Bunjiro Sakamoto

Bunjiro Sakamoto
Born: March 15, 1926
Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Deceased: November 25, 1994
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 151
Career: 1951-1961

Bunjiro Sakamoto compiled a career batting average of .254 with 66 home runs and 375 RBI in his 1233-game career with the Daiei Stars, Daiei Unions and Daimai Orions. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.

Daiei Unions

Daimai Orions

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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
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	95	365	360	42	87	14	5	4	31	13	2	3	39	.242	.250	.342	.592	123	5	1	1
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	117	506	469	55	106	24	6	10	46	14	6	24	44	.226	.268	.367	.635	172	9	3	10
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	120	522	479	60	134	24	6	1	37	12	12	26	32	.280	.321	.361	.682	173	10	3	14
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	127	551	526	74	137	28	9	12	42	18	5	12	53	.260	.278	.416	.694	219	6	1	11	1
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	139	582	546	67	161	23	9	11	59	25	5	29	49	.295	.329	.430	.759	235	10	1	1	5	6
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	134	581	547	65	148	28	6	6	40	28	16	21	52	.271	.303	.377	.680	206	3	5	7	1	1
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Unions	124	494	471	54	106	12	2	8	36	17	11	11	59	.225	.244	.310	.554	146	7	2	7	3	2
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	94	288	276	23	68	12	0	4	27	16	8	6	46	.246	.267	.333	.600	92	5	2	3	1	0
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	65	70	64	8	11	4	0	0	2	4	1	5	13	.172	.243	.234	.477	15	0	1	0	0	1
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	120	388	371	38	95	16	3	7	38	5	5	7	51	.256	.269	.372	.641	138	9	0	9	1	0
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	98	222	204	18	44	3	3	3	17	2	2	8	34	.216	.244	.304	.548	62	6	1	5	4	2
Totals				1233	4569	4313	504	1097	188	49	66	375	154	73	152	472	.254	.282	.367	.649	1581	70	20	68	16	12

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	81					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	2B	3					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	SS	19					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	SS	11					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	108					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	120					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	98					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	SS	35					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	139					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	SS	7					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Stars	3B	132					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daiei Unions	3B	123					.000
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	3B	86					.000
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	SS	1					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	2B	26					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	3B	16					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	SS	15					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	2B	83					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	3B	28					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	SS	10					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	SS	56					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	3B	19					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Daimai Orions	2B	13					.000
Totals					1229	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Stars
1957	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daiei Unions
1958	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daimai Orions
1959	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daimai Orions
1960	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daimai Orions
1961	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Daimai Orions

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