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Sadao Kitahara | ![]() Retired (1985, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .309 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | B/R | |
OPS | .891 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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H | 634 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 11-28-1950 | |
HR | 79 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 8 (1980) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (158 games) |
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RBI | 330 | |||||
SB | 123 |
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Year | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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1980 | Away | 69 | 270 | 55 | 77 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .900 | .378 | .522 | .237 | .285 |
1980 | Home | 75 | 283 | 40 | 83 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .838 | .365 | .473 | .180 | .293 |
1981 | Away | 68 | 213 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .851 | .362 | .488 | .197 | .291 |
1981 | Home | 77 | 232 | 46 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 3 | .915 | .385 | .530 | .211 | .319 |
1982 | Away | 68 | 253 | 52 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .984 | .418 | .565 | .209 | .356 |
1982 | Home | 76 | 282 | 56 | 93 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 39 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 3 | .946 | .410 | .535 | .206 | .330 |
1983 | Away | 51 | 168 | 32 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | .900 | .430 | .470 | .143 | .327 |
1983 | Home | 50 | 152 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .904 | .398 | .507 | .197 | .309 |
1984 | Away | 51 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .888 | .412 | .476 | .167 | .310 |
1984 | Home | 50 | 47 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .838 | .306 | .532 | .255 | .277 |
1985 | Away | 22 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .590 | .316 | .275 | .039 | .235 |
1985 | Home | 29 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .701 | .368 | .333 | .070 | .263 |
Total | Away | 329 | 997 | 188 | 309 | 57 | 9 | 39 | 165 | 133 | 174 | 69 | 30 | 12 | .895 | .392 | .503 | .193 | .310 |
Total | Home | 357 | 1053 | 188 | 325 | 54 | 15 | 40 | 165 | 129 | 174 | 54 | 25 | 6 | .886 | .384 | .502 | .194 | .309 |
Total | 686 | 2050 | 376 | 634 | 111 | 24 | 79 | 330 | 262 | 348 | 123 | 55 | 18 | .891 | .388 | .502 | .193 | .309 |
Date | Transaction |
1985-11-01 | Sadao Kitahara has retired from the San Francisco Shock |
1983-09-18 | Sadao Kitahara of the San Francisco Shock is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
1983-06-27 | Sadao Kitahara of the San Francisco Shock is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
1983-04-29 | Sadao Kitahara of the San Francisco Shock is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
1980-07-13 | Trade #1372531 has been completed between the Minnesota PULSE and the San Francisco Shock. The San Francisco Shock receive Joe Pitko, Herman Hill, Sadao Kitahara, Joe Ayrault, Dave Ploffe, Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 SD (Katsuhito Takahashi) from the Minnesota PULSE in exchange for Stretch Radford, Kevin Kuiper, Lou Martin, Blackjack Scoffic, Rupe Rowland. |
1980-04-27 | Trade #1370840 has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota PULSE. The Minnesota PULSE receive Sandy Padgett, Sadao Kitahara, Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 NYA (Jack Robello), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 NYA (Roy Terpko), Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 NYA (Sparky Foster) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Dan Huber, Kid Cooley. |
1980-04-01 | The New York Yankees have promoted Sadao Kitahara to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Eddie Blyleven to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Gary Nye to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Scarf Hutchens to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Remy Pell for assignment. The New York Yankees have designated Scott Sorrells for assignment. The New York Yankees have designated Shuichi Hishikawa for assignment. The New York Yankees have designated CLARK BIGSBY for assignment. |