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Rickey Henderson League
8-11-2072
Hideki Matsui Left Field
Retired (1981, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .721 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 650 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 01-27-1946
HR 51 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(50 games)
RBI 285
SB 20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control C-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (98.8%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1971 NYN
36
127
14
32
6
1
2
22
13
 27 1 3
2
 1 3
.682
.319
.362
.110
.252
1972 NYN
140
465
54
123
18
4
8
62
35
 85 3 6
3
 4 0
.688
.316
.372
.108
.265
1973 NYN
141
405
53
115
22
0
12
48
28
 55 3 0
4
 3 5
.762
.335
.427
.143
.284
1974 NYN
98
308
38
81
11
1
9
39
35
 53 2 2
2
 2 3
.733
.340
.393
.130
.263
1975 NYN
127
417
51
116
14
6
10
47
40
 65 0 0
6
 1 3
.754
.341
.412
.134
.278
1976 NYN
102
352
50
98
16
2
5
40
52
 61 4 1
2
 3 4
.754
.377
.378
.099
.278
1977 NYN
105
98
13
29
4
1
3
8
14
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.833
.384
.449
.153
.296
1978 NYN
67
61
7
14
5
0
0
3
8
 13 0 1
0
 0 0
.626
.314
.311
.082
.230
1979 NYN-NYA
42
45
1
8
0
0
0
2
4
 9 1 0
0
 0 0
.438
.260
.178
.000
.178
1980 NYA
101
157
12
34
7
0
2
14
21
 29 0 2
1
 4 1
.605
.306
.299
.083
.217
Total
959
2435
293
650
103
15
51
285
250
 411 14 15
20
 18 19
.721
.337
.384
.117
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Hideki Matsui has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-04-10The New York Citylovers have waived Hideki Matsui.
1981-03-07The New York Citylovers have promoted Pinky Klusman to the major league team. The New York Citylovers have designated Hideki Matsui for assignment.
1980-03-13The New York Rocks have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Rocks have sent Harry McLean to the minors.
1979-09-06The New York Rocks have acquired Hideki Matsui from the waiver wire.
1979-09-02The New York Highlanders have waived Hideki Matsui.
1979-08-06The New York Highlanders have designated Hideki Matsui for assignment.
1976-08-20Hideki Matsui of the New York Bronx Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1976-07-30The New York Bronx Bombers have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Mickey Rivers for assignment.
1976-07-20The New York Bronx Bombers have sent Hideki Matsui down to the minors.
1975-04-13The New York Bronx Bombers have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Len Piniella for assignment.
1974-08-31The New York Bronx Bombers have sent Hideki Matsui to the minors.
1974-04-25The New York Bronx Bombers have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Bronx Bombers have designated Mickey Rios for assignment.
1973-09-28The New York Bronx Bombers have promoted Ralph Houk to the major league team. The New York Bronx Bombers have sent Hideki Matsui to the minors.
1973-04-28The New York Bronx Bombers have renamed Mort Shokes to Hideki Matsui.
1972-03-01The New York Redbirds have promoted Mort Shokes to the major league team.
1971-08-13The New York Redbirds have sent Seth Alten to the minors. The New York Redbirds have sent Mort Shokes to the minors.
1971-06-25The New York Redbirds have promoted Mort Shokes to the major league team.