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Medwick Jackson League 5-26-1979 |
| Takao Kitani |  First BaseRetired (1974, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .218 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .592 | Status | Retired (1974) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 45 | Age | 39 (OS 40) | Date of Birth | 10-15-1939 | |
| HR | 5 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 10 (1967) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 17 | |||||
| SB | 1 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (0.1%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (12.8%) | 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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| 1972 | Away | 22 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .156 | .129 | .000 | .129 |
| 1972 | Home | 14 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .879 | .300 | .579 | .316 | .263 |
| 1973 | Away | 36 | 79 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .533 | .267 | .266 | .063 | .203 |
| 1973 | Home | 38 | 77 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .703 | .313 | .390 | .130 | .260 |
| Total | Away | 58 | 110 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .465 | .237 | .227 | .045 | .182 |
| Total | Home | 52 | 96 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .738 | .311 | .427 | .167 | .260 |
| Total | 110 | 206 | 24 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .592 | .271 | .320 | .102 | .218 |
Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Joe Jackson League.
Career Transactions| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Takao Kitani has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1974-04-05 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Takao Kitani. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Cleveland Indians have designated Kenichi Shibuya for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Takao Kitani for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Riggs Stephenson for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Al Malone to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Pop Navarro to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jake Plummer to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dwight Spriggs to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Mike Foutz to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Harry Wegman to the major league team. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hugo Santoya to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Takao Kitani to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bobby Quisenberry to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Roy Nichols to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Tomoki Ishikawa for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Jose Mesa for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Wilcy Speier for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated George Robles for assignment. |