Yoshio Kikuya

Yoshio Kikuya
Born: August 31, 1915
, Osaka JP
Deceased: December 27, 1990
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 156
Career: 1936-1946

Yoshio Kikuya compiled a career record of 60 wins and 91 losses and a 2.89 ERA in his 210-game pitching career with the Osaka Tigers, Dai Tokyo, Lion, Asahi and Gold Star. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.

Lion

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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
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1	0	1.000	1.80	6	3	1	1	1		20.0	11	6	4	0	16		10	1	0	0	89
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	13	10	.565	2.34	29	21	8	19	1		204.0	147	86	53	4	123		97	5	0	7	882
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Dai Tokyo	6	2	.750	1.88	12	9	3	7	2		81.3	72	29	17	0	40		42	1	1	1	357
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	0	0		4.26	4	1	3	0	0		12.7	8	7	6	0	8		7	1	0	0	57
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	7	18	.280	4.20	26	21	4	14	1		167.3	158	117	78	4	120		80	5	0	3	783
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	9	9	.500	2.49	25	18	4	15	1		177.3	125	74	49	4	119		109	0	0	3	780
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	16	21	.432	2.96	55	39	13	22	3		335.0	277	169	110	4	209		151	4	1	14	1487
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	8	27	.229	2.77	47	40	4	19	1		286.0	243	133	88	4	158		112	3	0	9	1260
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	0	0		1.59	1	1	0	0	0		5.7	4	2	1	0	10		2	0	0	1	30
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	0	4	.000	5.67	5	4	1	2	0		27.0	27	19	17	0	34		3	1	1	3	140
Totals				60	91	.397	2.89	210	157	41	99	10	0	1316.3	1072	642	423	20	837	0	613	21	3	41	5865

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	7	9	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0		3	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0		0	0
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2		0	0
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Dai Tokyo	16	38	36	5	13	2	1	0	7	0		2	6	.361	.395	.472	.867	17		0	0
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	4	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1		0	0
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	35	95	91	7	20	4	1	0	9	0		4	13	.220	.253	.286	.538	26		0	0
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	32	98	91	7	19	4	4	0	11	1		5	11	.209	.250	.341	.591	31		0	2
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	29	87	83	5	20	3	0	1	11	1		4	13	.241	.276	.313	.589	26		0	0
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	74	163	156	13	28	5	2	1	15	1		5	23	.179	.204	.256	.460	40		0	1	1
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	68	150	139	7	20	4	0	1	14	0		8	28	.144	.195	.194	.389	27		1	1	1
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0		1	0
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	21	89	87	4	30	5	1	1	15	0	0	2	7	.345	.360	.460	.819	40		0	0
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Gold Star	53	209	190	16	37	3	2	3	21	0	3	16	13	.195	.268	.279	.547	53		3	0
Totals				343	948	888	67	189	31	11	7	106	3	3	49	117	.213	.257	.296	.554	263	0	5	4	2	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	6					.000
1936	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	2					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	P	4					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	P	29					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Dai Tokyo	P	12					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	OF	4					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	P	26					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	P	25					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	OF	2					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	P	55					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	OF	2					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	P	47					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	OF	4					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	P	1					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	P	5					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	1B	19					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Gold Star	1B	52					.000
Totals					295	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 (Spring)	Osaka Tigers
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Spring)	Dai Tokyo
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Lion
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Lion
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Lion
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Lion
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Asahi
1944	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Asahi
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Gold Star

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