Keiichi Sakai
Keiichi Sakai
Born: June 1, 1958
Iki-gun, Nagasaki JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 193
Career: 1977-1990
Keiichi Sakai compiled a career record of 6 wins and 12 losses and a 5.08 ERA in his 215-game pitching career with the Yakult Swallows. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.63 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.65 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 51 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.09 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55.3 | 47 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 229 |
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.40 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 |
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | |
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.06 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 71 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 269 |
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |
| 1986 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.95 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 183 |
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 51 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | |
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | |
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Totals | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5.08 | 215 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 351.0 | 389 | 222 | 198 | 61 | 130 | 12 | 181 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1524 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 44 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 186 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .032 | .062 | .032 | .095 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1981 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1983 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1984 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1986 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1987 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1990 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1979 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1980 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1981 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1982 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1983 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1984 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1985 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1986 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1987 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1988 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1989 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1990 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows |
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