| Samata, Ryoichi | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kiryu Kogyo High School |
| Born: 9/8/1927 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Kiryu Daido Rayon, Fukushima Nittobo |
| Birthplace: Gumma Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kokutetsu Swallows (1950 [15]) |
| Height: 5'7" Weight: 132 pounds | |
| 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 |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 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: Foirst Hit (N/A), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Samejima, Hideki | Positions Played: C, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nissho Daini High School |
| Born: 7/22/1973 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1996-2001 [57]) |
| Height: 5'10" 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 | AVGT | OBP | SLG |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: Started playing baseball in fourth grade. Went from the infield to catching his junior year in high school, where he slugged 43 homers. Drafted on the sixth round (1991). Was used in the outfield in addition to catching beginning in 1994. Released at the end of the 2004 season. |
| Career OPS: .000 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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| Sanada, Hiroki | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Himeji Kogyo High School |
| Born: | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (2002-2007 [43]), |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 182 pounds | Yokohama (2008-2010 [57], [30]) |
| 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 |
| 2002 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .048 | |
| 2003 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 2009 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 189 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 | .047 | .047 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .094 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: 7/7/2002 against Hanshin at Tokyo Dome in a start First Hit (8/11/2002 against Hiroshima at Tokyo Dome in the fifth inning off of Shinji Sasaoka, an RBI single to center), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sanada, Juzo | Positions Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kaiso Chugakkou |
| Born: 5/27/1923 | College: N/A |
| Died: 5/30/1994 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Asahi (1943 [18]), Pacific (1946 |
| Height:5'8" Weight: 160 pounds | [18]), Taiyo/Shochiku Robins (1947-1951 [18]), Osaka Tigers (1952- |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right | 1956 [6], [5]) |
| 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 | 42 | 115 | 104 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .221 | .277 | .260 | ||||
| 1946 | 63 | 188 | 177 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .282 | .316 | ||||
| 1947 | 55 | 173 | 166 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 | .257 | .325 | ||||
| 1948 | 66 | 166 | 155 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .206 | .236 | .277 | ||||
| 1949 | 52 | 105 | 96 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .336 | .427 | ||||
| 1950 | 73 | 197 | 172 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 77 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .314 | .392 | .448 | |||
| 1951 | 39 | 65 | 60 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .369 | .400 | |||
| 1952 | 78 | 141 | 129 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .318 | 376 | .349 | |||
| 1953 | 33 | 69 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .275 | .297 | |||
| 1954 | 73 | 150 | 128 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .331 | .336 | ||
| 1955 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | 268 | .316 | |
| 1956 | 77 | 128 | 116 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .266 | .284 | |
| Totals | 667 | 1516 | 1386 | 154 | 353 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 182 | 468 | 16 | 138 | 105 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .255 | .307 | .338 |
| Biography: Pitched his team into two Koshien Tournament titles (summer 1939, summer 1940). 1956 was the only season in which he was exclusively an infielder. After he retired, worked as a baseball commentator and then ran a successful high school baseball program. In 1964, hr went back to the pros, coaching with the Tokyo Orions, Hankyu and Kintetsu. |
| Career OPS: .645 HR:AB: 1:115.5 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: NBest Nine (1948, 1950) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: 1990 |
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| Sanematsu, Kazunari | Positions Played: C, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Saga Gakuen High School |
| Born: 1/18/1981 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Morodomi-cho, Saga Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nippon Ham (2000-2005 [40]), |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 178 pounds | Yomiuri (2006-2009 [69], [53]) |
| 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 |
| 2000 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .111 | .125 | |
| 2001 | 62 | 167 | 149 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .195 | .239 | .342 | |
| 2002 | 82 | 200 | 170 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .129 | .200 | .176 | |
| 2003 | 44 | 102 | 92 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .098 | .162 | .217 |
| 2004 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .150 | .292 | .350 |
| 2005 | 64 | 119 | 108 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .176 | .239 | .269 |
| 2006 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Totals | 320 | 647 | 570 | 48 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 141 | 31 | 2 | 234 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .149 | .209 | .247 |
| Biography: Started playing baseball in second grade. Became a catcher in junior high. Slugged 39 homers in high school. Played in one Koshien Tournament *summer 1998). Drafted on the first round (1998). He was the first catcher that the Fighters had ever made their first pick and they did it despite doubts about his hitting ability. Four of his homers in 2001 came during one series with Daiei. Traded to Yomiuri during spring training 2006. Is married with a son and a daughter. |
| Career OPS: .456 HR:AB: 1:43.8 |
| Debut: 5/20/2000 against Lotte at Tokyo Dome in a ninth inning pinch hit appearance. First Hit (8/6/2000 against Daiei at Iwaki Green Stadium in the fourth inning off of Kazumi Saito, a single), First Homer (8/3/2001 against Daiei at Tokyo Dome off of Junji Hoshino) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sano, Katsutoshi | Positions Played: 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Yokohama High School |
| Born: 6/25/1945 | College: Komazawa University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Kawai Musical Instruments |
| Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffaloes (1971-1973 [36]) |
| Height: 5'7" 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 |
| 1971 | 51 | 157 | 136 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .213 | .310 | .243 | |
| 1972 | 61 | 111 | 102 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 | .282 | .275 | |
| 1973 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .167 | .143 | |
| Totals | 145 | 305 | 273 | 22 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .209 | .282 | .242 |
| Biography: Played in one Koshien Tournament (1963). Drafted on the fifth round (1970). Retired after the 1974 season. |
| Career OPS: .524 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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| Sano, Kokoro | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hamamatsu Shogyo High School |
| Born: 1/23/1967 | College: Senshu University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Isuzu Motors |
| Birthplace: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1992-1994 [4]) |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 158 pounds | |
| Bats: Left 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 |
| 1992 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .300 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .273 |
| Biography: Eldest son of Makio Sano. Began playing baseball in fifth grade. Played in one Koshien Tournament (1984). Won a batting title in college. Drafted on the sixth round (1991). Retired after the 1995 season. |
| Career OPS: .364 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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| Sano, Makio | Positions Played: 2B, SS, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hamamatsu Shogyo University |
| Born: 12/20/1943 | College: Senshu University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Shizuoka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1966-1969 [4]) |
| Height: 5'9" 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 |
| 1966 | 57 | 113 | 100 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .210 | .295 | .320 | |
| 1967 | 67 | 169 | 152 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .211 | .286 | .243 | |
| 1968 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | |
| 1969 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .129 | .100 | |
| Totals | 162 | 341 | 306 | 25 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .193 | .269 | .245 |
| Biography: Played in one Koshien Tournament (summer, 1961). Was team captain in both high school and college. Drafted on the first round (1965). Was active in Senior League after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .514 HR:AB: 1:102.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sano, Motokuni | Positions Played: C, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Yokohama High School |
| Born: 3/6/1958 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffaloes (1979-1984 |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 195 pounds | [39]), Yomiuri (1985-1986 [37]) |
| 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 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1971 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .462 | |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .240 | .273 |
| Biography: Father was greek and mother was Japanese. Birth name is Cristo Horace Hazakakis, but he often went under the name Cristo Sano. Changed his name when he naturalized in 1982. Began playing baseball at an American school in Japan. Drafted on the third round (1977). Retired at the conclusion of the 1988 season. Coached with Taiyo in 1990 and was a minor league coach for Yomiuri in 1993. |
| Career OPS: .513 HR:AB: 1:22.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sano, Noriyoshi | Positions Played: 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF |
| Nicknames: Kakefu no Kagemusha | High School: Maebashi Kougyou High School |
| Born: 8/27/1951 | College: Chuo University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Takasaki, Gumma Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1974-1989 [9]) |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 171 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 |
| 1974 | 61 | 152 | 143 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .276 | .315 | |
| 1975 | 82 | 198 | 179 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .201 | .268 | .341 | |
| 1976 | 71 | 126 | 112 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .310 | .384 | |
| 1977 | 67 | 228 | 203 | 23 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .305 | .379 | .468 | |
| 1978 | 104 | 323 | 288 | 22 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 105 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .226 | .294 | .365 | |
| 1979 | 123 | 452 | 418 | 42 | 124 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .300 | .346 | .436 | |
| 1980 | 129 | 519 | 462 | 52 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 191 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | .268 | .336 | .413 | |
| 1981 | 127 | 508 | 466 | 59 | 138 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 185 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .296 | .339 | .397 | |
| 1982 | 130 | 542 | 495 | 56 | 134 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 196 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | .271 | .313 | .396 | |
| 1983 | 130 | 542 | 495 | 51 | 138 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 198 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | .279 | .328 | .400 | |
| 1984 | 125 | 517 | 475 | 61 | 145 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 209 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .305 | .347 | .440 | |
| 1985 | 120 | 413 | 375 | 38 | 108 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 167 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .288 | .330 | .445 | |
| 1986 | 107 | 361 | 332 | 37 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 143 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .268 | .317 | .431 | |
| 1987 | 100 | 316 | 300 | 30 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .275 | .357 | |
| 1988 | 54 | 70 | 65 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .300 | .246 | |
| 1989 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .208 | .174 | |
| Totals | 1549 | 5286 | 4826 | 491 | 1316 | 171 | 13 | 144 | 564 | 1945 | 22 | 53 | 452 | 366 | 30 | 19 | 45 | 36 | 124 | .273 | .323 | .403 |
| Biography: Played one Koshien Tournament (summer, 1972). 1974 number one draft pick. Backup up Masayuki Kakefu until he was converted into an outfielder in 1977. On April 29th, 1977 at Kawasaki Stadium against Taiyo, he ran into the concrete leftfield wall chasing a deep liner and knocked himself out cold and fracturing his skull, an ambulance carrying him off to hospital in critical condition. They then started padding the walls after that incident. Batted sixth in 1985. On May 20th of that year at Korakuen Stadium, slugged pinch hit grand slam to left on a first pitch curve ball from Yomiuri Giants starter Hiromi Makihara. Lofted equalizing sac fly in pennant clinching tie game the same season. Hit 100th homer on 7/16/1984 against Hiroshima. Became a scout and coach after he retired. Played in Koshien summer tournament in 1968 as a junior third baseman while batting sixth. He wasn't very good defensively. Had six sayonara basehits and a sayonara sac fly during his career. Coached and scouted after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .726 HR:AB 1:33.5 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: SF (1982, 1984-1985) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sano, Seizo | Positions Played: C |
| Nicknames: | High School: Sumiyoshi Chugakkou |
| Born: 2/7/1920 | College: N/A |
| Died: 6/10/1976 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai (1940 [23]) |
| Height: 5'5" 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 |
| 1940 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .071 | .077 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .071 | .077 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .148 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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| Sano, Shigeki | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Matsuyama Shogyo High School |
| Born: 4/30/1968 | College: Kinki University Kure Kogakubu |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Bithplace: Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number[): Kintetsu Buffaloes (1991-1999 [37], |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 191 pounds | [14]), Chunichi (2000 [31]), Orix Blue Wave (2003 [68]) |
| 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 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1996 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 357 | 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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| Sano, Tadasumi | Positions Played: SS, 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Marugame Shogyo High School |
| Born: 1920 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Taiyo Rayon |
| Birthplace: Kagawa Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lion (1940 [16]) |
| 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 |
| 1940 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .000 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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| Sano, Takuro | Positions Played: 2B |
| Nicknames; | High School: Kakuei Shogyo High School |
| Born: 4/24/1941 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Nikko Hitachi |
| Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1964-1966 [41]) |
| 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 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .455 | |
| 1966 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 19 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .263 |
| Biography: |
| Career OP: .513 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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| Sano, Yoshiyuki | Positions Played: 1B, SS, 2B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kofu Kogyo High School |
| Born: 4/1/1944 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Koma-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei Flyers (1963-1971 [58], [28], |
| Height: 5'7" Weight: 158 pounds | [4]), Nankai Hawks (1972-1974 [3]), Hiroshima (1975-1979 [3], [5]) |
| 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 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 | |
| 1965 | 112 | 249 | 230 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .213 | .256 | .339 | |
| 1966 | 122 | 341 | 316 | 39 | 82 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 113 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | .259 | .293 | .358 | |
| 1967 | 109 | 347 | 313 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 107 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .227 | .274 | .342 | |
| 1968 | 100 | 285 | 269 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .182 | .225 | .268 | |
| 1969 | 112 | 422 | 392 | 33 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 137 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | .268 | .304 | .349 | |
| 1970 | 52 | 169 | 158 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .190 | .228 | .278 | |
| 1971 | 41 | 103 | 99 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .252 | .323 | |
| 1972 | 112 | 412 | 379 | 37 | 97 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 140 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .256 | .300 | .369 | |
| 1973 | 109 | 373 | 338 | 21 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 116 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .263 | .311 | .343 | |
| 1974 | 110 | 388 | 358 | 29 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 123 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | .240 | .281 | .344 | |
| 1975 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .222 | .286 | |
| 1976 | 64 | 159 | 144 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .243 | .281 | .431 | |
| 1977 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .321 | |
| 1978 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .261 | .381 | |
| 1979 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .239 | .356 | |
| Totals | 1189 | 3410 | 3149 | 282 | 747 | 116 | 20 | 56 | 285 | 1071 | 49 | 11 | 441 | 169 | 17 | 65 | 28 | 80 | .237 | .278 | .340 |
| Biography: Pitched in juior high, but went to centerfield before moving to short in high school. Played in one Koshien Tournament (summer 1962). Played in two Japan Series and batted .063 (1-6) with an RBI in nine games (1973, 1975). Selected to one all star team (1969). Coached in the minors and then took a job coaching for the OB Bears in the KBO. He returned to Japan and coached with Nippon Ham and Taiyo. |
| Career OPS: .718 HR:AB: 1:56.2 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sano, Yosuke | Positions Played: 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Matsuyama Shogyo High School |
| Born: 1/1/1935 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daiei Stars (1953-1956 [2], [1]) |
| Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 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 | 41 | 72 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .268 | .188 | |||
| 1954 | 72 | 176 | 153 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .183 | .286 | .216 | ||
| 1955 | 37 | 75 | 70 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .129 | .187 | .129 | |
| 1956 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 | .192 | .192 | |
| Totals | 172 | 349 | 313 | 21 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 2 | 92 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .173 | .254 | .188 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .442 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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| Santa, Masao | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Takikawa Chugakkou |
| Born: 1/4/1919 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Tokyo Giants (1938-1939 [29]) |
| 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 |
| 1938S | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .308 | .000 | ||||
| 1938F | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .133 | .000 | ||||
| 1939 | 43 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .215 | ||||
| Totals | 59 | 113 | 101 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .149 | .232 | .168 |
| Biography: Died in combat in WWII. |
| Career OPS: .400 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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| Santo, Hiroshi | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Masuda Higashi High School |
| Born: 10/7/1978 | College: Komazawa University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Yamaha |
| Birthplace: Kanoashi-gun, Shimane Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (2003-2004 [37]) |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 167 pounds | |
| 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 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .267 | .267 | .267 |
| Totals | 27 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .267 | .267 | .267 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .534 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: 7/31/2003 against Yokohama in relief. First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Saotome, Yutaka | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kanuma Nogyo High School |
| Born: 4/13/1949 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Nihon Sekiyu |
| Birthplace: Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hanshin (1973-1975 [21]), |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 180 pounds | Taiheiyo Club/Crown Lighter Lions/Seibu (1976-1981 [14]), Taiyo |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right | Whales (1982-1984 [37]) |
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1973 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | |
| 1984 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 235 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .300 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .450 HR:AB: 1:20/0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Saruwatari, Hiroshige | Positions Played: 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Miike Kogyo High School |
| Born: 4/28/1949 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki |
| Birthplace: Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei/Nittaku Home Flyers/ |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 162 pounds | Nippon Ham (1970-1977 [56], [35]) |
| 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 |
| 1970 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 1972 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .258 | .233 | |
| 1974 | 30 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .314 | .327 | |
| 1975 | 56 | 99 | 91 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .302 | .330 | |
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .211 | |
| Totals | 164 | 214 | 201 | 22 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .244 | .280 | .284 |
| Biography: Drafted on the fifth round (1969). Coached with Yakult and Nippon Ham after retirement. |
| Career OPS: .564 HR:0AB: 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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| Sasagawa, Takashi | Positions Played: C, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Tokaidai Sugao High School |
| Born: 11/8/1979 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daiei Hawks/Softbank (2004-2005 [59]). |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 185 pounds | |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right |
| Tear | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Sac | SF | K | BB | IBB | HBP | SB | CS | GIDP | ARISP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2004 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 23 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .235 | .278 | .235 |
| Biography: Played in Boys League in junior high. Was team captain in high school. Played in two Koshien Tournaments (summer 1996, spring 1997). Drafted on the sixth round (1997). Converted into a catcher in 2001. Played with the China Trust Whales in 2003. |
| Career OPS: .613 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: 6/1/2004 against Lotte at Fukuoka Dome. First Hit (6/1/2004 against Lotte at Fukuoka Dome), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasahara, Etsuro | Positions Played: 1B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Takasaki Shogyo High School |
| Born: 4/2/1930 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Itoh Shoten, Kiryu Orimono, Taisho Sogo Bank |
| Birthplace: Gumma Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Toei Flyers (1954 [13]) |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 134 pounds | |
| 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 |
| 1954 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .308 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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| Sasaki, Akiyoshi | Positions Played: SS, 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Misawa Shogyo High School |
| Born: 7/20/1971 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Misawa, Aomori Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Orix Blue Wave (1994-1995 [48]), |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 162 pounds | Yomiuri (1995-2000 [54]) |
| 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 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1996 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1997 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .500 | |
| Totals | 66 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .103 | .161 | .207 |
| Biography: Slugged 35 homers in high school. Drafted on the sixth round by Orix (1989). Retired after the 2001 season. |
| Career OPS: .368 HR:AB: 1:29.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Isao | Positions Played: C, 1B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Shimonoseki Shogyo High School |
| Born: 10/10/1937 | College: Meiji University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Yamaguchi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yomiuri (1960-1961 [6]), Chunichi |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 162 pounds | (1962-1964 [57]) |
| 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 |
| 1960 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |
| 1961 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .100 | |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| Totals | 35 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .261 | .286 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .547 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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| Sasaki, Katsutoshi | Positions Played: P, 1B, SS, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Miyako High School |
| Born: 6/15/1941 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Iwate Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Daimai Orions (1960-1962 [14]), |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 pounds | Hiroshima (1964-1966 [38], [19]) |
| 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 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1965 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 63 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .650 HR:AB: N/A |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Kazuhiro | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Tohoku High School |
| Born: 2/22/1968 | College: Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales/Yokohama (1990- |
| Height: 6'3" Weight: 209 pounds | 1999, 2004-2005 [22]) |
| 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 |
| 1990 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | |
| 1991 | 58 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .200 | .130 | |
| 1992 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | |
| 1993 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .333 | |
| 1994 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | |
| 1996 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 1998 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 449 | 105 | 95 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .152 | .137 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .289 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: 4/7/1990 against Chunichi at Nagoya Stadium. First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Kenichi | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Tokushima Shogyo High School |
| Born: 6/7/1973 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Oe-gun, Tokushima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1993 [26]) |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 160 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 |
| 1993 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .000 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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| Sasaki, Kiyoshi | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Takamitsu Nishi High School |
| Born: 9/15/1981 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Nippon Ham (2000-2005 [45]) |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 176 pounds | |
| 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 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 113 | 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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| Sasaki, Koichiro | Positions Played: P, 1B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Gifu Tandai Fuzoku High School |
| Born: 8/30/1943 | College: N/A |
| Died: 5/22/1989 | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Gifu Prefecture | Yeam (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1962 [56]), |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 182 pounds | Kintetsu Buffaloes (1963-1974 [62], [16]), Nankai Hawks (1975-1981 |
| Bats: Right Throws: Right | [32], [53]) |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| 1963 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .043 | .043 | |
| 1964 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .062 | .090 | .092 | |
| 1965 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .026 | .116 | .103 | |
| 1966 | 46 | 64 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .017 | .066 | .017 | |
| 1967 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .097 | .085 | |
| 1968 | 52 | 62 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .053 | .069 | .053 | |
| 1969 | 48 | 58 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .073 | .056 | |
| 1970 | 45 | 72 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .164 | .200 | |
| 1971 | 42 | 77 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .100 | .060 | |
| 1972 | 36 | 67 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .081 | .095 | .000 | |
| 1973 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .045 | .000 |
| 1974 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 681 | 653 | 592 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 297 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .064 | .098 | .079 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .177 HR:AB: 1:296.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Koji | Position Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Koryo High School |
| Born: 9/12/1945 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Chunichi (1965-1969 [38], [48]) |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 154 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 |
| 1965 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 | |
| 1967 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .255 | .315 | |
| 1969 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 64 | 75 | 74 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .200 | .284 |
| Biography: Signed by Chunichi before the beginning of the 1964 season. |
| Career OPS: .484 HR:AB: 1:74.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Kyosuke | Positions Played: 1B, 3B, RF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kashiwahara High School |
| Born: 12/28/1949 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Shin Nittetsu Hirohata |
| Birthplace: Hikami-gun, Hyogo Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffaloes (1972-1981 [5]) |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 171 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 |
| 1972 | 53 | 134 | 122 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .301 | .426 | |
| 1973 | 91 | 233 | 209 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .225 | .297 | .397 | |
| 1974 | 118 | 402 | 362 | 40 | 95 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 159 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .262 | .320 | .439 | |
| 1975 | 117 | 424 | 364 | 44 | 111 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 167 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | .305 | .371 | .459 | |
| 1976 | 125 | 479 | 418 | 49 | 112 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 161 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | .268 | .344 | .385 | |
| 1977 | 109 | 330 | 293 | 30 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .201 | .274 | .290 | |
| 1978 | 109 | 426 | 376 | 47 | 133 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 183 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | .354 | .398 | .487 | |
| 1979 | 111 | 415 | 363 | 56 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 183 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | .320 | .392 | .504 | |
| 1980 | 112 | 414 | 359 | 68 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 189 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .318 | .393 | .526 | |
| 1981 | 91 | 288 | 253 | 31 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .261 | .329 | .344 | |
| Totals | 1036 | 3545 | 3119 | 404 | 883 | 133 | 9 | 105 | 412 | 1349 | 39 | 44 | 349 | 298 | 6 | 45 | 94 | 48 | 70 | .283 | .350 | .433 |
| Biography: Drafted on the first round (1971). Converted into an outfielder in 1974. Selected to two all star teams (1975, 1978). Retired after the 1982 season due to a bout of hepatitis. Caoched and scouted with Kintetsu before coaching at Hanshin. After his four year stint managing the Buffaloes, he took a coaching position with Seibu in 2001. |
| Career OPS: .783 HR:AB 1:29.7 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: Batting (1978), SF (1975, 1978), OBP (1978), Best Nine (1975, 1978) |
| Managerial Record: Kintetsu (1995-1998) 250-274-11 |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Makoto | Positions Played: CF, RF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Mizushima Kogyo High School |
| Born: 10/3/1965 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Nankai/Daiei Hawks (1985-1993 |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 178 pounds | [57], [0], [3]), Seibu (1994-1998 [1]), Hanshin (1999-2000 [8[) |
| 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 |
| 1985 | 54 | 114 | 103 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .291 | .336 | .398 | |
| 1986 | 79 | 182 | 160 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .163 | .237 | .231 | |
| 1987 | 125 | 499 | 451 | 67 | 130 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 189 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | .288 | .343 | .419 | |
| 1988 | 97 | 411 | 373 | 55 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 170 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 9 | .284 | .330 | .456 | |
| 1989 | 124 | 542 | 489 | 63 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 182 | 9 | 2 | 97 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .235 | .295 | .372 | |
| 1990 | 130 | 569 | 516 | 69 | 141 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 224 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | .273 | .318 | .434 | |
| 1991 | 130 | 574 | 519 | 82 | 158 | 32 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 267 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 3 | .304 | .368 | .514 | |
| 1992 | 126 | 548 | 509 | 83 | 164 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 54 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 11 | 7 | .322 | .364 | .505 | |
| 1993 | 113 | 488 | 444 | 38 | 123 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 170 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | .277 | .332 | .383 | |
| 1994 | 126 | 568 | 527 | 92 | 150 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 84 | 235 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 9 | .285 | .327 | .446 | |
| 1995 | 130 | 579 | 535 | 63 | 145 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 227 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 10 | .271 | .321 | .424 | |
| 1996 | 105 | 415 | 374 | 33 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 129 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .243 | .298 | .345 | |
| 1997 | 121 | 480 | 450 | 56 | 137 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 204 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .304 | .342 | .453 | |
| 1998 | 75 | 271 | 251 | 17 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .307 | .303 | |
| 1999 | 30 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .310 | .455 | |
| 2000 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .158 | |
| Totals | 1581 | 6318 | 5775 | 755 | 1599 | 279 | 24 | 170 | 638 | 2436 | 66 | 30 | 933 | 458 | 44 | 33 | 242 | 87 | 83 | .277 | .332 | .422 |
| Biography: Was a pitcher in high school. Drafted in the sixth round (1983). Had 17 three hits or more games in 1991. Slugged leadoff first inning homers in consecutive games (1987). Batted .385 in a series against an MLB all star team (1988) and then .429 in another (1990). Had the first ever five hit game by a Japanese player against an MLB all star team (game four, 1990). Slammed two first inning leadoff homers against a pitcher with the same last name in one season (1991 against Kintetsu off of Sasaki). Selected to six all star teams (1988, 1991-1995). Coached with Daiei after retirement before managing in the industrial leagues. |
| Career OPS: .754 HR:AB 1:34.0 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: Batting (1992), PA (1991), AB (1991-1992, 1995), Hits (1991-1992), 2B (1990-1991). SB (1992, 1994), Best Nine (1991-1995, 1997), Gold Glove (1991-1994) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Masayuki | Positions Played: 1B, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hatsushiba High School |
| Born: 5/30/1954 | College: Hosei University |
| Died: | Industrial League: Sankyo Seiki, Dai Showa Seishi |
| Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Yakult (1981-1983 [10]), Nippon |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 171 pounds | Ham (1984-1987 [48]) |
| 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 |
| 1981 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .259 | .280 | |
| 1983 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | |
| 1984 | 32 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .300 | .413 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .320 | .304 | |
| 1987 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Totals | 96 | 137 | 123 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .187 | .252 | .276 |
| Biography: Drafted on the second round (1980). |
| Career OPS: .528 HR:AB: 1:61.5 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Mitsuo | Positions Played: 2B, 3B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Nagano Chugakkou |
| Born: 1924 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Nagano Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo (1942 [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 |
| 1942 | 20 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .128 | .227 | .128 | ||||
| Totals | 20 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .128 | .227 | .128 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .355 HR:AB: 0:infinity |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer (N/A) |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Inductoin: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Motoji | Positoins Played: C, IF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Horikawa High School |
| Born: 9/10/1931 | College: Hosei University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kyoto Prefecture | Team (Years and [unifomr number]): Chunichi (1956 [65]) |
| Height: 5'9" Weight:156 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 |
| 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 | 1 | 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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| Sasaki, Nobuyuki | Positions Played: C, OF, DH |
| Nicknames: | High School: Sanuma High School |
| Born: 5/2/1953 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Lotte Orions (1974-1979 [59]) |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 190 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 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | |
| 1979 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .207 | .310 | |
| Totals | 46 | 43 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .238 | .357 |
| Biography: Drafted on the tenth round (1971). Coached after retiring at the end of the 1982 season. |
| Career OPS: .595 HR:AB: 1:42.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Osamu | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hiroshima Kogyodai Fuzoku Kogyo High School |
| Born: 10/9/1962 | College: Kinki University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Kintetsu Buffaloes (1985-1994 [17]) |
| Height: 6'0" Weight: 182 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 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bio.graphy: |
| 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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| Sasaki, Seigo | Positions Played: P, 1B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hamada High School |
| Born: 9/1/1946 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Shimane Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1966-1970 [45], |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 185 pounds | [46]) |
| 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 |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1967 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .063 | .063 | |
| 1968 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .080 | .115 | .080 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 79 | 65 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .068 | .083 | .068 |
| Biography: Signed by Hankyu before the beginning of the 1965 season. |
| Career OPS: .151 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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| Sasaki, Shigenori | Positions Played: 1B, SS, 2B, 3B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Chiba Number One High School |
| Born: 4/21/1934 | College: Meiji University (dropped out) |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Kokutetsu Swallows (1955-1961 |
| Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 pounds | {43], [1],[17]) |
| 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 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | |
| 1956 | 127 | 464 | 429 | 33 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 151 | 12 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | .238 | .274 | .352 | |
| 1957 | 110 | 427 | 377 | 36 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 128 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 4 | .244 | .308 | .340 | |
| 1958 | 120 | 386 | 352 | 27 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 111 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | .222 | .296 | .315 | |
| 1959 | 101 | 278 | 256 | 21 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .246 | .191 | .309 | |
| 1960 | 60 | 116 | 110 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .218 | .241 | .236 | |
| 1961 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 534 | 1686 | 1539 | 129 | 360 | 55 | 9 | 21 | 132 | 496 | 28 | 13 | 186 | 99 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 40 | 37 | .234 | .281 | .322 |
| Biography: Worked for the Marui department store chain after retirement and eventually was elevated into the executive ranks. |
| Career OPS: .603 HR:AB 1:73.3 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: SF (1957) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Shinya | Positions Played: 2B |
| Nicknames: | High School: Shonan High School |
| Born: 10/12/1933 | College: Keio University |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Setagaya Ward, Tokyo | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Takahashi Unions (1956 [6]), |
| Height: 5'6" Weight: 167 pounds | Daiei Unions (1957 [9]), Mainichi/Daimai Orions (1958-1959 [6]) |
| 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 |
| 1956 | 154 | 671 | 622 | 66 | 180 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 236 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 10 | .289 | .333 | .379 | |
| 1957 | 131 | 555 | 510 | 53 | 133 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 177 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | .261 | .313 | .347 | |
| 1958 | 112 | 355 | 327 | 39 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 | .254 | .307 | .315 | |
| 1959 | 69 | 155 | 143 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .196 | .253 | .273 | |
| Totals | 466 | 1736 | 1602 | 175 | 424 | 62 | 15 | 13 | 101 | 555 | 11 | 5 | 144 | 115 | 6 | 3 | 86 | 34 | 21 | .265 | .314 | .346 |
| Biography: Selected to one all star team (1956). Became a baseball commentator with NET (now Asahi TV). He then moved on to hosting Fuji TV's Pro Baseball News before performing the same role for a satellite broadcasting outlet. |
| Career OPS: .660 HR:AB 1:123.2 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: PA (1956). AB (1956-1957). Hits (1956), Best Nine (1956) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Takeshi | Positions Played: OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kamaishi Kita High School |
| Born: 1/8/1949 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Sankei Atoms (1967 [25]) |
| Height: 5'9" Weight: 154 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Biography: Signed outside the draft (1966). |
| Career OBP: .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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| Sasaki, Tsunesuke | Positions Played: 2B, SS, 3B, CF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Hamada Chugakkou |
| Born: 8/16/1915 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Shimane Prefecture | Teams (Years and [uniform number]): Nagoya Golden Dolphins |
| Height: 5'6" Weight: 132 pounds | (1937-1940 [11]) |
| 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 |
| 1937S | 47 | 94 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .205 | .182 | |||||
| 1937F | 30 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .351 | .200 | |||||
| 1938S | 35 | 128 | 109 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .220 | .309 | .275 | |||||
| 1938F | 40 | 183 | 153 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 20 | .229 | .330 | .294 | |||||
| 1939 | 87 | 360 | 317 | 29 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 25 | .205 | .269 | .249 | ||||
| 1940 | 82 | 339 | 279 | 33 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 8 | .168 | .286 | .204 | ||||
| Totals | 321 | 1131 | 965 | 115. | 188 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 231 | 51 | 92 | 118 | 6 | 67 | .195 | .289 | .239 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .528 HR:AB 1:321.7 |
| Debut: First Hit () First Homer () |
| Titles: Sac (1937S, 1939), SB (1938F) |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Yoshiro | Positions Played: P, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Akita Shogyo High School |
| Born: 3/15/1940 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Nihon Sekiyu |
| Birthplace: Akita, Akita Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Taiyo Whales (1962-1969 [27], |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 198 pounds | [18]) |
| 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 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | |
| 1963 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .235 | |
| 1964 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .069 | .069 | |
| 1965 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | |
| 1966 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .225 | |
| 1967 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 205 | 139 | 128 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .117 | .124 | .164 |
| Biography: |
| Career OPS: .288 HR:AB: 1:128.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |
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| Sasaki, Yukio | Positions Played: P |
| Nicknames: | High School: Kanaashi Shogyo High School |
| Born: 9/30/1942 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: Den Den Tohoku |
| Birthplace: Akita Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hankyu Braves (1962-1965 [36,) |
| Height: 5'10" Weight: 162 pounds | [21]) |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .143 | .00 |
| 1963 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .120 | .083 | |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | |
| Totals | 67 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .086 | .135 | .086 |
| Biography: |
| Vareer OPS: .221 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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| Sasaki, Yuzo | Positions Played: 1B, 2B, OF |
| Nicknames: | High School: Masuda Sangyo High School |
| Born: 5/8/1940 | College: N/A |
| Died: | Industrial League: N/A |
| Birthplace: Shimane Prefecture | Team (Years and [uniform number]): Hiroshima (1960-1965 [30], [6]) |
| Height: 5'11" Weight: 165 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 |
| 1960 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1962 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .174 | .321 | .304 | |
| 1963 | 55 | 59 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .283 | .356 | .415 | |
| 1964 | 89 | 81 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .153 | .208 | .181 | |
| 1965 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Totals | 205 | 184 | 160 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 44 | .188 | .270 | .263 |
| Biography: Played in one Koshien Tournament (summer, 1958). |
| Career OPS: .53 HR:AB: 1:160.0 |
| Debut: First Hit (), First Homer () |
| Titles: N/A |
| Managerial Record: N/A |
| Hall of Fame Induction: N/A |