| Sakaki, Shinichi | Positions Played: C, 1B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Omiya High School |
| Born: 9/18/1945 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Nittsu Urawa |
| Birthplace: Omiya, Saitama Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte Orions (1969-1979 [22]) |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1969 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | |
| 1970 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .050 | |
| 1971 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .091 | .000 |
| 1972 | 51 | 140 | 130 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .326 | .415 | |
| 1973 | 80 | 163 | 147 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .272 | .331 | .354 | |
| 1974 | 58 | 113 | 105 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .259 | .286 | |
| 1975 | 44 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .169 | .210 | .220 | |
| 1976 | 60 | 97 | 90 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .278 | .320 | .322 | |
| 1977 | 40 | 70 | 64 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .246 | .203 | |
| 1978 | 45 | 91 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .264 | .229 | |
| 1979 | 32 | 62 | 54 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .344 | .296 | |
| Totals | 455 | 837 | 767 | 61 | 182 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 228 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .237 | .287 | .297 |
| Biography: Played in one Koshien Tournament as an outfielder (1963). Drafted on the fourth round (1967). Coached after retiring at the end of the 1980 season. . |
| Career OPS: .584 HR:AB: 1:85.2 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakakibara, Moritaka | Positions Played: P, 1B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Onomichi Nishi High School |
| Born: 6/30/1933 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1952-1956 [35], [12]) |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 162 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1952 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .40 | .400 | |||
| 1953 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .194 | |||
| 1954 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | ||
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 48 | 47 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .234 | .239 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .473 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakakibara, Soichiro | Positions Played: 1B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Miyazaki Nichidai High School |
| Born: 9/3/1962 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1988-1990 [43], [00]) |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 187 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1988 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ..267 | .267 | .300 | |
| 1989 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .333 | |
| 1990 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .233 | |
| Totals | 36 | 78 | 75 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .213 | .234 | .280 |
| Biography: Drafted on the second round by Hiroshima (1980). Went to Daiei in 1990, but never saw any action and retired. Won Western League homer (1988) and RBI (1985, 1988) titles. Coached with Hiroshima after he hung it up as a player. |
| Career OPS: .514 HR:AB: 1:75.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakakibara, Yoshiyuki | Positions Played: 1B, SS, 2B, 3B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hamamatsu Shogyo High School |
| Born: 6/13/1949 | College: Chuo University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Kawai Musical Instruments |
| Birthplace: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1975-1981 [37]), |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 160 pounds | Nippon Ham (1982-1984 [31]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1975 | 47 | 65 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .308 | .250 | |
| 1976 | 64 | 122 | 104 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .212 | .291 | .308 | |
| 1977 | 100 | 234 | 195 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .221 | .298 | .374 | |
| 1978 | 105 | 423 | 358 | 50 | 103 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 132 | 17 | 2 | 47 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | .288 | .367 | .369 | |
| 1979 | 106 | 353 | 321 | 32 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .252 | .313 | .324 | |
| 1980 | 105 | 274 | 231 | 30 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .255 | .333 | .312 | |
| 1981 | 41 | 78 | 65 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .288 | .215 | |
| 1982 | 48 | 104 | 95 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .284 | .333 | .41 | |
| 1983 | 65 | 144 | 118 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .328 | .297 | |
| 1984 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | |
| Totals | 689 | 1809 | 1552 | 197 | 387 | 63 | 3 | 20 | 96 | 516 | 73 | 6 | 234 | 159 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 33 | .249 | .325 | .332 |
| Biography: Drafted on the fourth round (1974). Coached with Hanshin (1986-1987, 1991-1998) and Chunichi (1988-1990) after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .657 HR:AB 1:77.6: |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamaki, Akira | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nisho Gakusha Fuzoku High School |
| Born: 5/12/1955 | College: Aoyama Gakuin University (dropped out) |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kusaka, Saitama Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nippon Ham (1982-1985 [47]) |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 178 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws:Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | /000 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .000 HR:AB: N/A |
| Debut: First Hit (N/A), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamaki, Yutaka | Positions Played: SS, 2B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kamakura Gakuen High School |
| Born: 11/16/1939 | College: Hosei University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kokutetsu/Sankei Swallows |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 158 pounds | (1962-1965 [43]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1962 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1965 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .222 | .200 | |
| Totals | 66 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .225 | .205 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .430 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Bunjiro | Positions Played: 2B, SS, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kaiso Chugakkou |
| Born: 3/15/1926 | College: N/A |
| Died: 11/25/1994 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daiei Stars (1951-1957 [26]), |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 151 pounds | Mainichi/Daimai Orions (1958-1961 [26]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1951 | 95 | 365 | 360 | 42 | 87 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 123 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .242 | .250 | .342 | |||
| 1952 | 117 | 506 | 469 | 55 | 106 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 172 | 10 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 9 | .226 | .268 | .367 | |||
| 1953 | 120 | 522 | 479 | 60 | 134 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 173 | 14 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | .280 | .321 | .361 | |||
| 1954 | 127 | 551 | 526 | 74 | 137 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 219 | 11 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | .260 | .278 | .416 | ||
| 1955 | 139 | 582 | 546 | 67 | 161 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 235 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 10 | .295 | .329 | .430 | |
| 1956 | 134 | 581 | 547 | 65 | 148 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 206 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3 | .271 | .303 | .377 | |
| 1957 | 124 | 494 | 471 | 54 | 106 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 146 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 7 | .225 | .244 | .310 | |
| 1958 | 94 | 288 | 276 | 23 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | .246 | .267 | .333 | |
| 1959 | 65 | 70 | 64 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .243 | .234 | |
| 1960 | 120 | 388 | 371 | 38 | 95 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 138 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | .256 | .269 | .372 | |
| 1961 | 98 | 222 | 204 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .216 | .244 | .304 | |
| Totals | 1233 | 4569 | 4313 | 504 | 1097 | 188 | 49 | 66 | 375 | 1581 | 68 | 472 | 152 | 20 | 154 | 73 | 70 | .254 | .282 | .367 |
| Biography: His ten hits in consecutive official at bats is a Pacific League record (7/24-7/25/1954). Set a record with grand slams in consecutive games (10/11-10/12/1957). His five lifetime five hit games tied a pro yakyu record and he was the fourth man ever to that mark. Selected to two all star teams (1955-1956). After retiring, he coached, scouted, and managed in the minors for Kintetsu. |
| Career OPS: .649 HR:AB 1:65.3 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Isao | Positions Played: 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Yao Chugakkou |
| Born: 1/1/1921 | College: Ritsumeikan University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Goldstar (1946-1947 [7]) |
| Height: 5'4" Weight: 123 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1946 | 96 | 317 | 291 | 30 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 84 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .247 | .300 | .289 | ||||
| 1947 | 59 | 115 | 102 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .137 | .200 | .147 | ||||
| Totals | 155 | 432 | 393 | 36 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 99 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .219 | .274 | .252 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .526 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Masakazu | Positions Played: C, 1B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nisshin Shogyo High School |
| Born: 2/11/1925 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai/Kinki Nihon (1943, 1946 |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 140 pounds | [21], [10]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1943 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .083 | ||||
| 1946 | 23 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .262 | ||||
| Totals | 29 | 61 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .222 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .472 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Mokuo | Positions Played: SS |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kakuei Shogyo High School |
| Born: 12/24/1934 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nagoya Dragons /Chunichi (1953, |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 150 pounds | 1955 [53]), Takahashi Unions (1956 [35]), Daiei Unions (1957 [45]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 60 | 152 | 142 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .197 | .235 | .197 | |
| 1957 | 96 | 215 | 192 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .214 | .276 | .281 | |
| Totals | 158 | 368 | 335 | 28 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 82 | 8 | 70 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .206 | .258 | .245 |
| Birthplace: |
| Career OPS: .503 HR:AB: 1:167.5 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Moriaki | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Born: 5/5/1934 | College: Senshu University |
| Died: 11/3/1987 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kumamoto Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1957-1959 [2]) |
| Height: Weight: | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1957 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .333 | |
| 1958 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 1959 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .160 | |
| Totals | 36 | 56 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .179 | .204 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .383 HR:AB: 1:54.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Noboru | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kiryu Kogyo High School |
| Born: 9/20/1932 | College: Nihon University |
| Died: 1/27/1989 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Gumma Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1955-1956 [28]) |
| Height: 5'8' Weight: 145 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1955 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .083 | .143 | .083 | |
| 1956 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| Totals | 65 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .188 | .222 | .188 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .410 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Shigeru | Positions Played: 1B, 2B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nichidaisan Chugakkou |
| Born: 4/19/1921 | College: N/A |
| Died: 2/8/1989 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Tokyo | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Tokyo Giants/Yomiuri (1941- |
| Height: 5'6" Weight: 127 pounds | 1946 [6], [14]), Kintetsu Pearls (1950-1952 [3]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1941 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | |||||
| 1942 | 101 | 379 | 328 | 45 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 84 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 4 | .210 | .300 | .256 | ||||
| 1943 | 7 | 298 | 264 | 30 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 5 | .205 | .291 | .208 | ||||
| 1946 | 25 | 86 | 68 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .206 | .365 | .265 | ||||
| 1950 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .455 | |||
| 1951 | 98 | 414 | 361 | 60 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 109 | 5 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 2 | .260 | .347 | .302 | |||
| 1952 | 64 | 139 | 123 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .252 | .324 | .276 | |||
| Totals | 403 | 1354 | 1179 | 174 | 272 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 313 | 20 | 108 | 146 | 9 | 96 | .231 | .320 | .265 |
| Biography: Played with Otsuka in the Kokumin League. |
| Career OPS: .585 HR:AB 1:589.5 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: CS (1951) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Toshizo | Positions Played: SS, 2B, 3B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Heian High School |
| Born: 7/13/1943 | College: Ritsumeikan University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Kawai Musical Instruments |
| Birthplace: Fushimi Ward, Kyoto | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1967-1971 [4]), |
| Height: 5'7" Weight: 154 pounds | Toei//Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon Ham (1972-1975 [2]), Kintetsu |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right | Buffaloes (1976-1978 [4]), Nankai Hawks (1979-1980 [29]) |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1967 | 102 | 357 | 323 | 50 | 88 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 146 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .272 | .329 | .452 | |
| 1968 | 130 | 562 | 493 | 74 | 137 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 192 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 7 | 8 | .278 | .342 | .389 | |
| 1969 | 129 | 558 | 504 | 75 | 143 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 213 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 10 | .284 | .325 | .423 | |
| 1970 | 127 | 517 | 447 | 67 | 109 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 155 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 6 | .244 | .325 | .347 | |
| 1971 | 127 | 550 | 479 | 72 | 135 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 198 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 6 | .282 | .336 | .413 | |
| 1972 | 126 | 566 | 496 | 75 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 201 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | .278 | .336 | .405 | |
| 1973 | 130 | 530 | 478 | 60 | 128 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 178 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .268 | .322 | .372 | |
| 1974 | 109 | 433 | 393 | 38 | 110 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 164 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 8 | .280 | .327 | .417 | |
| 1975 | 96 | 403 | 353 | 47 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 128 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .261 | .332 | .363 | |
| 1976 | 109 | 335 | 299 | 26 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .251 | .310 | .308 | |
| 1977 | 93 | 237 | 212 | 19 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .288 | .346 | .349 | |
| 1978 | 43 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .185 | .228 | .204 | |
| 1979 | 61 | 150 | 135 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .311 | .369 | .363 | |
| 1980 | 65 | 150 | 130 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .269 | .347 | .346 | |
| Totals | 1447 | 5407 | 4796 | 649 | 1303 | 204 | 24 | 97 | 449 | 1846 | 144 | 29 | 355 | 406 | 11 | 32 | 243 | 73 | 83 | .272 | .331 | .385 |
| Biography: Won seven consecutive steals titles in college. Selected to five all star teams (1968-1972). Coached with Kintetsu after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .716 HR:AB 1:49.4 : |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: PA (1969, 1972), AB (1969), 3B (1967), SB (1969), CS (1971), Best Nine (1968-1971) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakamoto, Yoshikazu | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Naniwa Shogyo High School |
| Born: 1/15/1921 | College: Senshu University |
| Died: 1/15/1995 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1947-1948 [14]) |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 150 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1947 | 87 | 273 | 257 | 21 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 85 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .245 | .258 | .331 | ||||
| 1948 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .310 | .269 | ||||
| Totals | 107 | 302 | 283 | 23 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 92 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 2 | .244 | .287 | .325 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS:.612 HR:AB: 1:141.5 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakano, Hidekazu | Positions Played: SS |
| Nicknames: | High School: Ako High School |
| Born: 3/25/1940 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: |
| Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1961-1962 [44]), |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 139 pounds | Kokutetsu Swallows (1963 [66]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1961 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| 1963 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .200 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (N/A), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakata, Kiyoharu | Positions Played: C, 1B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Takigawa Chugakkou |
| Born: 6/17/1924 | College: N/A |
| Died: 11/4/1987 | Industrial League: Imaizumi Sangyo, Furusawa Kensetsu |
| Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1944-1946, 1952 |
| Height: 5'3" Weight: 127 pounds | [3], [4])), Nankai Hawks (1947 [10]), Hiroshima (1950-1951 [2]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1944 | 33 | 144 | 129 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .310 | .364 | .349 | ||||
| 1946 | 66 | 180 | 155 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .322 | .290 | ||||
| 1947 | 50 | 143 | 126 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .263 | .238 | ||||
| 1950 | 122 | 508 | 469 | 41 | 115 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 144 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .245 | .291 | .307 | |||
| 1951 | 30 | 56 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .236 | .184 | |||
| 1952 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .143 | |||
| Totals | 318 | 1054 | 949 | 82 | 227 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 276 | 24 | 52 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .239 | .299 | .291 |
| Biography: Played in the industrial leagues in 1948-1949. Slugged the second inside the park grand slam in Japanese history (4/11/1950 against Hanshin). |
| Career OPS: .590 HR:AB: 1:316.3 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakata, Masayoshi | Positions Played: C, 2B, SS, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Naniwa Shogyo High School |
| Born: 4/6/1928 | College: N/A |
| Died: 8/20/1992 | Industrial League: Koriyama Nittobo |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Osaka Tigers (1950-1952 [33], [20]) |
| Height: 5'6" Weight: 145 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1950 | 41 | 60 | 58 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .259 | .283 | .345 | |||
| 1951 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .192 | .125 | |||
| 1952 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 83 | 87 | 83 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ,217 | .253 | .277 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .530 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakata, Takashi | Positions Played: OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Wakayama Municipal Shogyo High School |
| Born: 7/9/1950 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe |
| Birthplace: Wakayama Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai Hawks (1972-1979 [31]) |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 pounds | |
| Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1972 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 79 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .227 | .320 | .318 | |
| 1974 | 76 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 | |
| 1975 | 56 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .542 | |
| 1976 | 71 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .300 | .421 | |
| 1977 | 88 | 47 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .211 | .295 | .263 | |
| 1978 | 46 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .232 | .219 | |
| 1979 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 462 | 216 | 189 | 79 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | .212 | .268 | .275 |
| Biography: Drafted on the fifth round (1970). |
| Career OPS: .543 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakata, Yoshihide | Positions Played: C |
| Nicknames: | High School: Naniwa Shogyo High School |
| Born: 4/10/1930 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Columbia |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Mainichi Orions (1953 [43]) |
| Height: 5'7" Weight: 136 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1953 | 15 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .258 | .286 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .258 | .286 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .544 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakazaki, Kazuhiko | Positions Played: LF, RF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Naniwa Shogyo High School |
| Born: 1/5/1938 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1956-1964 [19], [8]), |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 170 pounds | Toei Flyers (1965-1967 [3]) |
| Bats: Left Throws: Left |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1956 | 86 | 170 | 162 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .247 | .309 | |
| 1957 | 86 | 223 | 202 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .178 | .244 | .267 | |
| 1958 | 108 | 330 | 298 | 30 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .245 | .309 | .362 | |
| 1959 | 122 | 506 | 433 | 66 | 123 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 200 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .284 | .376 | .462 | |
| 1960 | 104 | 232 | 213 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .202 | .257 | .385 | |
| 1961 | 114 | 374 | 340 | 30 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 138 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .256 | .303 | .406 | |
| 1962 | 126 | 466 | 413 | 40 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .276 | .351 | .387 | |
| 1963 | 118 | 332 | 293 | 26 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .273 | .343 | .410 | |
| 1964 | 114 | 324 | 283 | 27 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 94 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .312 | .332 | |
| 1965 | 123 | 307 | 275 | 25 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 115 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .258 | .320 | .418 | |
| 1966 | 70 | 111 | 96 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .291 | .271 | |
| 1967 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .353 | .345 | |
| Totals | 1207 | 3408 | 3037 | 302 | 755 | 126 | 27 | 74 | 387 | 1157 | 32 | 21 | 584 | 292 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 47 | .249 | .318 | .381 |
| Biography: Was mainly a pitcher in hisgh school, but converted into a postion player as a junior. Played in two Koshien Tournaments, winning it all in the spring segment (spring, summer 1955). Selected to three all star teams (1958-1959. 1962). Took over his family's slectrical appliance business after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .699 HR:AB 1:41.0 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: 3B (1959), Best Nine (1959) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakazawa, Nariharu (Seiji?) | Positions Played: 1B, SS, 2B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Ikuei Shogyo High School |
| Born: 5/1/1918 | College: N/A |
| Died: 5/6/2002 | Industrial League: Tamuragoma Shoten |
| Birthplace: Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Lions/Asahi (1938F-1944 [12], |
| Height: 5'6" Weight: 132 pounds | [6]), Goldstar/Daiei Stars (1946-1952 [3], [2]), Hankyu Braves (1953- |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right | 1954 [6]) |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1938F | 27 | 102 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .293 | .244 | |||||
| 1942 | 46 | 138 | 128 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .211 | .241 | .258 | ||||
| 1943 | 84 | 366 | 310 | 36 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 71 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .203 | .290 | .229 | ||||
| 1944 | 32 | 150 | 128 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .180 | .300 | .203 | ||||
| 1946 | 103 | 448 | 397 | 40 | 85 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 100 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .214 | .296 | .252 | ||||
| 1947 | 115 | 488 | 448 | 39 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 8 | .205 | .264 | .232 | ||||
| 1948 | 108 | 391 | 369 | 40 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 95 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .209 | .238 | .257 | ||||
| 1949 | 120 | 425 | 396 | 43 | 105 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 141 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .265 | .309 | .356 | ||||
| 1950 | 120 | 507 | 475 | 60 | 125 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 163 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .263 | .304 | .343 | |||
| 1951 | 81 | 387 | 363 | 50 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 106 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .220 | .263 | .292 | |||
| 1952 | 73 | 209 | 187 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | .193 | .260 | .262 | |||
| 1953 | 83 | 185 | 158 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .259 | .346 | .272 | |||
| 1954 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .143 | ||
| Totals | 1019 | 3819 | 3470 | 370 | 777 | 70 | 32 | 15 | 255 | 956 | 65 | 168 | 279 | 5 | 109 | .224 | .283 | .276 |
| Biography: His six strikeouts in 1951 for a season is the fewest of any player in history with 300 or more at bats. Became Hankyu's minor league manager after retiremtn before managing in the industrial leagues. |
| Career OPS: .559 HR:AB 1:231.3 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: Sac (1943) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakomura, Kosho | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames; | High School: Kumamoto Daiichi Kogyo High School |
| Born: 7/27/1951 | College: Aichi Gakuin University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1978-1979 [55]), |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 171 pounds | Hiroshima (1983 [31]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1978 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .111 | .125 | |
| 1979 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .357 | .182 | |
| Totals | 35 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .130 | .222 | .130 |
| Biography: Drafted on the fourth round (1973). Won an Eastern League batting title (1979) and a steals crown (1980). Became a training coach after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .352 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakota, Shichiro | Positions Played: P, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Terukuni High School |
| Born: 2/15/1945 | College: Kanagawa University (dropped out) |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kagoshima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number[): Tokyo/Lotte Orions (1964-1971 |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 154 pounds | [43], [18]), Chunichi (1971 [36]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1964 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| 1965 | 46 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .194 | .171 | |
| 1966 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | |
| 1967 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .063 | .063 | |
| 1969 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 165 | 93 | 86 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 | .149 | .140 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .289 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakudo, Susumu | Positions Played: C, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nitta High School |
| Born: 6/28/1943 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Maruzen Sekiyu, Hitachi Seisakusho |
| Birthplace: Ehime Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei/Nittaku Home Flyers (1967- |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 170 pounds | 1973 [29]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .190 | .250 | |
| 1969. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 1970 | 66 | 113 | 109 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .265 | .376 | |
| 1971 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .164 | .220 | .273 | |
| 1972 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .270 | .303 | |
| 1973 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | |
| Totals | 179 | 246 | 232 | 18 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .207 | .252 | .328 |
| Biography: Signed by Toei before the beginning of the 1966 season. |
| Career OPS: .580 HR:AB: 1:46.4 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakumoto, Masahiro | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kurume Kogyodai Fuzoku High School |
| Born: 7/15/1974 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Yamato Bank |
| Birthplace: Nakagami-gun, Okinawa | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daiei Hawks (1996-2002 [37]), |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 173 pounds | Hanshin (2003-2005 [47]), Yokohama (2006-2006 [46]) |
| Bats: Left Throws: Left |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 183 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: 1.000 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Kaoru | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Mito Number One High School |
| Born:4/26/1935 | College: Waseda University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Oji, Tokyo | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1958 [15]) |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 158 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1958 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | |
| Totals | 23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .500 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Ha;; of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Ken | Positions Played: P, 2B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nichidai Number One High School |
| Born: 4/9/1948 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Tokyo | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei Flyers (1967-1971 [32]) |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1967 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 | |
| 1969 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1970 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | |
| 1971 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 98 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .159 | 140 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .299 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Sadao | Positions Played: C |
| Nicknames: | High School: Itami Chugakkou |
| Born: 1926 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai (1947 [24]) |
| Height: Weight: | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1947 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .00 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (N/A), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Shichinosuke | Positions Played: P, 1B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kanagawa Kogyo High School |
| Born: 11/4/1918 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Dai Tokyo (1936S [14]), Lion |
| Height: 5'7"Weight: 140 pounds | (1937F-1938 [14]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1936S | 9 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .222 | .000 | |||||
| 1936F | 15 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .489 | .500 | |||||
| 1937S | 19 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .219 | .258 | |||||
| 1937F | 30 | 78 | 75 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .295 | .453 | |||||
| 1938S | 34 | 133 | 123 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .179 | .241 | .244 | |||||
| 1938F | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 113 | 319 | 288 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 90 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .208 | .283 | .313 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .596 HR:AB: 1:96.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Shinichi | Positions Played: SS, 2B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Narita High School |
| Born: 4/29/1965 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Inba-gun,Chiba Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1986-1995 [48], [39]), |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 171 pounds | Seibu (1996 [59]) |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1986 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1987 | 57 | 142 | 132 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .267 | .295 | |
| 1988 | 67 | 188 | 163 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .252 | .285 | .393 | |
| 1989 | 33 | 67 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .155 | .222 | .207 | |
| 1991 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1992 | 51 | 129 | 117 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .276 | .265 | |
| 1993 | 49 | 106 | 98 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .302 | .367 | |
| 1994 | 78 | 196 | 181 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .227 | .286 | .365 | |
| 1996 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .207 | .185 | |
| Totals | 382 | 877 | 795 | 77 | 184 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 257 | 30 | 4 | 137 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 | .231 | .274 | .323 |
| Biography: Moved to Seibu after the 1995 season. Drafted on the fourh round (1983). Retired after the 1997 season. |
| Career OPS: .597 HR:AB: 1:61.2 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sakurai, Shozo | Positions Played: P |