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Simmons Davis League 7-23-2020 |
| Kenji Yamamoto |  Center FieldRetired (1998, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .260 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .705 | Status | Retired (1998) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1314 | Age | 60 (OS 61) | Date of Birth | 10-07-1959 | |
| HR | 92 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 39 (1978) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (59 games) |
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| RBI | 554 | |||||
| SB | 177 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (99.0%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1978 | Minors | 19 | 36.00 | 2 / 2 | 6 / 6 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 5 | 8 / 8 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 34 / 36 | |||
| 1979 | Minors | 20 | 37.00 | 7 / 7 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 3 | 6 / 8 | 9 / 9 | 33 / 37 | |||
| 1980 | Minors | 21 | 77.00 | 9 / 10 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 9 | 13 / 18 | 12 / 12 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 12 | 58 / 77 | |||
| 1981 | Minors | 22 | 60.00 | 11 / 11 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 11 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 36 / 60 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 23 | 55.00 | 5 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 6 | 9 / 11 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 6 | 30 / 55 | |||
| 1982 | Pos (CF) | 23 | 38.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 38 | |||
| 1983 | Minors | 24 | 22.00 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 11 / 22 | |||
| 1983 | Majors | 24 | 10.43 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 10 |
| 1983 | Pos (CF) | 24 | 78.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 12 / 78 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 25 | 68.15 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 8 / 12 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 12 | 3 / 9 | 28 / 68 |
| 1985 | Majors | 26 | 60.42 | 138 | 111 | 24 | 3 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 11 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 16 / 60 |
| 1986 | Majors | 27 | 63.24 | 162 | 126 | 0 | 2 / 10 | 4 / 15 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 10 | 15 / 63 |
| 1987 | Majors | 28 | 49.30 | 137 | 105 | 25 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 7 / 49 |
| 1988 | Majors | 29 | 56.64 | 162 | 89 | 0 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 7 / 56 |
| 1989 | Majors | 30 | 46.79 | 162 | 67 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 3 / 46 |
| 1990 | Majors | 31 | 63.29 | 162 | 102 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 15 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 5 / 63 |
| 1991 | Majors | 32 | 68.32 | 162 | 127 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 68 |
| 1992 | Majors | 33 | 55.72 | 146 | 94 | 16 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 55 |
| 1993 | Majors | 34 | 48.38 | 134 | 84 | 17 | -4 / 5 | -3 / 7 | -3 / 8 | -1 / 6 | -4 / 6 | -3 / 9 | -4 / 7 | -22 / 48 |
| 1994 | Majors | 35 | 38.40 | 102 | 65 | 21 | -4 / 3 | 0 / 9 | -1 / 5 | -2 / 6 | -4 / 5 | -4 / 5 | -3 / 5 | -18 / 38 |
| 1995 | Majors | 36 | 41.58 | 162 | 44 | 0 | -4 / 6 | -6 / 2 | -2 / 7 | -5 / 4 | -6 / 7 | -2 / 6 | -1 / 9 | -26 / 41 |
| 1996 | Minors | 37 | 6.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 1996 | Majors | 37 | 47.86 | 138 | 88 | 0 | -1 / 5 | -1 / 7 | -3 / 5 | -4 / 5 | -8 / 6 | -3 / 10 | -2 / 9 | -22 / 47 |
| 1996 | Pos (CF) | 37 | 21.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 21 | |||
| 1997 | Minors | 38 | 14.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 14 | |||
| 1997 | Majors | 38 | 38.92 | 123 | 65 | 0 | -3 / 3 | -1 / 6 | -1 / 12 | -3 / 4 | -5 / 5 | -3 / 3 | -1 / 5 | -17 / 38 |
| 1997 | Pos (CF) | 38 | 39.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 39 | |||
| 1998 | Majors | 39 | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 11 | |||
| Total | 2118 | 1298 | 103 | 29 / 142 | 21 / 154 | 25 / 150 | 31 / 166 | 28 / 156 | 21 / 153 | 28 / 147 | 200 / 1244 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1998-11-01 | Kenji Yamamoto has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1998-04-05 | The Kansas City Kingmen have waived Kenji Yamamoto. |
| 1998-04-01 | The Kansas City Kingmen have designated Ken Smith for assignment. The Kansas City Kingmen have sent Ben Sanchez to the minors. The Kansas City Kingmen have designated Kenji Yamamoto for assignment. The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Urbano Lugo to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Mike Robertson to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Jim Fredrickson to the major league team. |
| 1997-05-15 | The Kansas City Kingmen have renamed Bill Finley to Kenji Yamamoto. |
| 1997-05-15 | The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have designated Dave Johnson for assignment. |
| 1996-09-05 | The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted George McCracken to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Billy Vinton to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have sent Stan West to the minors. The Kansas City Kingmen have designated Bill Finley for assignment. |
| 1994-06-17 | Bill Finley of the Kansas City Kingmen is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1993-08-20 | Bill Finley of the Kansas City Kingmen is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1992-07-21 | Bill Finley of the Kansas City Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1988-04-25 | Trade #1629130 has been completed between the Kansas City Gauchos and the Philadelphia Nails. The Philadelphia Nails receive Jose Benson, Harry Carlyle, Phil Brown, David Grba, Bob Fernandez, Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 KC (Mark Bailor) from the Kansas City Gauchos in exchange for Bill Finley, Bruce Anson, Art Hurst. |
| 1988-04-01 | The Philadelphia Nails have placed Bill Finley on the trade block. |
| 1987-09-03 | Bill Finley of the Philadelphia Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1985-04-14 | Bill Finley of the Philadelphia Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1984-03-07 | The Philadelphia Destroyers have designated Gordie Pike for assignment. The Philadelphia Destroyers have designated Ron Gedman for assignment. The Philadelphia Destroyers have designated Benny Papi for assignment. The Philadelphia Destroyers have designated Elmer Vaughn for assignment. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Moose Lutz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Pryor Martin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Patel Singh to the major league team. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Al Carey to the major league team. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Kenny Stanage to the major league team. The Philadelphia Destroyers have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. |
| 1983-08-20 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors. |
| 1983-07-15 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. |
| 1983-06-25 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors. |
| 1983-06-03 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Futile Phils have designated Julio Franco for assignment. |
| 1983-04-25 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors. |
| 1983-04-08 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. |
| 1979-04-05 | The Philadelphia Futile Phils have acquired Bill Finley from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Rowdies have waived Bill Finley. |