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Ed ONeill League
4-28-2260
GG Sakamoto Shortstop
Retired (1978, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .805 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2937 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 09-08-1940
HR 378 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1958)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(73 games)
RBI 1687
SB 195
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 7
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 11
* League requires 90% 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 
1958 Minors 18 64.00 9 / 10 9 / 14 7 / 7 6 / 6 5 / 11 7 / 7 9 / 9 52 / 64
1958 Pos (2B) 18 144.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 13 / 144
1959 Minors 19 65.00 12 / 16 6 / 12 10 / 10 10 / 10 2 / 5 7 / 7 5 / 5 52 / 65
1959 Pos (2B) 19 97.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 97
1960 Minors 20 59.00 6 / 12 3 / 8 8 / 11 9 / 11 3 / 7 4 / 4 6 / 6 39 / 59
1960 Pos (2B) 20 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 5
1960 Pos (3B) 20 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 14
1961 Minors 21 59.00 3 / 10 3 / 8 4 / 9 5 / 6 4 / 14 5 / 6 5 / 6 29 / 59
1961 Pos (SS) 21 39.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 39
1962 Majors 22 63.80 162 159 0 3 / 6 1 / 8 5 / 10 5 / 12 1 / 7 4 / 11 4 / 9 23 / 63
1963 Majors 23 61.58 162 162 0 2 / 8 4 / 9 3 / 7 7 / 10 2 / 6 7 / 9 3 / 12 28 / 61
1964 Majors 24 61.78 162 162 0 0 / 11 3 / 11 7 / 11 1 / 7 3 / 9 2 / 4 5 / 8 21 / 61
1965 Majors 25 62.95 162 162 0 3 / 5 1 / 10 4 / 11 3 / 7 0 / 10 2 / 7 3 / 12 16 / 62
1966 Majors 26 60.72 162 162 0 1 / 4 4 / 12 1 / 5 3 / 15 1 / 6 3 / 6 7 / 12 20 / 60
1967 Majors 27 66.01 162 162 0 1 / 6 1 / 15 2 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 6 4 / 8 2 / 12 10 / 66
1968 Majors 28 69.79 161 162 0 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 12 2 / 15 0 / 10 2 / 5 2 / 8 7 / 69
1969 Majors 29 64.93 162 162 0 2 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 6 4 / 64
1970 Majors 30 64.93 162 162 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 11 1 / 12 0 / 10 1 / 64
1971 Majors 31 64.93 162 162 0 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 64
1972 Majors 32 64.93 162 163 0 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 64
1973 Majors 33 63.45 162 132 0 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 13 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 63
1974 Majors 34 64.93 162 162 0 -1 / 9 0 / 14 -4 / 8 -5 / 8 -3 / 8 -2 / 7 -3 / 10 -18 / 64
1975 Majors 35 64.78 162 161 0 -3 / 11 -4 / 11 -4 / 8 -2 / 8 -4 / 10 -2 / 9 -3 / 7 -22 / 64
1976 Majors 36 64.95 162 161 0 -3 / 6 -6 / 10 -3 / 15 -7 / 10 -2 / 10 -3 / 5 -1 / 8 -25 / 64
1977 Majors 37 65.00 162 161 0 -1 / 8 -2 / 7 -1 / 11 -2 / 7 -6 / 11 0 / 11 -1 / 10 -13 / 65
1978 Majors 38 51.76 162 112 0 -3 / 11 -3 / 3 -1 / 10 -1 / 10 -10 / 6 -2 / 6 -1 / 5 -21 / 51
Total 2753 2669 0 32 / 187 20 / 209 39 / 197 35 / 205 -4 / 182 40 / 155 42 / 181 227 / 1615
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01GG Sakamoto has retired from the Atlanta AeroNauts
1978-08-10A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks and the Atlanta AeroNauts. The Atlanta AeroNauts receive GG Sakamoto from the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks in exchange for Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 ATL (Jack Smith).
1975-08-20A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks and the New York Pumas. The New York Pumas receive A.C. Gappe, Greg Stemmeyer, Draft Pick 1976 Round 3 OAK (Freddy Fiore), Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 PHI (Ziggy Lush) from the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks in exchange for GG Sakamoto.
1975-03-26The New York Pumas have drafted GG Sakamoto #21 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1972-10-23A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles El Chato and the Brooklyn Accent. The Brooklyn Accent receive Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 LAN (Morrie Downs) from the Los Angeles El Chato in exchange for GG Sakamoto.
1962-03-25The Brooklyn Accent have promoted GG Sakamoto to the major league team. The Brooklyn Accent have promoted Takeshi Fujita to the major league team. The Brooklyn Accent have sent Ken Ashby to the minors.
1958-04-21The Brooklyn Accent have renamed Mike Werley to GG Sakamoto.