06/22/1938 | Drafted in the 1938 first-year player draft by the Tokyo Cannons. (Round 3, Pick 3, 15th overall pick). |
07/21/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the Tokyo Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $250. |
10/13/1938 | Named the #4 prospect in the JBA |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
05/01/1939 | Named the #4 prospect in the JBA |
06/12/1939 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/19/1939 | Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/01/1941 | Wins the JBA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/14/1941 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/27/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
08/03/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
09/07/1942 | Wins the JBA Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/13/1943 | Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
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: - (-). |
04/17/1946 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,560 with the Vesutan Bees organization. |
06/12/1946 | Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/23/1946 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
08/14/1947 | Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/19/1948 | Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks. |
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: - (-). |
04/19/1949 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/03/1949 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
03/13/1951 | Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Vesutan Bees development complex. |
04/14/1951 | Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks. |
03/30/1953 | Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
10/14/1954 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1940 | 100 | 1 | 1942 | 84 | 1 | 1943 | 84 | 1 | 1944 | 35 | 1 | 1947 | 111 | 10 | | | Year | H | Rank | 1940 | 87 | 10 | 1941 | 77 | 8 | 1943 | 69 | 7 | | | Year | TB | Rank | 1941 | 131 | 4 | 1942 | 121 | 9 | 1943 | 90 | 2 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1943 | 8 | 7 | 1944 | 7 | 2 | 1947 | 19 | 5 | 1949 | 27 | 4 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1939 | 6 | 5 | 1940 | 6 | 8 | 1941 | 11 | 4 | 1942 | 11 | 2 | 1943 | 3 | 1 | 1944 | 2 | 2 | 1946 | 3 | 10 | 1949 | 4 | 10 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1939 | 37 | 7 | 1941 | 48 | 2 | 1942 | 58 | 1 | 1943 | 29 | 4 | 1944 | 16 | 8 | 1947 | 51 | 3 | 1949 | 69 | 6 | | Year | R | Rank | 1940 | 51 | 5 | 1943 | 36 | 3 | 1946 | 64 | 10 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1940 | 77 | 4 | 1941 | 73 | 4 | 1942 | 85 | 1 | 1943 | 69 | 2 | 1947 | 57 | 3 | 1949 | 51 | 4 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1939 | 3 | 6 | 1941 | 7 | 1 | 1942 | 7 | 2 | 1943 | 10 | 1 | 1953 | 1 | 10 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1939 | 3 | 4 | 1940 | 5 | 2 | 1942 | 4 | 5 | 1949 | 3 | 7 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1939 | 4 | 6 | 1946 | 8 | 5 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1941 | 27 | 4 | 1943 | 13 | 7 | 1944 | 9 | 2 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1940 | .252 | 10 | 1941 | .271 | 7 | 1942 | .270 | 10 | 1943 | .254 | 1 | 1946 | .297 | 6 | 1948 | .370 | 10 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1939 | .366 | 9 | 1940 | .395 | 2 | 1941 | .423 | 2 | 1942 | .446 | 2 | 1943 | .401 | 1 | 1946 | .431 | 4 | 1947 | .334 | 10 | 1948 | .447 | 3 | 1949 | .421 | 8 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1941 | .461 | 1 | 1942 | .435 | 4 | 1943 | .331 | 1 | 1946 | .367 | 10 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1940 | 53.16 | 5 | 1941 | 60.05 | 2 | 1942 | 62.10 | 2 | 1943 | 41.64 | 1 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1940 | 5.38 | 6 | 1941 | 7.58 | 2 | 1942 | 8.06 | 2 | 1943 | 5.35 | 1 | 1946 | 6.25 | 7 | 1949 | 7.58 | 10 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1941 | .190 | 2 | 1942 | .165 | 4 | 1943 | .077 | 4 | 1944 | .100 | 2 | |
Year | wOBA | Rank | 1939 | .363 | 10 | 1940 | .377 | 7 | 1941 | .418 | 2 | 1942 | .425 | 2 | 1943 | .371 | 1 | 1946 | .418 | 5 | 1948 | .434 | 3 | 1949 | .415 | 10 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1940 | .743 | 7 | 1941 | .885 | 2 | 1942 | .881 | 2 | 1943 | .732 | 1 | 1946 | .799 | 6 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1940 | 3.9 | 8 | 1941 | 3.8 | 4 | 1942 | 4.5 | 2 | 1943 | 4.9 | 6 | 1946 | 4.8 | 8 | | | |