Player Report for #38 Sotaro Yoshioka

04/26/1981

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1B Sotaro Yoshioka #38

Age: 32

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	7	8	7	10
Gap	6	7	6	7
Power	6	7	6	11
Eye	6	6	5	10
Avoid K's	11	11	11	16

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	1
Errors:	-	6	7
Arm:	1	3	3
Turn DP:	-	5	-
Ability:	11	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	2	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	9
Stealing Ability:	20
Baserunning Inst.:	20
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	10

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Low

Sotaro Yoshioka
Birthday:	01/05/1931
Born in:	Kasaoka (Okayama)
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	182 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 86 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	4 Years, 32 Days
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Last option year
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

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+	VORP
1958 Detroit - ABA	27	15	38	11	0	1	1	10	4	3	1	1	1	1	0	.289	.349	.421	.770	120	2.7
1959 Cincinnati - ABA	28	41	55	15	2	0	3	8	10	5	3	1	6	1	0	.273	.359	.473	.832	133	4.2
1960 Chicago - ABA	29	85	152	32	4	1	8	26	20	7	3	2	20	1	0	.211	.256	.408	.664	85	-0.3
1961 Chicago - ABA	30	6	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-36	-1.5
Total ABA		147	254	59	6	2	12	45	34	15	7	4	29	3	0	.232	.289	.413	.703	98	5.1

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+	VORP
1957 San Antonio - AA	26	18	71	21	3	1	3	8	11	5	2	0	6	0	1	.296	.359	.493	.852	134	4.9
1957 Vaughan - AAA	26	107	391	106	13	2	12	46	52	19	5	4	32	11	4	.271	.310	.407	.717	102	17.2
1958 Vaughan - AAA	27	120	483	134	15	6	20	68	80	52	6	2	34	6	3	.277	.354	.458	.811	126	40.7
1961 Uxbridge - AAA	30	71	229	57	6	2	11	48	32	30	6	3	15	4	3	.249	.347	.437	.784	116	12.2
1962 Pasadena - A	31	1	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	171	0.4
1962 Eagle Pass - AA	31	35	134	35	4	1	6	19	20	14	3	1	11	0	2	.261	.342	.440	.782	117	4.5
1962 Guelph - AAA	31	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-56	-1.2
1962 Uxbridge - AAA	31	10	23	6	0	0	1	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	.261	.357	.391	.748	108	1.2
1962 Total - AAA	31	12	29	6	0	0	1	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	.207	.314	.310	.625	0	-0.0
1963 Riverside - A	32	1	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	325	1.4
1963 Laredo - AA	32	78	306	67	12	1	9	32	32	14	3	2	21	2	0	.219	.258	.353	.611	76	-5.5
Total GHL		310	1132	303	34	10	44	167	166	103	20	10	81	21	10	.268	.337	.432	.769	114	70.1
Total STL		131	511	123	19	3	18	59	63	33	8	3	38	2	3	.241	.295	.395	.691	96	3.9
Total SCL		2	9	3	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.889	1.222	239	1.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1958 Detroit - ML	2B	9	9	17	26	8	43	0	1.000	77.0	5.03	+1.0	1.050
1959 Cincinnati - ML	2B	28	8	29	36	11	67	2	.970	102.1	5.72	+0.1	1.002
1959 Cincinnati - ML	3B	1	0	1	1	0	4	2	.500	5.0	3.60	-2.7	.207
1960 Chicago - ML	1B	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	2.1	3.86	+0.0	1.081
1960 Chicago - ML	2B	44	32	80	104	18	188	4	.979	304.0	5.45	-1.5	.980
1960 Chicago - ML	3B	4	0	0	3	0	3	0	1.000	7.0	3.86	+0.1	1.045
1961 Chicago - ML	2B	2	1	2	2	1	4	0	1.000	11.0	3.27	+0.1	1.044

Player History
12/06/1956	Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization, was discovered in Japan.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 6 (8).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (10); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (8).
06/23/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Batter of the Month Award.
07/07/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
07/13/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
09/20/1958	Wins the 1958 GHL MCL Earl Alexander Award at 2B.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 7 (9).
01/18/1959	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Cincinnati Rivermen, along with SS Jamie Robertson, in exchange for 1B Cipriano Aranda.
11/25/1959	Was traded by the Cincinnati Rivermen to the Chicago Hitmen, along with RF Ed Allen, in exchange for MR Iván Estrada, a 2nd draft pick.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
05/17/1961	Injured (hip strain), out for 6 weeks.
06/29/1961	Suspended 7 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/14/1961	Goes 5-7 against the Peterborough Locks, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7).
04/30/1962	Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl.
05/09/1962	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 2 weeks.
06/26/1962	Injured (mild hip strain), out for 2 weeks.
07/16/1962	Released by the Chicago organization.
07/16/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Empires organization.
07/17/1962	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 months.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (10); Eye: 6 (9).
07/01/1963	Released by the New York organization.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (10); Power: 6 (11); Eye: 6 (10).
01/01/1964	Retired from professional baseball.