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Name	Team	Age
Kazuaki Katahira	Retired (1982, Age 41)	Died (2019, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1973)	3B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League	0	9 years (114 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	A
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	5/3/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	4	7
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)
B  (60.7 %)	D+ (27.8 %)	D+ (21.7 %)

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Year	League	Award
1973	NL	Rookie of the Year
1974	NL	All Star Reserve (3B); Gold Glove (3B)
1975	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (3B); Gold Glove (3B)
1976	NL	All Star Starter (3B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Kazuaki Katahira has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-08-06	The New York Knights have waived Kazuaki Katahira.
1982-07-18	The New York Knights have promoted Woody Shoch to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Kazuaki Katahira for assignment.
1974-04-16	Kazuaki Katahira of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1973-05-10	Kazuaki Katahira of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1973-04-01	The New York Knights have promoted Kazuaki Katahira to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Jim Botz for assignment.
1972-07-07	Trade #1547286 has been completed between the New York Knights and the Los Angeles Rascals. The Los Angeles Rascals receive Ben Autry from the New York Knights in exchange for Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 LAA (Kazuaki Katahira), Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 LAA (Con Butland).