Masao Sato

Masao Sato
Born: December 8, 1950
Sendai, Miyagi JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175
Career: 1971-1987

Masao Sato compiled a career record of 17 wins and 29 losses, with 10 saves, and a 3.86 ERA in his 447-game pitching career with the Lotte Orions, Lodi Orions, Chunichi Dragons and Yokohama Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.

Lotte Orions

Lodi Orions

Chunichi Dragons

Yokohama Taiyo Whales

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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
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	0		7.88	13	0	1	0	0		8.0	12	8	7	3	3	1	4	1	0	0	41
1972	A	CALL	Lodi Orions	3	2	.600	3.23	29	9		3	2	2	92.0	92	41	33	6	16	0	56	4	0	5
1973	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	0		2.79	8	0	5	0	0		9.7	8	5	3	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	38
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	0			1	0	0	0	0		0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	0		13.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.7	6	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	14
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	2	.000	3.71	20	1	5	0	0	1	26.7	31	14	11	4	5	3	16	1	0	0	115
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	1	5	.167	3.71	50	3	7	0	0	0	80.0	79	36	33	9	26	1	37	1	1	4	339
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	2	4	.333	4.45	52	0	4	0	0	0	62.7	65	37	31	13	14	1	45	5	0	0	270
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	1	.000	3.94	42	0	12	0	0	0	48.0	56	23	21	6	12	2	23	2	0	0	206
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	0		49.50	5	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	12	11	11	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	0	0		5.62	7	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	14	5	5	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	37
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	6	4	.600	2.73	57	15	4	3	1	1	118.7	122	41	36	8	19	6	61	8	0	0	490
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	1	3	.250	5.36	28	4	4	0	0	0	40.3	52	25	24	5	15	5	16	1	0	0	178
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	2	2	.500	5.62	20	6	3	0	0	0	41.7	46	26	26	8	12	4	19	0	0	0	177
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	0	1	.000	3.86	13	2	3	0	0	0	11.7	18	7	5	0	5	1	8	0	0	1	54
1985	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2	3	.400	1.90	34	2	15	1	0	5	47.3	41	13	10	1	20	2	35	3	0	1	200
1986	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	2	.000	3.41	36	2	9	0	0	1	31.7	36	12	12	4	9	0	25	0	0	0	134
1987	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	0		2.87	29	0	0	0	0	0	15.7	13	6	5	0	6	2	6	1	0	0	64
Totals				17	29	.370	3.86	447	44	75	7	3	10	646.7	704	314	277	69	170	28	364	27	1	11	2377

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	A	CALL	Lodi Orions	29	31	25	3	3	0	0	2	12	.120	.185	.120	.305	3		0	4	0
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	22	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	50	8	8	0	1	1	1	0	2	.125	.125	.250	.375	2	0	0	0	0	0
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	52	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.111	.222	1	0	0	1	0	0
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	42	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	57	33	29	0	3	1	3	0	13	.103	.133	.138	.271	4	0	1	3	0	0
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	28	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	20	10	7	0	0	0	2	1	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	1	0	1	1	0
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	13	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				327	103	87	4	10	2	8	4	31	.115	.161	.138	.299	12	1	1	10	1	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	13						.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	1						.000
1972	A	CALL	Lodi Orions	P	29	4	23	1	3	.964	.931
1973	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	8						.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	1						.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	3						.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	20						.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	2						.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	50						.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	52						.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	42						.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	5						.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	P	7						.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	P	57						.000
1982	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	P	28						.000
1983	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	P	20						.000
1984	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yokohama Taiyo Whales	P	13						.000
1985	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	34						.000
1986	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	36						.000
1987	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	29						.000
Totals					450	4	23	1	3	.964	.060

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1971	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1972	A	California League	Lodi Orions	BAL
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1976	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1977	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1978	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1979	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1980	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1981	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1982	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1983	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1984	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
1985	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1986	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1987	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions

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