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Name Team Age
Kenichi Yabuta Retired (1990, Age 35) 62
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1980)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Gibson Feller League 0 9 years (89 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 9/25/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 3
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (99.0 %) B  (65.4 %) C  (39.2 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1980 AHP 61 155 32 7 1 2 13 13 43 .571 .268 .303 .206
1980 HHP 62 135 43 9 1 3 25 17 17 .869 .403 .467 .319
1980 LHP 28 33 10 1 0 0 6 3 3 .694 .361 .333 .303
1980 RHP 119 257 65 15 2 5 32 27 57 .714 .329 .385 .253
1981 AHP 48 144 28 3 2 1 15 13 29 .523 .259 .264 .194
1981 HHP 53 146 40 2 0 7 23 8 26 .741 .310 .432 .274
1981 LHP 35 50 14 1 1 2 5 0 9 .740 .280 .460 .280
1981 RHP 91 240 54 4 1 6 33 21 46 .610 .285 .325 .225
1982 AHP 35 63 13 1 0 0 2 6 13 .504 .282 .222 .206
1982 HHP 40 78 24 5 0 2 11 11 10 .842 .393 .449 .308
1982 LHP 28 38 11 0 0 0 4 5 7 .676 .386 .289 .289
1982 RHP 58 103 26 6 0 2 9 12 16 .697 .328 .369 .252
1983 AHP 67 268 67 9 2 4 36 25 39 .662 .319 .343 .250
1983 HHP 67 240 69 13 1 4 27 30 37 .774 .374 .400 .287
1983 LHP 73 144 40 6 1 1 16 10 11 .688 .333 .354 .278
1983 RHP 127 364 96 16 2 7 47 45 65 .726 .350 .376 .264
1984 AHP 53 161 35 4 0 0 18 17 36 .531 .289 .242 .217
1984 HHP 56 158 46 7 1 4 19 26 33 .819 .395 .424 .291
1984 LHP 56 94 25 2 0 2 18 17 19 .726 .375 .351 .266
1984 RHP 89 225 56 9 1 2 19 26 50 .653 .328 .324 .249
1985 AHP 61 213 58 12 1 1 35 14 40 .665 .313 .352 .272
1985 HHP 62 190 55 13 2 2 37 21 34 .769 .358 .411 .289
1985 LHP 55 72 21 4 0 0 18 8 17 .701 .354 .347 .292
1985 RHP 106 331 92 21 3 3 54 27 57 .717 .331 .387 .278
1986 AHP 42 66 11 0 0 1 6 7 9 .465 .253 .212 .167
1986 HHP 42 61 19 2 1 1 9 13 8 .859 .432 .426 .311
1986 LHP 42 59 12 2 0 0 8 9 10 .542 .304 .237 .203
1986 RHP 52 68 18 0 1 2 7 11 7 .757 .375 .382 .265
1987 AHP 46 167 46 7 3 0 20 21 21 .710 .356 .353 .275
1987 HHP 44 147 44 6 2 1 15 17 22 .764 .376 .388 .299
1987 LHP 36 82 26 6 1 0 9 7 9 .785 .371 .415 .317
1987 RHP 82 232 64 7 4 1 26 31 34 .717 .364 .353 .276
1988 AHP 70 268 64 10 3 3 22 31 52 .654 .322 .332 .239
1988 HHP 72 266 82 15 5 6 35 22 42 .833 .363 .470 .308
1988 LHP 51 128 32 7 4 1 10 11 27 .700 .309 .391 .250
1988 RHP 129 406 114 18 4 8 47 42 67 .756 .353 .404 .281
1989 AHP 57 218 61 13 4 3 34 29 34 .780 .363 .417 .280
1989 HHP 44 151 45 9 2 4 19 25 22 .868 .404 .464 .298
1989 LHP 32 74 21 3 0 1 10 11 14 .744 .379 .365 .284
1989 RHP 90 295 85 19 6 6 43 43 42 .835 .381 .454 .288
1990 AHP 36 98 20 5 1 1 11 13 22 .619 .313 .306 .204
1990 HHP 31 88 22 1 0 1 5 11 18 .642 .347 .295 .250
1990 LHP 10 29 5 1 0 0 2 0 7 .433 .226 .207 .172
1990 RHP 54 157 37 5 1 2 14 24 33 .664 .346 .318 .236
Total AHP 576 1821 435 71 17 16 212 189 338 .635 .312 .323 .239
Total HHP 573 1660 489 82 15 35 225 201 269 .800 .374 .425 .295
Total LHP 446 803 217 33 7 7 106 81 133 .695 .340 .355 .270
Total RHP 997 2678 707 120 25 44 331 309 474 .719 .343 .377 .264
Total 1149 3481 924 153 32 51 437 390 607 .714 .342 .372 .265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Kenichi Yabuta has retired from the Atlanta Firecrackers
1990-09-05The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Kenichi Yabuta to the major league team.
1990-09-05The Atlanta Firecrackers have acquired Kenichi Yabuta from the waiver wire.
1990-08-03The Oakland VinylJunkies have waived Kenichi Yabuta.
1990-06-25The Oakland VinylJunkies have promoted Robert Roush to the major league team. The Oakland VinylJunkies have promoted Moose May to the major league team. The Oakland VinylJunkies have designated Kenichi Yabuta for assignment. The Oakland VinylJunkies have designated Josh jung for assignment.
1989-09-10Kenichi Yabuta of the Oakland VinylJunkies is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1989-08-30The Oakland VinylJunkies have promoted Kenichi Yabuta to the major league team.
1989-07-27Kenichi Yabuta of the Oakland VinylJunkies is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1987-06-01Kenichi Yabuta of the Oakland VinylJunkies is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1987-04-10Trade #1854961 has been completed between the Colorado Rams and the Oakland VinylJunkies. The Oakland VinylJunkies receive Kenichi Yabuta, Steve Zoldak from the Colorado Rams in exchange for Joe Jensen, Bert Kennedy.
1985-05-14Kenichi Yabuta of the Colorado Rams is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1983-09-18Kenichi Yabuta of the Colorado Rams is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1983-04-19Kenichi Yabuta of the Colorado Rams is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1982-09-24The Colorado Rams have promoted Kenichi Yabuta to the major league team.
1982-07-07The Colorado Rams have designated Otto Fitzgerald for assignment. The Colorado Rams have sent Kenichi Yabuta to the minors.
1980-04-01The Colorado Rams have promoted John Phillips to the major league team. The Colorado Rams have promoted Kenichi Yabuta to the major league team. The Colorado Rams have waived Mike Shepard. The Colorado Rams have waived Takayuki Yamamoto.