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| Name | Team | Age |
| Akinori Murata | Retired (1983, Age 34) | Died (2017, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 38 (1967) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mark Fidrych League | 0 | 4 years (24 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/3/1949 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (92.2 %) | (4.6 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1969 | MIL | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1970 | MIL | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .633 | .300 | .333 | .333 |
| 1971 | MIL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1974 | ARI | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
| 1978 | KC | 89 | 163 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .773 | .362 | .411 | .282 |
| 1979 | KC | 57 | 122 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .552 | .290 | .262 | .238 |
| 1980 | KC | 96 | 184 | 19 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .668 | .288 | .380 | .250 |
| 1981 | KC | 93 | 162 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .506 | .259 | .247 | .204 |
| Total | 345 | 662 | 70 | 164 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 51 | 118 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .634 | .301 | .332 | .248 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1983-11-01 | Akinori Murata has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1983-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived Akinori Murata. |
| 1982-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Pete Tucker to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Drew Judd to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Brick Fredrickson to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Mike Parker to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Tony Masteller for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Akinori Murata for assignment. |
| 1981-08-25 | Akinori Murata of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Davey Sewell to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Akinori Murata to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Monte McCurdy to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Greg Engle to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated George Misuraca for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Hughie Burris to the minors. |
| 1978-03-25 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Akinori Murata from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-04-08 | The Arizona Bad Gnus have waived Akinori Murata. |
| 1975-04-01 | The Arizona Bad Gnus have promoted Ned Funderburk to the major league team. The Arizona Bad Gnus have designated Akinori Murata for assignment. |
| 1974-09-19 | The Arizona Bad Gnus have promoted Akinori Murata to the major league team. |
| 1971-10-03 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Tiago Pascucci to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Trick Canseco to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Justin Roneberg to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Boomer Leroux to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Akinori Murata to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Dirk de Caster to the minors. |
| 1971-10-01 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have promoted Akinori Murata to the major league team. |
| 1971-03-25 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Akinori Murata to the minors. |
| 1970-09-22 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have promoted Akinori Murata to the major league team. |
| 1969-10-03 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Vic Krsnich to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Jeff Bruce to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Akinori Murata to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Leonys Cespedes to the minors. The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have sent Pudge Valentine to the minors. |
| 1969-09-30 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have promoted Akinori Murata to the major league team. |
| 1967-04-04 | The Milwaukee Bad Gnus have renamed Steve Arnold to Akinori Murata. |