06/22/1938 | Drafted in the 1938 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Kingfishers. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
07/02/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization with a signing bonus of $2,400. |
07/14/1938 | Named the #1 prospect in the JBA |
09/11/1938 | Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 5-6 weeks. |
10/12/1938 | Wins the 1938 Japan Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/24/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1939 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
08/22/1939 | Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 weeks. |
09/18/1939 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/18/1939 | Wins the 1939 Japan Series MVP Award. |
10/19/1939 | Wins the 1939 Japan Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
10/01/1940 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/04/1940 | Goes 5-7 against the Osaka Sailors, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/08/1941 | Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/15/1941 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 4 weeks. |
10/06/1941 | Wins the 1941 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/31/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
10/01/1942 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/20/1946 | Injured (kidney stones),out for 4 days. |
09/07/1946 | Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/22/1946 | Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 4 weeks. |
10/11/1946 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/23/1948 | Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/01/1948 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/04/1949 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/13/1949 | Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/18/1949 | Goes 5-6 against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics, with 1 RBI and 0 R. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/01/1951 | Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
03/26/1952 | Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
03/26/1953 | Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
04/29/1953 | Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Yokohama Kingfishers development complex. |
05/06/1953 | Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/11/1953 | Goes 5-5 against the Hosho Reliables, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 1 R. |
06/15/1953 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/10/1953 | Wins the 1953 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/09/1954 | Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award. |
10/13/1954 | Wins the 1954 BAN Championship Series with the Yokohama Kingfishers. |
10/12/1956 | Was traded by the Yokohama Kingfishers to the Kinboshi Kites, along with CF Ikumasa Yasuhara and 2B Kitahachi Masuda, in exchange for LF Tomoya Nagao. |
10/11/1957 | Wins the 1957 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites. |
07/31/1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
10/14/1959 | Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites. |
04/01/1960 | Released by the Kinboshi Kites. |
10/12/1960 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1940 | 100 | 1 | 1943 | 84 | 1 | 1947 | 111 | 10 | 1948 | 111 | 7 | 1949 | 111 | 7 | 1953 | 132 | 8 | 1954 | 130 | 6 | 1957 | 133 | 6 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1940 | 442 | 5 | 1942 | 377 | 4 | 1943 | 364 | 5 | 1953 | 553 | 6 | 1954 | 546 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1940 | 370 | 8 | 1943 | 302 | 6 | 1949 | 448 | 8 | 1953 | 493 | 5 | 1954 | 476 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1940 | 105 | 4 | 1942 | 100 | 1 | 1943 | 69 | 7 | 1949 | 161 | 5 | 1953 | 145 | 6 | 1954 | 127 | 7 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1940 | 154 | 1 | 1942 | 154 | 1 | 1946 | 150 | 9 | 1949 | 212 | 6 | 1953 | 218 | 6 | 1954 | 191 | 7 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1942 | 17 | 3 | 1943 | 9 | 5 | 1946 | 23 | 2 | 1949 | 27 | 4 | 1953 | 29 | 2 | 1954 | 25 | 4 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1938 | 3 | 7 | 1939 | 6 | 5 | 1940 | 11 | 2 | 1942 | 11 | 2 | 1946 | 3 | 10 | 1947 | 5 | 9 | 1948 | 7 | 3 | 1949 | 6 | 3 | 1953 | 14 | 5 | 1954 | 11 | 5 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1940 | 49 | 5 | 1942 | 56 | 2 | 1943 | 29 | 4 | 1953 | 72 | 4 | 1954 | 72 | 3 | | Year | R | Rank | 1940 | 52 | 3 | 1942 | 46 | 10 | 1947 | 46 | 9 | 1953 | 70 | 9 | 1954 | 46 | 10 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1940 | 68 | 5 | 1941 | 65 | 7 | 1942 | 73 | 4 | 1943 | 59 | 7 | 1953 | 54 | 6 | 1954 | 65 | 6 | 1957 | 65 | 8 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1940 | 6 | 1 | 1941 | 7 | 1 | 1942 | 8 | 1 | 1943 | 10 | 1 | 1947 | 4 | 7 | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1953 | 6 | 7 | 1954 | 12 | 1 | 1957 | 9 | 2 | 1958 | 6 | 6 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 1953 | 2 | 9 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1938 | 3 | 6 | 1940 | 4 | 3 | 1942 | 7 | 1 | 1947 | 4 | 8 | 1953 | 4 | 4 | 1954 | 5 | 3 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1940 | 24 | 10 | 1942 | 30 | 2 | 1946 | 28 | 7 | 1949 | 36 | 10 | 1953 | 44 | 5 | 1954 | 39 | 7 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1939 | .274 | 9 | 1940 | .284 | 3 | 1941 | .272 | 5 | 1942 | .338 | 1 | 1943 | .228 | 10 | 1949 | .359 | 10 | 1953 | .294 | 5 | 1954 | .267 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1939 | .368 | 7 | 1940 | .391 | 4 | 1941 | .418 | 3 | 1942 | .462 | 1 | 1943 | .354 | 5 | 1953 | .363 | 6 | 1954 | .352 | 6 | 1958 | .369 | 10 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1939 | .419 | 4 | 1940 | .416 | 3 | 1942 | .520 | 1 | 1949 | .473 | 10 | 1953 | .442 | 6 | 1954 | .401 | 7 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1940 | 62.13 | 2 | 1942 | 74.65 | 1 | 1949 | 82.92 | 10 | 1953 | 79.76 | 7 | 1954 | 67.99 | 6 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1939 | 5.44 | 7 | 1940 | 5.93 | 2 | 1941 | 6.17 | 7 | 1942 | 9.33 | 1 | 1953 | 5.87 | 7 | 1954 | 5.00 | 6 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1939 | .145 | 8 | 1940 | .132 | 8 | 1942 | .182 | 2 | 1953 | .148 | 6 | 1954 | .134 | 7 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1939 | .385 | 5 | 1940 | .392 | 2 | 1941 | .383 | 7 | 1942 | .456 | 1 | 1943 | .313 | 9 | 1953 | .359 | 9 | 1954 | .332 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1939 | .788 | 6 | 1940 | .808 | 2 | 1941 | .800 | 5 | 1942 | .982 | 1 | 1943 | .613 | 8 | 1953 | .806 | 7 | 1954 | .753 | 7 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1939 | 3.3 | 8 | 1940 | 5.6 | 1 | 1941 | 3.2 | 10 | 1942 | 5.6 | 1 | 1947 | 4.0 | 6 | 1953 | 4.5 | 5 | 1954 | 2.7 | 8 | | |