Katsumi Shiraishi

Katsumi Shiraishi
Born: April 15, 1918
Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Deceased: December 11, 2000
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 149
Career: 1936-1956

Katsumi Shiraishi compiled a career batting average of .256 with 84 home runs and 571 RBI in his 1651-game career with the Tokyo Kyojin, Pacific, Yomiuri Giants and Hiroshima Carp. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.

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
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	27	123	103	12	22	2	1	0	9	3		15	14	.214	.314	.252	.566	26		0	5
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	7	28	24	3	5	0	0	0	0	0		3	3	.208	.296	.208	.505	5		0	1
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	48	217	193	28	44	3	3	1	15	5		19	17	.228	.300	.290	.591	56		1	4
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	30	133	120	16	28	5	5	1	19	9		12	13	.233	.308	.383	.692	46		1	0
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	40	184	162	24	29	3	2	0	12	5		19	28	.179	.269	.222	.491	36		1	2
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	32	147	129	18	39	6	2	1	18	8		13	11	.302	.375	.403	.778	52		2	3
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	95	447	359	73	94	17	4	3	34	28		82	41	.262	.403	.357	.760	128		3	3	0
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	104	478	390	70	103	17	6	1	40	24		82	46	.264	.391	.346	.737	135		2	0	4
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	79	372	311	38	83	10	1	4	32	16		55	42	.267	.382	.344	.726	107		3	3
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	98	455	381	51	90	10	3	0	32	15	6	67	37	.236	.353	.278	.632	106		2	5
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	81	367	298	39	74	6	2	0	30	12	1	62	23	.248	.380	.282	.661	84		1	6
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	78	348	300	43	79	10	2	0	18	3	6	41	20	.263	.361	.310	.671	93		5	2
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	117	443	392	46	86	10	2	3	15	7	8	42	39	.219	.300	.278	.578	109		3	6
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	130	578	499	94	131	26	9	11	55	11	8	65	45	.263	.354	.417	.771	208		6	8
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	136	615	533	92	162	25	5	20	58	7	3	77	54	.304	.396	.482	.878	257	9	4	1
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	97	451	385	73	111	21	2	12	36	12	5	61	38	.288	.387	.447	.834	172	12	1	4
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	117	534	472	56	104	16	4	3	30	11	7	54	57	.220	.303	.290	.593	137	7	2	6
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	130	513	424	60	113	22	4	7	40	19	11	78	65	.267	.384	.387	.771	164	4	3	8
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	122	458	389	47	107	20	0	9	49	10	1	48	52	.275	.354	.396	.749	154	3	2	14	5
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	74	309	264	27	68	15	1	8	29	5	3	39	41	.258	.354	.413	.767	109	3	1	4	1	0
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	9	25	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.087	.160	.087	.247	2	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				1651	7225	6151	911	1574	244	58	84	571	210	59	936	688	.256	.358	.355	.713	2186	39	43	85	10	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	4					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	3B	3					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	27					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	48					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	30					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	40					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	32					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	95					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	104					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	79					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	98					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Tokyo Kyojin	SS	81					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	SS	77					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	117					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Yomiuri Giants	SS	129					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	SS	136					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	SS	97					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	SS	117					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	SS	130					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	SS	120					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	2B	1					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	1B	74					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPCL	Hiroshima Carp	1B	7					.000
Totals					1646	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1936	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Tokyo Kyojin
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Tokyo Kyojin
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Tokyo Kyojin
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1942	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1943	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Tokyo Kyojin
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Pacific
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Yomiuri Giants
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp
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
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Hiroshima Carp

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