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Earl Averill League
8-19-2077
Kuniaki Takahashi First Base
Retired (1966, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .805 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 2550 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 09-11-1929
HR 275 Drafted Round 17, Pick 266
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(87 games)
RBI 1234
SB 330
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 3
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 6
2B D- (6.8%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 9
3B D- (10.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 21 0.00 0 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 3 4 / 4 3 / 4 8 / 11 1 / 4 21 / 34
1951 Majors 22 0.00 2 / 8 6 / 7 3 / 5 6 / 7 4 / 4 5 / 6 4 / 7 30 / 44
1952 Majors 23 0.00 5 / 10 2 / 7 3 / 6 6 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 3 3 / 4 24 / 47
1953 Majors 24 0.00 3 / 8 4 / 6 7 / 15 3 / 6 7 / 14 9 / 9 6 / 7 39 / 65
1954 Majors 25 0.00 1 / 10 8 / 14 6 / 16 6 / 9 3 / 7 3 / 6 4 / 6 31 / 68
1955 Majors 26 0.00 2 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 7 4 / 10 2 / 15 5 / 10 0 / 10 14 / 71
1956 Majors 27 0.00 0 / 10 1 / 10 7 / 16 6 / 14 2 / 3 4 / 9 5 / 10 25 / 72
1957 Majors 28 0.00 1 / 14 1 / 11 0 / 7 2 / 9 2 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 7 7 / 70
1958 Majors 29 0.00 0 / 8 1 / 14 0 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 2 2 / 59
1959 Majors 30 0.00 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 7 2 / 8 1 / 11 1 / 7 5 / 60
1960 Majors 31 0.00 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 55
1961 Majors 32 62.00 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 14 0 / 10 2 / 62
1962 Majors 33 58.00 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 58
1963 Majors 34 40.00 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 11 0 / 40
1964 Majors 35 54.89 1 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 54
1965 Majors 36 63.09 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 63
1966 Majors 37 60.99 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 8 1 / 60
Total 0 0 0 15 / 154 28 / 142 28 / 151 40 / 139 27 / 137 40 / 141 27 / 118 205 / 982
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Kuniaki Takahashi has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1958-06-07A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Horsemen and the Baltimore Avengers. The Baltimore Avengers receive Kid Ingersoll, Hector Hall, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Horsemen in exchange for Kuniaki Takahashi, Seamus Maloney.
1957-03-05A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Bombers and the Baltimore Avengers. The Baltimore Avengers receive Kuniaki Takahashi, Al Unser from the Cleveland Bombers in exchange for Doc Naktenis.
1950-04-02The Cleveland Bombers have renamed Francis McGraner to Kuniaki Takahashi.