9
Year HRA Rank
1954 11 8
1957 21 6
1959 17 8
Year BB Rank
1954 63 7
1956 84 8
Year K Rank
1954 63 6
1956 110 9
Year WP Rank
1954 6 2
1956 7 3
1957 6 1
1958 6 6
1959 11 2
1961 9 1
Year ERA Rank
1954 3.73 6
Year BABIP Rank
1954 .266 5
Year WHIP Rank
1954 1.40 7
Year K/BB Rank
1954 1.00 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1954 12.85 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1954 0.65 4
1956 0.63 8
Year H/9 Rank
1954 8.88 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1954 3.73 7
1957 3.01 10
Year K/9 Rank
1954 3.73 3
1956 5.32 10
1958 6.14 6
Year RA Rank
1960 66 1
1961 54 3
Year GF Rank
1960 39 5
1961 29 7
Year QS Rank
1954 10 10
1954 11 10
Year QSP Rank
1954 .550 7
Year CG Rank
1954 6 5
1954 4 4
1957 10 6
Year CGP Rank
1954 .200 2
1957 .400 5
Year SHO Rank
1954 1 3
1954 1 2
1957 2 5
Year GB% Rank
1954 0.45 9
Year WAR Rank
1954 2.1 8
1954 1.8 7
1956 4.0 9
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