Gentaro Shimada
Gentaro Shimada
Born: August 25, 1939
, Miyagi JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 182
Career: 1958-1973
Gentaro Shimada compiled a career record of 70 wins and 77 losses and a 3.18 ERA in his 381-game pitching career with the Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.51 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.16 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 91.0 | 74 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 370 | |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 19 | 10 | .655 | 2.29 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 247.3 | 152 | 71 | 63 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 203 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 951 | |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 9 | 19 | .321 | 3.02 | 51 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 217.7 | 193 | 96 | 73 | 14 | 85 | 5 | 151 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 927 | |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.80 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 147.0 | 146 | 75 | 62 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 128 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 630 | |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.34 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 141.0 | 146 | 80 | 68 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 616 | |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.78 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 61 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 267 | |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.60 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.68 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 44.0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167 | |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.90 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 167.7 | 163 | 57 | 54 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 697 | |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.81 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80.3 | 75 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 344 | |
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.91 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 229 | |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 77 | .476 | 3.18 | 381 | 178 | 87 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 1342.0 | 1174 | 562 | 474 | 105 | 449 | 29 | 944 | 71 | 3 | 24 | 5588 |
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 | Taiyo Whales | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 24 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .190 | .261 | .190 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 50 | 82 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .066 | .101 | .066 | .167 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 51 | 64 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .138 | .167 | .155 | .322 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 48 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .105 | .171 | .105 | .276 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 39 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .111 | .139 | .250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .455 | .455 | .545 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 41 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .038 | .121 | .038 | .158 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 30 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 381 | 385 | 348 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 119 | .106 | .148 | .118 | .266 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 50 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 51 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1973 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Taiyo Whales | |||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Taiyo Whales | |||
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| 1973 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Taiyo Whales |
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