Minoru Nakamura
Minoru Nakamura
Born: September 28, 1938
Ise, Mie JP
Deceased: June 2, 2021
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
Career: 1957-1969
Minoru Nakamura compiled a career record of 72 wins and 53 losses and a 2.76 ERA in his 352-game pitching career with the Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1969 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.16 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 69 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 264 | |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.13 | 63 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 241.0 | 202 | 69 | 57 | 13 | 63 | 8 | 142 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 975 | |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 9 | 12 | .429 | 2.29 | 52 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 212.3 | 150 | 59 | 54 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 819 | |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.12 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 101.0 | 82 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 400 | |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | ||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 20 | 4 | .833 | 2.21 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 220.3 | 179 | 61 | 54 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 843 | |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.64 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 177.0 | 150 | 62 | 52 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 701 | |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.97 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 81 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 362 | |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.38 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 69.3 | 68 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 287 | |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 53 | .576 | 2.76 | 352 | 128 | 117 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1242.7 | 1058 | 443 | 381 | 109 | 286 | 23 | 649 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 4965 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 35 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 63 | 74 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .147 | .194 | .162 | .356 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 52 | 72 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | .048 | .092 | .048 | .141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 30 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .038 | .138 | .038 | .176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 45 | 74 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .100 | .123 | .143 | .266 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 32 | 65 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .161 | .169 | .179 | .348 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 33 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 25 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .000 | .048 | .000 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 353 | 389 | 352 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 144 | .108 | .143 | .134 | .277 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 63 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 52 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1958 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
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| 1965 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
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