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Name Team Age
Heideki Suzuki Retired (1981, Age 38) Died (2026, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6
(1964)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
George Van Haltren League 0 17 years (86 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 6/26/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 NYA 75 291 41 69 20 2 3 28 34 51 0 2 11 .670 .319 .351 .237
1965 NYA-NYN 154 533 55 145 25 3 9 63 58 72 4 12 12 .724 .343 .381 .272
1966 NYN 151 562 65 151 22 1 11 85 57 92 11 8 34 .708 .338 .370 .269
1967 NYN 152 563 75 159 28 4 15 82 67 83 11 8 8 .785 .359 .426 .282
1968 NYN 152 606 59 153 22 3 18 65 60 95 13 4 4 .709 .321 .388 .252
1969 NYN 152 596 79 184 37 3 12 91 65 81 16 14 4 .814 .373 .441 .309
1970 NYN 152 598 88 173 34 8 10 74 75 90 23 9 7 .793 .370 .423 .289
1971 NYN 152 605 97 191 34 4 23 105 78 83 17 10 3 .896 .397 .499 .316
1972 NYN 153 604 106 204 38 8 25 118 71 97 20 10 4 .956 .405 .551 .338
1973 NYN 152 603 119 176 35 3 25 80 85 79 24 11 5 .863 .379 .484 .292
1974 NYN 152 604 103 182 31 10 17 76 82 88 19 10 4 .856 .386 .470 .301
1975 NYN 152 590 98 166 29 4 23 70 83 97 24 11 5 .831 .370 .461 .281
1976 NYN 152 611 117 191 31 9 20 88 79 86 30 8 14 .884 .393 .491 .313
1977 NYN 152 628 101 190 34 7 14 81 78 89 26 13 16 .828 .382 .446 .303
1978 NYN 152 631 107 187 34 9 23 98 74 79 17 5 16 .859 .370 .488 .296
1979 NYN 151 615 92 171 35 5 16 73 72 84 7 14 25 .785 .356 .429 .278
1980 NYN 150 546 75 161 30 2 19 77 71 69 7 9 18 .837 .375 .462 .295
1981 NYN 88 115 12 24 4 0 1 9 11 17 3 3 1 .545 .276 .270 .209
Total 2594 9901 1489 2877 523 85 284 1363 1200 1432 272 161 191 .814 .368 .447 .291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Heideki Suzuki has retired from the New York Philosophers
1967-04-02The New York Philosophers have renamed Shin Soo Choo to Heideki Suzuki.
1965-06-10A trade has been completed between the New York Bricklayers and the New York Philosophers. The New York Philosophers receive Shin Soo Choo, William Van Landingham, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Bricklayers in exchange for Jefferson Hemsley.
1964-07-04The New York Bricklayers have promoted Shin Soo Choo to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Chris Snelling to the minors.
1964-04-06The New York Bricklayers have renamed ShinSoo Choo to Shin Soo Choo.
1964-04-01The New York Bricklayers have renamed Libe Henry to ShinSoo Choo.