Takenori Yamakawa

Takenori Yamakawa
Born: August 25, 1922
Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP
Deceased: November 9, 1981
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 156
Career: 1940-1954

Takenori Yamakawa compiled a career batting average of .252 with 26 home runs and 316 RBI in his 1001-game career with the Nagoya Kinko, Taiyo, Tokyo Kyojin, Yomiuri Giants and Hiroshima Carp. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.

Yomiuri Giants

Hiroshima Carp

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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
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Nagoya Kinko	20	32	28	3	6	0	0	0	4	0		3	5	.214	.290	.214	.505	6		0	1	0
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo	35	101	86	9	18	4	0	1	5	0		15	18	.209	.327	.291	.617	25		0	0
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo	58	189	181	11	27	2	0	0	8	5	1	4	27	.149	.168	.160	.328	29		0	4
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	101	466	401	70	104	12	11	1	37	17	7	59	41	.259	.354	.352	.706	141		0	6
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	108	475	414	58	115	7	9	1	29	18	9	58	42	.278	.368	.345	.713	143		1	2
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	126	508	457	68	122	11	10	2	36	17	8	42	43	.267	.329	.348	.677	159		0	9
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	84	300	267	31	68	8	1	3	31	10	5	25	37	.255	.328	.326	.654	87		4	4
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	106	374	310	46	77	13	1	7	42	19	3	57	47	.248	.370	.365	.735	113	7	3	4
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	76	328	288	33	75	20	1	2	39	4	2	30	26	.260	.334	.358	.692	103	9	2	8
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	97	391	358	40	84	15	1	5	37	4	1	25	42	.235	.288	.324	.612	116	15	2	6
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	97	313	278	27	80	10	3	3	26	7	2	27	40	.288	.355	.378	.733	105	4	2	6
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	91	320	282	21	68	8	1	1	22	4	2	24	32	.241	.308	.287	.595	81	12	4	8	2
Totals				1001	3799	3351	418	844	110	38	26	316	105	40	370	400	.252	.329	.331	.660	1108	47	18	58	2	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Nagoya Kinko	3B	11					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Nagoya Kinko	2B	1					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Nagoya Kinko	SS	1					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo	3B	31					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo	2B	44					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo	3B	12					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	100					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	1					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	3					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	104					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	126					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	8					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	78					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	95					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	3B	9					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	3B	76					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	3B	77					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	2B	14					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	3B	77					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	3B	81					.000
Totals					949	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Nagoya Kinko
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo
1942	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp

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