RF Kanzaburo Sakai #7
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/1961
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RF KANZABURO SAKAI #7 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
40 66 18 0 2 1 7 1 6 .273 .294 .379 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1961 @ NAG Loss, 5-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ VES Loss, 2-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1961 @ NAG Loss, 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1961 VES Loss, 4-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1961 VES Win, 10-5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1961 @ KIN Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1961 @ KIN Loss, 7-11 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1961 NAG Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1961 KOB Loss, 3-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1961 @ KOB Loss, 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/07/1936
Born in:Kushiro City, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,100
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 10th Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 40 66 18 0 2 1 7 6 1 6 .273 .294 .379 .673 .302 .106 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 68 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 3 0 0 0.0 7.6 4.10 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .267 .429 .695
Versus Right   52 15 0 2 0 6 4 1 5 0 2 0 .288 .302 .365 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   19 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 .316 .350 .474 .824
June   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
July   21 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
August   10 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
September   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   53 16 4 1 1 10 7 1 7 0 1 0 .302 .315 .472 .787
2 Years Ago   53 16 1 4 0 5 5 2 9 0 0 1 .302 .339 .472 .811
Career   195 56 5 9 2 23 19 5 23 0 3 4 .287 .319 .436 .755
Home   37 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 .189 .189 .189 .378
Road   29 11 0 2 1 6 4 1 3 0 1 1 .379 .419 .621 1.040
Grass   66 18 0 2 1 7 6 1 6 0 2 1 .273 .294 .379 .673
Day   22 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Night   44 12 0 2 1 6 5 1 4 0 1 1 .273 .304 .432 .736
As Starter   41 8 0 1 1 2 4 0 5 0 2 1 .195 .214 .317 .531
As Reliever / Substitution   25 10 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .423 .480 .903
Pinch Hitting   22 8 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .391 .455 .846
Close/Late   19 5 0 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 .263 .333 .368 .702
Inning 1-3   14 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Inning 4-6   16 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Inning 7-9   36 10 0 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 .278 .316 .333 .649
0 Outs   16 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 .438 .471 .625 1.096
1 Outs   31 7 0 2 0 4 3 1 5 0 1 0 .226 .250 .355 .605
2 Outs   19 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Scoring Position   21 6 0 1 0 5 1 0 3 0 2 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Bases Empty   35 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .229 .270 .314 .585
Runner on 1st   10 4 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   20 6 0 1 1 4 3 1 6 0 0 0 .300 .333 .550 .883
First Pitch   17 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   6 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   6 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571
Behind in Count   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Ahead in Count   19 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 5th   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .143 .250 .571 .821
Batting 6th   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   19 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Batting 8th   6 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405
Batting 9th   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Low Leverage   35 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .257 .257 .514
Medium Leverage   19 5 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 1 .263 .333 .526 .860
High Leverage   11 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
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
1958 Fukuoka - BAN 21 15 23 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261 .346 .435 .781 120 124 -0.0
1959 Fukuoka - BAN 22 43 53 16 1 4 0 5 5 2 1 0 9 1 0 .302 .339 .472 .811 131 132 0.4
1960 Fukuoka - BAN 23 37 53 16 4 1 1 10 7 1 0 0 7 0 0 .302 .315 .472 .787 119 120 0.2
1961 Fukuoka - BAN 24 40 66 18 0 2 1 7 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 .273 .294 .379 .673 80 85 0.0
Total BAN 135 195 56 5 9 2 23 19 5 4 0 23 1 0 .287 .319 .436 .755 109 112 0.7
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
1955 Total - 18 40 174 73 21 5 6 43 72 17 4 1 6 1 0 .420 .480 .701 1.181 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Fukuoka - INT LF 7 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 -1.2 .817
1958 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Fukuoka - INT RF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 +0.3 .990
1959 Fukuoka - INT LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 .971
1959 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Fukuoka - INT RF 8 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 44.0 3.07 +1.3 1.071
1960 Fukuoka - INT LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 .974
1960 Fukuoka - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.013
1960 Fukuoka - INT RF 10 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 58.1 1.39 -0.3 .998
1961 Fukuoka - INT LF 8 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 38.2 1.86 -0.1 .973
1961 Fukuoka - INT CF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.6 .832
1961 Fukuoka - INT RF 9 6 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 56.0 1.77 -0.2 .998
TOTAL LF 24 7 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 82.2 1.96 -1.6 .915
TOTAL CF 6 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 -0.6 .858
TOTAL RF 33 19 39 1 0 40 0 1.000 184.2 1.95 +1.1 1.025
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft by the Osaka Sailors. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
07/16/1955 Named the #24 prospect in the BAN
11/20/1955 Was traded by the Osaka Sailors to the Fukuoka Falcons, along with C Ivan Rustoff, in exchange for RF Katsuhiko Fujisawa.
05/01/1956 Named the #25 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1956 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
10/12/1956 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
03/29/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1957 Named the #26 prospect in the BAN
03/29/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #43 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
12/09/1959 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
02/28/1961 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
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