Masaaki Kitaru
Masaaki Kitaru
Born: June 13, 1947
Choshi, Chiba JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1966-1976
Masaaki Kitaru compiled a career record of 112 wins and 80 losses and a 3.05 ERA in his 367-game pitching career with the Tokyo Orions and Lotte Orions. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.00 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 78.0 | 75 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | |
1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.53 | 44 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 146.0 | 129 | 45 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 589 | |
1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
1969 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.72 | 51 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 162.0 | 135 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 651 | |
1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.53 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 278.0 | 225 | 92 | 78 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 161 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1091 | |
1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 24 | 8 | .750 | 3.45 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 266.0 | 245 | 107 | 102 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 168 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1082 | |
1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.88 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 123.0 | 117 | 56 | 53 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 504 | |
1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.83 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 165.3 | 141 | 55 | 52 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 656 | |
1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.09 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 201.0 | 182 | 79 | 69 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 820 |
1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 5 | 14 | .263 | 3.97 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 140.7 | 147 | 71 | 62 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 596 |
1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.55 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 45 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163 |
Totals | 112 | 80 | .583 | 3.05 | 367 | 173 | 145 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 1610.0 | 1452 | 618 | 545 | 152 | 333 | 38 | 841 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 6530 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 21 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .280 | .333 | .520 | .853 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 44 | 47 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .132 | .209 | .184 | .394 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1969 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 51 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .204 | .278 | .367 | .645 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 44 | 106 | 89 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .157 | .212 | .169 | .381 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 47 | 102 | 87 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .195 | .255 | .264 | .520 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 37 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .250 | .351 | .312 | .664 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 44 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 36 | 78 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .179 | .236 | .269 | .505 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 331 | 514 | 439 | 40 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 110 | .185 | .249 | .255 | .504 | 112 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | OF | 4 | .000 | |||||
1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 2B | 1 | .000 | |||||
1968 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
1969 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 51 | .000 | |||||
1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
1970 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 1B | 2 | .000 | |||||
1971 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
1972 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
1973 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
1974 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
1975 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | 1B | 3 | .000 | |||||
1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | OF | 3 | .000 | |||||
1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | SS | 2 | .000 | |||||
1976 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Lotte Orions | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1966 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tokyo Orions | |||
1967 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tokyo Orions | |||
1968 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tokyo Orions | |||
1969 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1970 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1971 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1972 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1973 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1974 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1975 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions | |||
1976 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Lotte Orions |
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