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Simmons Davis League
7-23-2020
Kenji Yamamoto Center Field
Retired (1998, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .705 Status Retired (1998) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 554
SB 177
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed C  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1983 Away 7 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .800 .300 .500 .375 .125
1983 Home 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .182 .182 .000 .182
1984 Away 66 220 16 50 9 0 1 16 21 44 1 7 0 .574 .292 .282 .055 .227
1984 Home 64 208 18 45 7 0 2 17 33 38 2 2 2 .602 .324 .279 .062 .216
1985 Away 57 208 18 47 10 1 2 22 30 35 9 2 0 .640 .328 .312 .087 .226
1985 Home 54 194 28 63 12 1 2 22 22 23 6 4 0 .824 .396 .428 .103 .325
1986 Away 66 244 29 52 8 0 0 13 34 57 1 5 4 .569 .323 .246 .033 .213
1986 Home 64 240 36 65 9 0 3 24 38 45 2 1 1 .719 .373 .346 .075 .271
1987 Away 54 213 30 60 10 2 6 22 28 37 1 2 1 .802 .370 .432 .150 .282
1987 Home 53 213 23 52 3 0 9 26 27 45 1 0 1 .713 .328 .385 .141 .244
1988 Away 52 159 12 41 7 0 3 20 18 23 8 6 2 .690 .331 .358 .101 .258
1988 Home 66 183 25 50 7 1 5 30 27 36 6 10 2 .771 .367 .404 .131 .273
1989 Away 47 139 22 33 5 1 2 8 18 26 8 10 1 .664 .333 .331 .094 .237
1989 Home 45 151 14 27 1 0 1 11 10 36 8 4 1 .434 .228 .205 .026 .179
1990 Away 68 239 33 68 8 2 5 28 33 36 17 10 2 .772 .375 .397 .113 .285
1990 Home 64 215 33 56 5 1 4 20 23 35 17 4 0 .681 .332 .349 .088 .260
1991 Away 64 247 30 66 12 2 4 28 27 41 15 15 0 .719 .338 .381 .113 .267
1991 Home 67 275 41 85 15 2 11 47 26 45 18 9 1 .866 .368 .498 .189 .309
1992 Away 56 186 14 40 5 1 1 15 20 37 9 7 0 .562 .293 .269 .054 .215
1992 Home 62 177 18 52 12 1 4 31 29 29 15 8 3 .830 .389 .441 .147 .294
1993 Away 54 179 20 52 4 3 4 15 19 26 12 10 0 .775 .362 .413 .123 .291
1993 Home 45 153 22 49 8 1 6 28 15 21 5 6 0 .886 .382 .503 .183 .320
1994 Away 41 139 13 34 5 1 1 12 20 31 3 1 0 .654 .338 .317 .072 .245
1994 Home 38 112 14 34 6 2 3 21 17 14 1 2 0 .867 .394 .473 .170 .304
1995 Away 44 104 13 24 5 1 1 10 17 24 0 0 3 .663 .336 .327 .096 .231
1995 Home 52 104 12 28 3 2 4 16 10 20 1 0 0 .782 .330 .452 .183 .269
1996 Away 47 160 16 38 3 2 1 7 14 26 2 1 1 .605 .305 .300 .062 .237
1996 Home 45 152 12 39 3 0 0 13 17 36 1 2 1 .606 .329 .276 .020 .257
1997 Away 35 107 11 24 6 0 2 11 7 19 0 0 1 .608 .272 .336 .112 .224
1997 Home 40 118 19 37 4 0 4 20 20 28 8 3 1 .859 .410 .449 .136 .314
Total Away 758 2552 279 630 97 16 34 228 308 462 86 76 15 .668 .331 .337 .091 .247
Total Home 770 2506 316 684 95 11 58 326 314 453 91 55 13 .743 .353 .389 .116 .273
Total 1528 5058 595 1314 192 27 92 554 622 915 177 131 28 .705 .342 .363 .103 .260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Kenji Yamamoto has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1998-04-05The Kansas City Kingmen have waived Kenji Yamamoto.
1998-04-01The 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.
1997-05-15The Kansas City Kingmen have renamed Bill Finley to Kenji Yamamoto.
1997-05-15The Kansas City Kingmen have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. The Kansas City Kingmen have designated Dave Johnson for assignment.
1996-09-05The 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.
1994-06-17Bill Finley of the Kansas City Kingmen is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1993-08-20Bill Finley of the Kansas City Kingmen is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1992-07-21Bill Finley of the Kansas City Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-04-25Trade #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.
1988-04-01The Philadelphia Nails have placed Bill Finley on the trade block.
1987-09-03Bill Finley of the Philadelphia Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1985-04-14Bill Finley of the Philadelphia Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1984-03-07The 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.
1983-08-20The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors.
1983-07-15The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team.
1983-06-25The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors.
1983-06-03The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Futile Phils have designated Julio Franco for assignment.
1983-04-25The Philadelphia Futile Phils have sent Bill Finley to the minors.
1983-04-08The Philadelphia Futile Phils have promoted Bill Finley to the major league team.
1979-04-05The Philadelphia Futile Phils have acquired Bill Finley from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01The Tampa Bay Rowdies have waived Bill Finley.