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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1973 NYN 116 501 103 177 30 8 13 68 57 89 33 11 12 .943 .420 .523 .353
1974 NYN 129 539 104 179 26 7 24 86 49 92 40 15 10 .927 .387 .540 .332
1975 NYN 142 572 108 178 28 4 25 93 74 110 34 11 10 .898 .393 .505 .311
1976 NYN 143 549 97 180 23 6 20 87 67 87 37 17 10 .900 .399 .501 .328
1977 NYN 110 282 37 87 11 3 8 62 36 43 11 6 9 .842 .388 .454 .309
1978 NYN 107 267 32 84 12 1 4 51 27 50 10 5 9 .789 .377 .412 .315
1979 NYN 91 193 28 49 8 3 7 31 20 33 4 4 2 .759 .324 .435 .254
1980 NYN 59 203 28 58 10 3 6 32 21 46 6 5 4 .804 .351 .453 .286
1981 NYN 36 118 12 30 4 0 6 21 11 23 0 0 3 .754 .313 .441 .254
1982 NYN 19 62 7 17 6 0 0 11 7 9 0 0 1 .719 .348 .371 .274
Total 952 3286 556 1039 158 35 113 542 369 582 175 74 70 .874 .385 .489 .316
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Kazuaki Katahira has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-08-06The New York Knights have waived Kazuaki Katahira.
1982-07-18The New York Knights have promoted Woody Shoch to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Kazuaki Katahira for assignment.
1974-04-16Kazuaki Katahira of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1973-05-10Kazuaki Katahira of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1973-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Kazuaki Katahira to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Jim Botz for assignment.
1972-07-07Trade #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).