06/22/1938 | Drafted in the 1938 first-year player draft by the Kyoto Bears. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
07/07/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the Kyoto Bears organization with a signing bonus of $3,100. |
07/14/1938 | Named the #3 prospect in the JBA |
10/13/1938 | Named the #2 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/01/1939 | Named the #1 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
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: - (-). |
05/02/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $690 with the Vesutan Bees organization. |
08/15/1946 | Goes 5-7 against the Tokyo Denki Dynamics, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/30/1948 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1948 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
09/20/1948 | Wins the 1948 Japanese Baseball Association Championship with the Vesutan Bees. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1949 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/09/1953 | Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/31/1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
07/31/1954 | Was selected to the 1954 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game. |
08/27/1957 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
06/09/1958 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/12/1961 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1946 | 114 | 1 | 1949 | 111 | 7 | 1953 | 108 | 10 | 1954 | 130 | 8 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1946 | 539 | 3 | 1949 | 513 | 4 | 1953 | 486 | 7 | 1954 | 570 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1946 | 445 | 9 | 1953 | 411 | 9 | 1954 | 458 | 7 | | Year | H | Rank | 1949 | 150 | 10 | 1953 | 96 | 10 | 1954 | 112 | 9 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1953 | 141 | 9 | 1954 | 177 | 7 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1946 | 21 | 8 | 1948 | 24 | 7 | 1953 | 18 | 8 | 1954 | 24 | 5 | | | Year | HR | Rank | 1949 | 4 | 10 | 1953 | 9 | 6 | 1954 | 11 | 5 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1948 | 82 | 3 | 1949 | 80 | 1 | 1953 | 41 | 10 | 1954 | 73 | 4 | | Year | R | Rank | 1947 | 45 | 10 | 1949 | 73 | 7 | 1953 | 51 | 7 | 1954 | 68 | 6 | |
Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 59 | 2 | 1949 | 78 | 1 | 1953 | 68 | 2 | 1954 | 99 | 2 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1946 | 4 | 9 | 1947 | 4 | 7 | 1948 | 5 | 3 | 1949 | 7 | 2 | 1953 | 2 | 6 | 1954 | 2 | 5 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1947 | 4 | 6 | 1948 | 6 | 1 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 1954 | 7 | 2 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1946 | 10 | 3 | 1947 | 5 | 5 | 1949 | 12 | 1 | 1954 | 6 | 2 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1953 | 27 | 9 | 1954 | 39 | 6 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1953 | .234 | 8 | 1954 | .245 | 8 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1948 | .437 | 6 | 1949 | .448 | 1 | 1953 | .348 | 5 | 1954 | .382 | 2 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1953 | .343 | 8 | 1954 | .386 | 7 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1949 | 87.29 | 7 | 1953 | 51.58 | 8 | 1954 | 75.23 | 5 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1949 | 7.83 | 8 | 1953 | 4.21 | 8 | 1954 | 5.60 | 5 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1948 | .119 | 10 | 1953 | .109 | 8 | 1954 | .142 | 5 | | Year | wOBA | Rank | 1949 | .416 | 9 | 1953 | .324 | 8 | 1954 | .359 | 5 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1949 | .890 | 9 | 1953 | .691 | 8 | 1954 | .769 | 5 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1948 | 3.6 | 9 | 1949 | 4.0 | 7 | 1954 | 3.5 | 7 | | |