Minoru Tanimoto
Minoru Tanimoto
Born: February 1, 1937
Yawatahama, Ehime JP
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 171
Career: 1955-1967
Minoru Tanimoto compiled a career batting average of .257 with 46 home runs and 360 RBI in his 1099-game career with the Daiei Stars, Daiei Unions, Daimai Orions, Tokyo Orions and Hanshin Tigers. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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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 |
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1955 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | 87 | 277 | 255 | 9 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | .251 | .300 | .302 | .602 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
1956 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | 75 | 157 | 145 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | .234 | .293 | .269 | .562 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Unions | 99 | 231 | 211 | 16 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .227 | .284 | .303 | .587 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1958 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 73 | 195 | 185 | 7 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .270 | .292 | .341 | .632 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1959 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 105 | 346 | 326 | 29 | 90 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | .276 | .311 | .429 | .740 | 140 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1960 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 107 | 354 | 324 | 21 | 86 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | .265 | .313 | .336 | .650 | 109 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1961 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 110 | 359 | 333 | 25 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | .258 | .296 | .414 | .711 | 138 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 99 | 306 | 290 | 22 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | .266 | .286 | .383 | .669 | 111 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
1963 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 137 | 423 | 390 | 29 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 35 | .285 | .324 | .403 | .726 | 157 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
1964 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | 88 | 173 | 160 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .212 | .254 | .244 | .498 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 62 | 93 | 85 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .212 | .258 | .282 | .540 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 51 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .204 | .212 | .204 | .416 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1099 | 2972 | 2759 | 173 | 708 | 107 | 9 | 46 | 360 | 16 | 12 | 145 | 236 | .257 | .296 | .352 | .648 | 971 | 95 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 7 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1955 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | C | 80 | .000 | |||||
1955 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
1956 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | C | 34 | .000 | |||||
1956 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Stars | 1B | 12 | .000 | |||||
1957 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Unions | C | 86 | .000 | |||||
1957 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daiei Unions | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
1958 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 60 | .000 | |||||
1958 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 1B | 3 | .000 | |||||
1959 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 97 | .000 | |||||
1960 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 99 | .000 | |||||
1961 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 106 | .000 | |||||
1962 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 86 | .000 | |||||
1963 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | C | 119 | .000 | |||||
1963 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Daimai Orions | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
1964 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tokyo Orions | C | 41 | .000 | |||||
1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | C | 18 | .000 | |||||
1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1B | 3 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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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 | |||
1962 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Daimai Orions | |||
1963 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Daimai Orions | |||
1964 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tokyo Orions | |||
1965 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
1966 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
1967 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
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