3B Ryuji Tamura #72
Osaka Sailors BAN
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B RYUJI TAMURA #72 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 322 61 9 0 12 33 23 72 .189 .254 .329 2 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 FUK Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1974 FUK Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1974 @ VES Loss, 5-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ VES Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/24/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ KOB Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/21/1974 NAG Loss, 2-9 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 NAG Win, 5-4 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/18/1974 KIN Win, 6-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/17/1937
Born in:Takasaki, GUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 109 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 1st Pick in Round 2
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 322 61 9 0 12 33 27 23 72 .189 .254 .329 .583 .256 .140 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 354 5 3 0 9 3 1 106 21 2 1 66.7 25.8 2.53 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 15 2 0 4 9 7 6 15 0 0 2 .217 .299 .420 .719
Versus Right   253 46 7 0 8 24 20 17 57 1 3 3 .182 .241 .304 .545
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   77 15 2 0 3 4 7 4 16 0 0 2 .195 .253 .338 .591
June   69 18 2 0 5 14 8 4 19 1 2 1 .261 .307 .507 .814
July   56 8 1 0 1 6 3 5 14 0 1 0 .143 .213 .214 .427
August   62 7 2 0 2 5 4 2 11 0 0 0 .113 .141 .242 .383
September   56 13 2 0 1 4 5 7 11 0 0 2 .232 .338 .321 .660
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   337 68 10 1 3 19 21 36 75 0 0 0 .202 .279 .264 .543
2 Years Ago   430 89 8 2 16 48 41 39 101 2 10 2 .207 .275 .347 .621
Career   2605 548 79 9 80 275 262 207 549 8 18 11 .210 .271 .340 .610
Home   159 31 6 0 8 21 15 14 33 0 2 3 .195 .273 .384 .656
Road   163 30 3 0 4 12 12 9 39 1 1 2 .184 .234 .276 .510
Grass   322 61 9 0 12 33 27 23 72 1 3 5 .189 .254 .329 .583
Day   152 25 4 0 7 16 12 11 35 1 1 3 .164 .234 .329 .562
Night   170 36 5 0 5 17 15 12 37 0 2 2 .212 .272 .329 .601
As Starter   321 61 9 0 12 33 27 23 72 1 3 5 .190 .254 .330 .585
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   77 12 4 0 1 3 4 3 17 0 0 2 .156 .207 .247 .454
Inning 1-3   101 20 3 0 6 13 10 5 23 0 1 3 .198 .257 .406 .663
Inning 4-6   118 24 1 0 5 16 10 14 27 1 2 0 .203 .286 .339 .625
Inning 7-9   97 16 5 0 1 4 6 2 20 0 0 1 .165 .190 .247 .437
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 .167 .444 .167 .611
0 Outs   108 21 4 0 3 7 11 4 25 0 3 2 .194 .237 .315 .552
1 Outs   104 19 2 0 3 12 8 8 26 1 0 1 .183 .246 .288 .534
2 Outs   110 21 3 0 6 14 8 11 21 0 0 2 .191 .276 .382 .658
Scoring Position   70 16 3 0 0 18 4 7 12 1 3 0 .229 .295 .271 .566
Bases Empty   190 35 4 0 9 9 16 12 47 0 0 4 .184 .248 .347 .595
Runner on 1st   62 10 2 0 3 6 7 4 13 0 0 1 .161 .224 .339 .563
Runner on 2nd   28 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 3 0 .071 .133 .107 .240
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Two Strikes   145 25 5 0 6 17 9 7 72 0 0 1 .172 .216 .331 .547
First Pitch   57 13 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 3 .228 .297 .316 .613
Count 0-1   32 6 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 .188 .212 .375 .587
Count 0-2   30 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 16 0 0 1 .200 .226 .333 .559
Count 1-0   23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .087 .130 .217
Count 1-1   36 10 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-2   40 7 3 0 1 2 2 0 18 0 0 0 .175 .175 .325 .500
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Count 2-1   15 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 2-2   45 8 0 0 2 6 4 0 23 0 0 0 .178 .178 .311 .489
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .538 .000 .538
Full Count   30 4 1 0 2 5 2 7 15 0 0 0 .133 .297 .367 .664
Behind in Count   102 19 4 0 4 9 7 0 34 0 1 2 .186 .202 .343 .545
Ahead in Count   52 7 2 0 1 5 4 13 0 0 1 0 .135 .308 .231 .538
Batting 2nd   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   14 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 .214 .353 .429 .782
Batting 6th   34 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 7 0 1 1 .118 .167 .235 .402
Batting 7th   148 30 6 0 5 15 14 8 37 1 2 0 .203 .242 .345 .587
Batting 8th   111 23 2 0 5 12 11 11 22 0 0 3 .207 .296 .360 .656
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   125 28 2 0 7 8 14 9 34 0 0 2 .224 .287 .408 .695
Medium Leverage   137 20 3 0 4 13 10 10 26 0 2 2 .146 .215 .255 .470
High Leverage   59 13 4 0 1 12 3 4 12 1 1 1 .220 .277 .339 .616
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
1961 Denki - BAN 23 25 23 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 .261 .261 .304 .565 58 56 -0.0
1962 Denki - BAN 24 6 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 94 95 -0.0
1963 Denki - BAN 25 86 156 34 1 0 6 14 16 3 0 0 39 0 1 .218 .233 .340 .572 72 67 -0.7
1964 Denki - BAN 26 82 129 24 2 1 1 8 13 13 0 1 23 0 1 .186 .259 .240 .499 50 47 -0.7
1965 Denki - BAN 27 47 41 7 2 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 .171 .209 .366 .575 74 79 0.1
1966 Denki - BAN 28 50 67 20 6 1 3 7 10 6 0 0 7 0 1 .299 .356 .552 .908 184 186 0.6
1967 Denki - BAN 29 76 136 29 3 1 4 18 14 13 1 1 21 0 1 .213 .285 .338 .623 90 90 -0.0
1968 Denki - BAN 30 78 181 38 10 2 3 17 23 15 1 0 37 1 1 .210 .274 .337 .611 90 92 0.5
1969 Denki - BAN 31 87 212 47 7 0 8 28 25 15 0 0 26 5 1 .222 .273 .368 .641 95 95 0.2
1970 Denki - BAN 32 38 105 10 0 0 7 10 8 6 0 0 24 2 1 .095 .144 .295 .439 34 39 -0.1
1971 Denki - BAN 33 135 457 112 20 1 15 68 55 36 2 3 111 10 2 .245 .301 .392 .693 90 86 1.3
1972 Osaka - BAN 34 130 430 89 8 2 16 48 41 39 2 2 101 10 9 .207 .275 .347 .621 77 71 0.8
1973 Osaka - BAN 35 109 337 68 10 1 3 19 21 36 0 0 75 2 2 .202 .279 .264 .543 61 56 -0.0
1974 Osaka - BAN 36 108 322 61 9 0 12 33 27 23 5 1 72 2 1 .189 .254 .329 .583 61 61 0.0
Total BAN 1057 2605 548 79 9 80 275 262 207 11 8 549 34 22 .210 .271 .340 .610 77 75 1.9
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Denki - INT 3B 8 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 17.2 3.57 -0.3 .892
1961 Denki - INT SS 5 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 .875
1962 Denki - INT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.038
1962 Denki - INT SS 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 +0.0 .803
1963 Denki - INT 2B 23 23 52 54 7 113 7 .938 190.0 5.02 -6.3 .810
1963 Denki - INT 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.054
1963 Denki - INT SS 21 0 3 9 1 14 2 .857 35.0 3.09 -0.7 .889
1964 Denki - INT 2B 19 13 40 28 3 69 1 .986 118.2 5.16 -0.2 .958
1964 Denki - INT 3B 15 0 1 8 1 10 1 .900 36.2 2.21 -0.5 .970
1964 Denki - INT SS 11 2 5 8 2 15 2 .867 31.2 3.69 -2.5 .662
1965 Denki - INT 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.039
1965 Denki - INT 3B 10 0 3 7 0 11 1 .909 15.0 6.00 +0.1 .941
1965 Denki - INT SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1966 Denki - INT 2B 6 0 7 3 0 11 1 .909 9.0 10.00 -0.3 .771
1966 Denki - INT 3B 12 8 10 12 0 25 3 .880 81.2 2.42 -2.7 .805
1966 Denki - INT SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.078
1967 Denki - INT 2B 5 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 8.1 8.64 -0.5 .833
1967 Denki - INT 3B 30 23 22 51 5 81 8 .901 213.0 3.08 -3.4 .880
1967 Denki - INT SS 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
1968 Denki - INT 2B 7 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 10.1 5.23 -0.1 1.055
1968 Denki - INT 3B 42 37 23 87 3 118 8 .932 325.1 3.04 -0.9 .993
1969 Denki - INT 2B 9 0 13 6 3 24 5 .792 26.0 6.58 -3.8 .383
1969 Denki - INT 3B 53 46 28 96 12 136 12 .912 402.1 2.77 -2.0 .980
1970 Denki - INT 3B 37 37 31 74 4 109 4 .963 305.1 3.09 +2.2 1.015
1971 Denki - INT 3B 132 131 61 241 24 320 18 .944 1110.1 2.45 +0.6 .998
1972 Osaka - INT 3B 129 128 76 321 25 414 17 .959 1086.2 3.29 +7.0 1.021
1973 Osaka - INT 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 0.2 27.00 0.0 .000
1973 Osaka - INT 3B 104 104 66 203 13 288 19 .934 881.2 2.75 +3.0 1.012
1974 Osaka - INT 3B 107 103 55 233 20 302 14 .954 866.2 2.99 +2.8 1.019
TOTAL 2B 75 36 121 100 14 235 14 .940 371.0 5.36 -11.1 .825
TOTAL 3B 682 617 378 1340 108 1824 106 .942 5346.2 2.89 +6.1 1.000
TOTAL SS 42 2 15 23 4 42 4 .905 91.1 3.74 -3.1 .796
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Denki Dynamics. (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick).
07/16/1957 Named the #34 prospect in the BAN
11/19/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
03/28/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/01/1958 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1958 Named the #33 prospect in the BAN
10/13/1958 Named the #38 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Named the #41 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
07/16/1959 Named the #69 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1960 Named the #63 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1960 Named the #63 prospect in the BAN
10/14/1960 Named the #96 prospect in the BAN
04/30/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Denki Dynamics development complex.
05/01/1961 Named the #85 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1961 Named the #69 prospect in the BAN
05/09/1962 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 6 months.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/13/1970 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3-4 months.
10/17/1971 Was traded by the Denki Dynamics to the Osaka Sailors, along with SP Yugoro Yoshida, in exchange for RP Atsushi Shimizu and CF Kosei Kubota.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 131 9
Year K Rank
1972 101 4
Year IBB Rank
1971 5 9
1973 4 7
1974 3 10
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