02/13/1950 | Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
03/17/1954 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Osaka Sailors development complex. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
09/13/1954 | Wins the BAN WL Player of the Week Award. |
10/28/1954 | Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Rakisuta Rams, along with LF Tetsuya Tanaka, in exchange for LF Motoshige Kubota and SS Harumi Kawai. |
05/07/1955 | Injured (fractured tibia),out for 6 weeks. |
07/31/1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/08/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/05/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1955 | Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/19/1955 | Finished 2nd in 1955 BAN EL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
06/18/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
06/28/1956 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week. |
09/01/1956 | Goes 5-5 against the Hosho Reliables, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R. |
09/03/1956 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1957 | Was selected to the 1957 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
05/30/1958 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/11/1958 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
08/14/1958 | Injured (tired arm),out for 2 weeks. |
06/02/1959 | Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/03/1959 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
08/14/1960 | Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 5 weeks. |
08/13/1961 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/05/1962 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| Year | PA | Rank | 1954 | 455 | 10 | 1956 | 554 | 10 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1954 | 417 | 10 | 1956 | 501 | 9 | | Year | H | Rank | 1954 | 135 | 6 | 1955 | 135 | 2 | 1956 | 154 | 1 | 1957 | 166 | 2 | 1959 | 135 | 10 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1954 | 196 | 5 | 1955 | 198 | 4 | 1956 | 243 | 5 | 1957 | 255 | 4 | 1959 | 210 | 9 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1954 | 24 | 5 | 1955 | 23 | 5 | 1956 | 40 | 2 | 1957 | 41 | 1 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1954 | 8 | 3 | 1955 | 8 | 2 | 1956 | 8 | 9 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1958 | 20 | 4 | 1959 | 15 | 9 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1954 | 52 | 8 | 1955 | 51 | 9 | 1957 | 73 | 9 | 1958 | 77 | 7 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1954 | 60 | 9 | 1955 | 59 | 8 | 1956 | 76 | 10 | | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1958 | 8 | 6 | 1960 | 8 | 10 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1954 | 3 | 5 | 1955 | 2 | 10 | 1956 | 4 | 10 | 1958 | 7 | 2 | | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1954 | 39 | 6 | 1955 | 39 | 4 | 1956 | 59 | 3 | 1957 | 59 | 3 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1954 | .324 | 2 | 1956 | .307 | 4 | 1957 | .339 | 1 | 1958 | .287 | 10 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1954 | .376 | 3 | 1957 | .401 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1954 | .470 | 4 | 1956 | .485 | 8 | 1957 | .520 | 4 | 1958 | .486 | 4 | 1959 | .429 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1954 | 69.38 | 7 | 1955 | 77.89 | 3 | 1956 | 86.65 | 9 | 1957 | 102.02 | 2 | 1958 | 76.46 | 9 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1954 | 6.14 | 4 | 1956 | 6.36 | 10 | 1957 | 8.05 | 3 | 1958 | 6.43 | 6 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1954 | .146 | 4 | 1956 | .178 | 10 | 1957 | .182 | 10 | 1958 | .199 | 4 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1954 | .383 | 4 | 1957 | .409 | 3 | 1958 | .372 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1954 | .846 | 4 | 1957 | .922 | 3 | 1958 | .856 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1954 | 4.0 | 5 | 1955 | 3.8 | 3 | 1957 | 4.2 | 8 | |