Player Report for #30 Norikazu Murata

C Norikazu Murata #30 Iceland Aurora TOBA Age: 24 \| Bats: R \| Throws: R \| Morale: Normal 05/12/1959	OA: 45	POT: 55
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C NORIKAZU MURATA #30 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB	WAR
1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.500	.500	.500	0	0.1

BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
	Overall	Pot.	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Pot.
Contact			75	75	75	75
BABIP			60	60	60	65
Avoid K's			80	80	80	80
Gap			40	40	40	40
Power			30	30	25	30
Eye			35	35	35	40

FIELDING RATINGS
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	40	55
Errors:	-	35	55
Arm:	55	50	60
Turn DP:	-	50	-
Framing:	65	-	-

POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	55	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	35	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

RUN/BUNT
Running Speed:	40
Stealing Aggressiveness:	40
Stealing Ability:	45
Baserunning Inst.:	40
Sacrifice Bunt:	60
Bunt for Hit:	25

GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES

Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K	SB
05/10/1959	LIS	Win, 8-5	4	1	2	1	0	2	0
03/16/1959	AUS	Win, 21-6	6	3	3	1	0	0	0
03/13/1959	AUT	Win, 15-2	3	2	1	1	2	0	1
03/12/1959	@ CAN	Loss, 3-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
03/11/1959	@ BEL	Loss, 0-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
03/10/1959	@ ITA	Win, 4-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
11/12/1957	ENG	Win, 10-9	5	0	3	0	0	0	0
11/11/1957	@ CUB	Loss, 1-7	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
11/10/1957	CUB	Loss, 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
11/08/1957	@ GER	Win, 5-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0

PERSONALITY
Likes to fish in his spare time.

Birthday:	02/19/1935
Born in:	Hamamatsu, SHI
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	180 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

STATUS
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$6,800
Signed Through:	1959 Season
Major Service:	None, 7 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet eligible
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1957, 6th Pick in Round 5

TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1959 BATTING STATS

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	wRC+
Overall	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.446	.000	207
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27	WAR
Overall	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	13.50	.1
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
May		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Career		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Home		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Grass		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Day		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
As Starter		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Close/Late		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Inning 1-3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Inning 4-6		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Inning 7-9		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
0 Outs		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
1 Outs		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
2 Outs		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Scoring Position		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Bases Empty		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Loaded		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Two Strikes		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Count 3-1		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Full Count		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Behind in Count		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ahead in Count		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Batting 8th		4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Low Leverage		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
High Leverage		3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667

TOBA CLASS A 1959 BATTING STATS

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	wRC+
Overall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27	WAR
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.00	.0
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Year		268	94	9	1	5	38	29	7	24	2	9	3	.351	.371	.448	.819
2 Years Ago		40	11	4	0	1	4	3	0	5	0	1	0	.275	.275	.450	.725
Career		308	105	13	1	6	42	32	7	29	2	10	3	.341	.359	.448	.807

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
1959 Iceland - TOBA	24	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	185	207	0.1
Total TOBA		1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	185	207	0.1

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+	wRC+	WAR
1955 Japan - WYC	20	6	28	13	2	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	.464	.516	.536	1.052	177	201	0.3
1955 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	20	38	163	59	12	2	1	23	17	17	2	0	11	0	1	.362	.429	.479	.907	133	138	1.4
1955 Norderney - NSBL	20	38	139	41	5	0	6	24	23	24	5	2	4	1	2	.295	.412	.460	.872	123	117	0.6
1956 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	21	44	177	50	12	2	4	21	23	25	0	2	13	0	1	.282	.368	.441	.808	108	100	0.8
1956 Norderney - NSBL	21	39	159	50	3	1	9	31	30	21	4	1	4	0	0	.314	.405	.516	.921	145	151	1.7
1957 Japan - WJC	22	7	27	8	0	0	1	2	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	.296	.375	.407	.782	108	123	0.2
1957 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	22	44	175	69	14	0	2	17	30	17	2	4	7	0	0	.394	.444	.509	.953	148	149	2.1
1957 Iceland A - A	22	13	40	11	4	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	.275	.275	.450	.725	87	78	-0.1
1958 Iceland A - A	23	67	268	94	9	1	5	38	29	7	3	2	24	0	1	.351	.371	.448	.819	112	109	1.3
1959 Japan - BI	24	5	20	5	0	0	0	2	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	.250	.375	.250	.625	76	92	0.1
1959 Iceland A - A	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0.0
Total TCA		81	308	105	13	1	6	42	32	7	3	2	29	0	1	.341	.359	.448	.807	109	105
Total TCOL		126	515	178	38	4	7	61	70	59	4	6	31	0	2	.346	.413	.476	.888	129	129

CAREER FIELDING STATS

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1955 Norderney - NSBL	C	37	37	114	21	4	137	2	.985	327.2	3.71	-1.6	.807	4	19	8	42.1
1955 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	C	37	37	208	23	3	232	1	.996	329.1	6.31	-0.5	1.040	4	21	5	23.8
1955 Japan - WYC	C	6	6	21	4	0	25	0	1.000	55.1	4.07	-1.0	.747	0	5	1	20.0
1956 Norderney - NSBL	C	37	37	150	21	2	173	2	.988	337.0	4.57	-1.0	.799	3	11	5	45.5
1956 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	C	43	43	227	18	3	246	1	.996	389.1	5.66	+1.2	1.092	1	12	1	8.3
1957 Lake Biwa A&M - COL	C	43	43	263	22	4	286	1	.997	378.1	6.78	+1.9	1.123	2	19	9	47.4
1957 Japan - WJC	C	7	7	28	2	0	31	1	.968	62.0	4.35	-0.2	.503	0	1	1	100.0
1957 Iceland A - A	1B	5	5	55	3	3	60	2	.967	45.0	11.60	-0.8	.789
1958 Iceland A - A	C	66	66	417	37	3	458	4	.991	591.1	6.91	+0.1	.960	8	41	19	46.3
1959 Japan - BI	C	5	5	32	3	0	36	1	.972	43.2	7.21	+0.4	1.003	0	1	1	100.0
1959 Iceland A - A	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1959 Iceland - TOBA	C	1	1	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	9.0	6.00	+0.0	.000	0	0	0	0.0
TOTAL	C	282	282	1466	151	19	1630	13	.992	2523.0	5.77	-0.6	.945	22	130	50	38.5
TOTAL	1B	5	5	55	3	3	60	2	.967	45.0	11.60	-0.8	.789
TOTAL	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000

PLAYER HISTORY

01/30/1955	Joined the Lake Biwa A&M Victory.
03/07/1955	Named to the 1955 World Youth Championship for the Japan.
05/02/1955	Named to the 1955 North Sea Baseball League for the Norderney Hitmen.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (80); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 35 (40).
03/14/1956	Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Monteserico University Majestics, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
03/14/1956	Goes 5-5 against the Monteserico University Majestics, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
05/07/1956	Named to the 1956 North Sea Baseball League for the Norderney Hitmen.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (80); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (40).
05/19/1957	Wins the 1957 TCOL IC Platinum Stick Award at C.
07/03/1957	Released by the Lake Biwa A&M Victory.
07/03/1957	Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 5, Pick 6, 38th overall pick).
09/08/1957	Named the #51 prospect in the TOBA
11/04/1957	Named to the 1957 World Junior Championship for the Japan.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
05/06/1958	Named the #56 prospect in the TOBA
05/13/1958	Named the #72 prospect in the TOBA
07/03/1958	Named the #71 prospect in the TOBA
07/09/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
03/09/1959	Named to the 1959 Baseball Internationale for the Japan.

LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES

Year	H	Rank
1955	13	3

Year	2B	Rank
1955	2	8

Year	HP	Rank
1959	2	3

Year	SF	Rank
1957	1	1

Year	AVG	Rank
1955	.464	3

Year	OBP	Rank
1955	.516	10

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