Player Report for #53 Yoriyuki Sakamoto

04/26/1981

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LF Yoriyuki Sakamoto #53

Age: 35

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	8	8	8	8
Gap	13	14	13	14
Power	3	3	3	3
Eye	6	6	5	6
Avoid K's	12	12	12	12

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	11	10
Errors:	-	12	13
Arm:	1	6	6
Turn DP:	-	13	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	12
1st Base:	17	Center Field:	3
2nd Base:	11	Right Field:	3
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	10
Stealing Ability:	20
Baserunning Inst.:	18
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	7

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

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

Yoriyuki Sakamoto
Birthday:	06/28/1940
Born in:	Shimosuwa (Nagano)
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	220 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1961, 3rd Pick in Round 9

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

VORP

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
1961 Total - COL	20	48	233	62	6	1	1	42	38	10	0	1	43	39	5	.266	.295	.313	.608	100	0.0
1961 Santa Monica - A	20	8	7	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	122	0.5
1962 Santa Monica - A	21	25	53	9	1	0	1	7	5	0	0	0	7	1	0	.170	.170	.245	.415	17	-3.2
1963 Santa Monica - A	22	42	77	16	5	0	0	2	7	3	0	1	13	2	0	.208	.235	.273	.507	45	-3.0
1964 Santa Monica - A	23	17	23	8	2	0	1	4	6	4	1	1	6	0	0	.348	.448	.565	1.013	198	3.9
1965 Santa Monica - A	24	76	218	55	6	4	11	40	29	18	1	4	27	1	1	.252	.307	.468	.775	121	13.8
1966 Santa Monica - A	25	46	131	37	1	2	5	17	19	6	1	1	22	3	1	.282	.317	.435	.752	125	7.5
1966 Freeport - AA	25	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	-0.2
1967 Santa Monica - A	26	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	210	0.6
1967 Freeport - AA	26	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-1.8
1967 Brownsville - AA	26	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-1.6
1967 Total - AA	26	20	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-3.4
1968 Hollywood - A	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1968 Montebello - A	27	6	7	3	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	297	1.8
1968 San Bernadino - A	27	17	14	5	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.357	.375	.357	.732	123	0.8
1968 Somerset - A	27	5	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	215	1.0
1968 Total - A	27	29	25	10	0	0	1	9	4	2	0	2	5	0	0	.400	.414	.520	.934	0	3.7
1969 Hollywood - A	28	18	21	4	0	1	1	4	2	4	0	0	6	0	0	.190	.320	.429	.749	114	0.5
1969 Woodsboro - A	28	5	16	6	0	0	2	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	239	3.5
1969 Total - A	28	23	37	10	0	1	3	7	7	6	0	0	6	0	0	.270	.372	.568	.940	0	4.0
1970 Costa Mesa - A	29	10	27	6	1	0	2	5	5	2	0	0	6	1	0	.222	.276	.481	.757	109	1.3
1970 Santa Monica - A	29	7	15	2	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.133	.533	.667	84	-0.2
1970 El Monte - A	29	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	34	-0.3
1970 Lake Elsinore - A	29	12	21	8	3	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	.381	.409	.667	1.076	198	3.9
1970 Montebello - A	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000	212	0.3
1970 Total - A	29	34	69	17	4	0	5	14	12	5	0	0	9	2	0	.246	.297	.522	.819	0	4.9
1971 Riverside - A	30	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	243	0.7
1971 Montebello - A	30	33	63	18	6	2	4	11	14	7	0	0	8	1	0	.286	.357	.635	.992	185	7.9
1971 Total - A	30	35	67	19	6	2	5	13	15	7	0	0	9	1	0	.284	.351	.657	1.008	0	8.6
1971 Edna - AA	30	7	4	3	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.750	.750	2.000	2.750	695	3.9
1971 Corpus Christi - AA	30	5	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	193	1.0
1971 Total - AA	30	12	8	5	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.625	.625	1.250	1.875	0	4.9
1972 Santa Ana - A	31	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	381	1.0
1972 Austin - AA	31	55	137	31	11	1	5	17	21	10	0	1	18	1	0	.226	.277	.431	.708	107	3.6
1973 El Monte - A	32	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-24	-0.1
1973 Santa Monica - A	32	25	71	21	3	0	4	19	16	14	0	1	5	0	0	.296	.407	.507	.914	155	7.5
1973 Oxnard - A	32	5	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	398	1.4
1973 Total - A	32	33	77	22	3	0	5	20	18	16	0	1	6	1	0	.286	.404	.519	.924	0	8.7
1973 Harlingen - AA	32	4	15	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	33	-0.9
1974 Somerset - A	33	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-23	-0.5
1974 Lake Elsinore - A	33	47	123	23	7	0	3	18	15	14	0	1	12	1	1	.187	.268	.317	.585	69	-3.4
1974 Total - A	33	49	126	23	7	0	3	18	15	15	0	1	12	1	1	.183	.268	.310	.577	0	-3.9
1974 Tulsa - AA	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
1974 Edna - AA	33	24	83	13	3	1	1	3	4	8	0	0	11	3	1	.157	.231	.253	.484	38	-4.9
1974 Total - AA	33	25	83	13	3	1	1	3	4	8	0	0	11	3	1	.157	.231	.253	.484	0	-4.9
Total STL		126	259	52	14	3	7	26	30	20	0	1	34	6	2	.201	.257	.359	.616	78	-0.9
Total SCL		419	915	230	37	9	41	154	141	82	3	11	125	13	3	.251	.312	.446	.757	118	47.2

Career Fielding Stats

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EFF

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Player History
06/15/1961	Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 3, 137th overall pick) by the Baltimore Barons, out of college (Mississippi State).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 6 (7).
12/10/1963	Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/01/1965	Wins the SCL NL Batter of the Month Award.
05/03/1965	Wins the SCL NL Player of the Week Award.
06/07/1965	Was selected to the 1965 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
04/07/1966	Injured (earache), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
06/19/1967	Released by the Baltimore organization.
06/19/1967	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
10/04/1967	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/04/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
06/16/1968	Released by the Detroit organization.
06/16/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Manhattan Peril organization.
06/28/1968	Released by the Manhattan organization.
06/28/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
07/09/1968	Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/09/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
08/09/1968	Released by the Chicago organization.
08/09/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
08/23/1968	Won the 1968 Southern California League Southland Series with the Montebello Lancers!
08/24/1968	Released by the Chicago organization.
08/24/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Golden Gators organization.
09/30/1968	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
04/10/1969	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
04/21/1969	Released by the The Bronx organization.
04/21/1969	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
05/06/1969	Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/28/1969	Released by the St. Louis organization.
08/28/1969	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization.
09/16/1969	Released by the Atlanta organization.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/09/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization.
05/10/1970	Released by the Atlanta organization.
05/10/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
06/16/1970	Released by the Baltimore organization.
06/16/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
06/27/1970	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/27/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
07/28/1970	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/28/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization.
08/14/1970	Released by the Boston organization.
08/14/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
10/05/1970	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/08/1971	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
06/28/1971	Released by the Chicago organization.
06/28/1971	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Empires organization.
07/29/1971	Released by the New York organization.
07/29/1971	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
08/12/1971	Released by the Boston organization.
08/12/1971	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
10/04/1971	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (9).
04/10/1972	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
08/15/1972	Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/15/1972	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Manhattan Peril organization.
08/25/1972	Won the 1972 Southern California League Southland Series with the Somerset Mustangs!
08/26/1972	Released by the Manhattan organization.
08/30/1972	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Phoenix Aces organization.
10/02/1972	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8).
04/10/1973	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
06/16/1973	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/16/1973	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
07/17/1973	Released by the Baltimore organization.
07/17/1973	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Phoenix Aces organization.
07/28/1973	Released by the Phoenix organization.
07/28/1973	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
08/08/1973	Released by the The Bronx organization.
08/08/1973	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization.
10/03/1973	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (8).
04/06/1974	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization.
07/04/1974	Released by the Boston organization.
07/04/1974	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
08/06/1974	Released by the Boston organization.
08/06/1974	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Manhattan Peril organization.
08/21/1974	Won the 1974 Southern California League Southland Series with the Somerset Mustangs!
09/30/1974	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (8).
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/1976	Retired from professional baseball.