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Satchel Paige League 6-26-2047 |
| Mitsuru Yamada |  CatcherRetired (1974, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .273 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .761 | Status | Deceased (2032) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 494 | Age at Death | 94 | Date of Birth | 04-05-1938 | |
| HR | 60 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 2 (1969) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (161 games) |
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| RBI | 253 | |||||
| SB | 23 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
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 |
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| 1970 | Away | 73 | 306 | 37 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .785 | .357 | .428 | .134 | .294 |
| 1970 | Home | 73 | 298 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .684 | .305 | .379 | .141 | .238 |
| 1971 | Away | 76 | 301 | 43 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 19 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .656 | .280 | .375 | .143 | .233 |
| 1971 | Home | 70 | 274 | 38 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .803 | .343 | .460 | .172 | .288 |
| 1972 | Away | 58 | 155 | 19 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .725 | .351 | .374 | .103 | .271 |
| 1972 | Home | 66 | 182 | 18 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .816 | .349 | .467 | .165 | .302 |
| 1973 | Away | 32 | 99 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .719 | .325 | .394 | .162 | .232 |
| 1973 | Home | 28 | 89 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .953 | .414 | .539 | .180 | .360 |
| 1974 | Away | 25 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .783 | .318 | .465 | .163 | .302 |
| 1974 | Home | 30 | 65 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.011 | .319 | .692 | .400 | .292 |
| Total | Away | 264 | 904 | 114 | 238 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 116 | 82 | 176 | 10 | 9 | 4 | .725 | .326 | .399 | .136 | .263 |
| Total | Home | 267 | 908 | 121 | 256 | 39 | 7 | 36 | 137 | 75 | 159 | 13 | 10 | 11 | .796 | .337 | .459 | .177 | .282 |
| Total | 531 | 1812 | 235 | 494 | 74 | 15 | 60 | 253 | 157 | 335 | 23 | 19 | 15 | .761 | .331 | .429 | .157 | .273 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Harold Baines League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Mitsuru Yamada has retired from the Montreal Screaming Mounties |
| 1972-06-23 | Trade #1578441 has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the Montreal Screaming Mounties. The Montreal Screaming Mounties receive Norlis Cordero, Bert Iorg, Mitsuru Yamada from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Dorn McCray, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (MON), Draft Pick - 1975 Round 3 (MON). |
| 1971-08-29 | Trade #1575610 has been completed between the Los Angeles Road Warriors and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Bob Thomas, Mitsuru Yamada, Draft Pick 1973 Round 4 LAA (Bobby Biasatti), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 4 (LAA) from the Los Angeles Road Warriors in exchange for Jeff Alyea, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 MIL (Koji Ando), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (MIL). |
| 1970-09-12 | The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have placed Mitsuru Yamada on the trade block. |