Masaru Kageura

Masaru Kageura
Born: July 20, 1915
Matsuyama, Ehime JP
Deceased: May 20, 1945
, PH
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 165
Career: 1936-1943

Masaru Kageura compiled a career batting average of .271 with 25 home runs and 222 RBI in his 362-game career with the Osaka Tigers and Hanshin. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1943 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	BF
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	6	0	1.000	0.79	8	8	0	5	1		57.0	23	8	5	0	18		30	0	214
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	0	0		6.75	1	0	1	0	0		2.7	3	3	2	0	2		1	0	13
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	4	1	.800	1.44	8	1	6	1	0		31.3	18	5	5	1	9		17	0	120
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	11	5	.688	0.93	22	7	14	3	1		106.3	72	26	11	0	39		52	1	434
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2	0	1.000	2.45	6	1	5	0	0		29.3	26	8	8	0	12		16	1	125
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2	1	.667	0.57	5	1	3	0	0		15.7	14	6	1	0	12		5	0	69
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2	2	.500	4.50	6	2	4	1	0		32.0	33	19	16	1	14		13	1	140
Totals				27	9	.750	1.57	56	20	33	10	2	0	274.3	189	75	48	2	106	0	134	3	1115

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	Osaka Tigers	31	133	113	17	28	9	0	1	21	4		20	11	.248	.361	.354	.715	40		0	0
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	15	66	58	6	19	5	1	1	17	0		8	5	.328	.409	.500	.909	29		0	0
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	38	165	120	28	40	12	2	3	31	5		44	5	.333	.515	.542	1.057	65		1	0
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	55	241	190	41	55	14	5	2	47	7		51	17	.289	.440	.447	.887	85		0	0
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	31	141	120	19	34	6	0	5	31	0		21	13	.283	.390	.458	.848	55		0	0
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	27	117	99	15	26	5	0	1	13	1		17	6	.263	.376	.343	.720	34		1	0
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	74	303	267	33	69	7	1	9	38	6		36	23	.258	.347	.393	.740	105		0	0	0
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	52	210	167	13	36	5	1	3	24	5	2	40	7	.216	.370	.311	.682	52		1	2
Totals				323	1376	1134	172	307	63	10	25	222	28	2	237	87	.271	.398	.410	.808	465	0	3	2	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	8					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	15					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	14					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	12					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	1					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	1					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	8					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	50					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	35					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	22					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	1					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	6					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	5					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	31					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	26					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	69					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	6					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	28					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	OF	24					.000
Totals					362	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1936	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1943	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin

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