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Name Team Age
Shigeru Sakamoto Retired (1996, Age 35) Died (2027, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14
(1990)		 C L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Aaron Fox League 0 6 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 11/19/1960
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.1 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1991 AHP 61 211 52 6 1 3 24 29 49 .660 .333 .327 .246
1991 HHP 61 209 52 12 2 8 41 31 21 .785 .344 .440 .249
1991 LHP 14 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 RHP 122 405 104 18 3 11 64 60 67 .748 .350 .398 .257
1992 AHP 49 104 26 1 1 5 15 10 18 .736 .313 .423 .250
1992 HHP 61 120 34 8 1 4 15 17 22 .845 .379 .467 .283
1992 LHP 15 22 6 2 0 0 5 3 4 .734 .370 .364 .273
1992 RHP 109 202 54 7 2 9 25 24 36 .802 .346 .455 .267
1993 AHP 77 140 35 9 2 3 14 18 17 .743 .335 .407 .250
1993 HHP 64 95 27 4 1 3 11 13 17 .815 .373 .442 .284
1993 LHP 6 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .222 .111 .111 .111
1993 RHP 141 226 61 13 3 6 23 31 31 .793 .359 .434 .270
1994 AHP 52 88 24 2 1 2 9 10 15 .746 .360 .386 .273
1994 HHP 58 102 27 6 1 2 11 9 21 .723 .321 .402 .265
1994 LHP 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .125 .250 .125
1994 RHP 109 182 50 7 2 4 20 19 34 .749 .348 .401 .275
1995 AHP 23 72 17 2 1 2 12 11 12 .704 .329 .375 .236
1995 HHP 25 72 19 1 0 2 14 10 15 .718 .357 .361 .264
1995 LHP 15 26 4 0 0 0 2 3 6 .395 .241 .154 .154
1995 RHP 44 118 32 3 1 4 24 18 21 .780 .364 .415 .271
1996 AHP 23 73 17 3 2 0 10 10 16 .658 .329 .329 .233
1996 HHP 23 81 15 3 0 1 6 8 13 .518 .258 .259 .185
1996 LHP 9 20 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .411 .261 .150 .150
1996 RHP 43 134 29 6 2 1 16 15 26 .611 .298 .313 .216
Total AHP 285 688 171 23 8 15 84 88 127 .704 .333 .371 .249
Total HHP 292 679 174 34 5 20 98 88 109 .752 .343 .409 .256
Total LHP 64 100 15 3 0 0 10 9 21 .403 .223 .180 .150
Total RHP 568 1267 330 54 13 35 172 167 215 .753 .347 .406 .260
Total 577 1367 345 57 13 35 182 176 236 .728 .338 .390 .252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Shigeru Sakamoto has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
1994-06-23Shigeru Sakamoto of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1991-04-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Shigeru Sakamoto to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Tony Merritt for assignment.