Player Report for #27 Tomokazu Nishimura

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	3-11
ERA	6.04
IP	98.1
BB	19
K	50

Name:	Tomokazu Nishimura	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$25,300
Birthday:	04-15-1924	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	37	Years of Major League Service:	11 Years, 143 Days
Born in:	Inawashiro (Fukushima)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	13 Years, 155 Days
Weight:	232 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	14 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Unhappy	Local Popularity (National)	Very Popular (Unknown)

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Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	42	27	98	89-90 Mph
Versus LHP	43	27	99
Versus RHP	42	27	97
Talent	42	29	99

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitter, Forkball
Endurance:	73
Groundball Pct.:	47
Holding Runners:	68

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	15	Pitcher 33
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Instincts:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	94
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-29-1961	CIN	Loss, 4-9	X	4.0	7	5	5	1	2	Loss
06-25-1961	@ PIT	Loss, 1-5	X	4.0	7	5	5	1	1	Loss
06-21-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 2-4	X	7.1	12	4	4	1	3	Loss
06-17-1961	@ SFG	Loss, 7-8	X	6.0	10	5	5	1	2
06-12-1961	PIT	Loss, 2-5	X	6.1	8	5	5	1	3	Loss
06-09-1961	SFG	Win, 5-4	X	9.0	9	4	4	1	2	Win
06-05-1961	STL	Loss, 2-11	X	2.2	7	7	5	1	2	Loss
06-01-1961	@ LAM	Win, 13-2	X	6.0	8	2	2	0	2	Win
05-29-1961	CHH	Loss, 3-8	X	6.1	10	6	6	2	4	Loss
05-25-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 3-7	X	4.1	8	6	6	1	3	Loss

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	17	17	3	11	0	6.04	98.1	136	77	66	23	19	50	2	11.8	0	4	23.5
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	14.28	12.45	4.58	1.74	6.36	1.58	-14.4	.322
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	101	31	4	1	6	23	2	12	1	0	0	.307	.317	.545	.862
vs. RHB	323	105	16	3	17	54	17	38	4	0	1	.325	.357	.551	.908

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	2	2	0	2	0	11.25	8.0	14	10	10	3	2	3
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	4.91	7.1	12	4	4	1	1	3
April	2	2	0	2	0	7.88	8.0	16	15	7	2	2	3
May	7	7	1	4	0	4.80	45.0	52	25	24	7	10	30
June	8	8	2	5	0	6.95	45.1	68	37	35	14	7	17
Spring Training	5	5	2	1	0	2.70	20.0	14	6	6	2	3	9
Last Year	35	35	11	17	0	4.35	211.0	236	117	102	27	48	104
2 Years Ago	38	38	11	19	0	4.72	246.0	279	140	129	44	52	107
Career	369	362	130	159	0	4.30	2410.2	2679	1323	1153	320	598	1010
Home	8	8	1	6	0	5.51	49.0	62	39	30	14	8	25
Road	9	9	2	5	0	6.57	49.1	74	38	36	9	11	25
Grass	17	17	3	11	0	6.04	98.1	136	77	66	23	19	50
Day	14	14	2	10	0	6.27	79.0	106	66	55	20	17	43
Night	3	3	1	1	0	5.12	19.1	30	11	11	3	2	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Chicago - ABA	27	31	31	11	11	0	3.52	232.2	243	113	91	22	47	131	7	1	1.25	.297	38.0
1952 Chicago - ABA	28	35	35	10	18	0	4.64	238.1	248	135	123	26	77	88	3	0	1.36	.267	2.5
1953 Boston - ABA	29	38	38	13	15	0	4.62	241.2	280	141	124	33	84	75	7	0	1.51	.283	9.7
1954 Boston - ABA	30	39	39	20	13	0	3.01	272.0	282	120	91	31	58	93	13	5	1.25	.261	58.4
1955 Boston - ABA	31	40	40	19	15	0	3.77	276.2	293	129	116	25	77	120	7	3	1.34	.280	32.6
1956 Boston - ABA	32	37	37	13	16	0	5.07	238.0	265	153	134	34	71	86	4	0	1.41	.275	-5.4
1957 Boston - ABA	33	41	41	12	21	0	5.09	265.0	324	163	150	45	49	105	7	1	1.41	.295	-6.8
1958 Boston - ABA	34	18	11	7	3	0	2.67	91.0	93	35	27	10	16	51	2	0	1.20	.275	20.6
1959 Boston - ABA	35	38	38	11	19	0	4.72	246.0	279	140	129	44	52	107	1	0	1.35	.278	4.2
1960 Boston - ABA	36	35	35	11	17	0	4.35	211.0	236	117	102	27	48	104	5	1	1.35	.291	10.7
1961 Boston - ABA	37	17	17	3	11	0	6.04	98.1	136	77	66	23	19	50	2	0	1.58	.322	-14.4
Total ABA		369	362	130	159	0	4.30	2410.2	2679	1323	1153	320	598	1010	58	11	1.36	.282	150.2

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1956 Peterborough - AAA	32	2	2	1	1	0	2.16	16.2	14	4	4	3	3	11	1	1	1.02	.224	4.9
1958 Peterborough - AAA	34	42	42	15	16	0	3.16	270.2	272	105	95	25	33	147	2	0	1.13	.276	47.8
Total GHL		44	44	16	17	0	3.10	287.1	286	109	99	28	36	158	3	1	1.12	.274	52.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	P	31	31	6	42	1	56	8	.857	232.2	1.86
1952 Chicago - ML	P	35	35	22	28	2	52	2	.962	238.1	1.89
1953 Boston - ML	P	38	38	16	31	3	48	1	.979	241.2	1.75
1954 Boston - ML	P	39	39	18	21	1	44	5	.886	272.0	1.29
1955 Boston - ML	P	40	40	15	34	0	50	1	.980	276.2	1.59
1956 Boston - ML	P	37	37	11	22	1	34	1	.971	238.0	1.25
1957 Boston - ML	P	41	41	11	29	2	43	3	.930	265.0	1.36
1958 Boston - ML	P	18	11	3	15	1	19	1	.947	91.0	1.78
1959 Boston - ML	P	38	38	12	22	1	38	4	.895	246.0	1.24
1960 Boston - ML	P	35	35	7	19	1	27	1	.963	211.0	1.11
1961 Boston - ML	P	17	17	6	15	0	22	1	.955	98.1	1.92

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 15, 127th overall Pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
05-22-1951	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-08-1951	Was selected to the 1951 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (47); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 97 (100).
10-18-1952	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Boston Colonials, along with CL E. Fuller, in exchange for 3B J. D�az, a 5th draft pick.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 32 (32); Control: 88 (90).
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (46); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 93 (94).
05-19-1954	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-11-1954	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-11-1954	Was selected to the 1954 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07-19-1954	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-23-1954	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-17-1954	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (41); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 100 (100).
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07-10-1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-19-1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 100 (100).
07-26-1956	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Thornhill Blue Sox with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-01-1956	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 100 (100).
06-16-1957	Injured (cold), day-to-day for 3 days.
07-26-1957	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (44); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 100 (100).
05-01-1958	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-13-1958	Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (41); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 95 (95).
09-27-1959	Injured (ruptured tricep tendon), out for 7 months.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 42 (42); Movement: 28 (31); Control: 95 (95).
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 42 (42); Movement: 27 (29); Control: 98 (99).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1952	0	1
1953	0	1
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	GS	Rank
1954	39	3
1955	40	2
1957	41	1

Year	W	Rank
1954	20	1
1955	19	1

Year	L	Rank
1952	18	7
1953	15	6
1955	15	8
1956	16	7
1957	21	1
1959	19	3
1960	17	3

Year	Winning %	Rank
1954	.606	6

Year	IP	Rank
1951	232.2	10
1954	272.0	6
1955	276.2	3
1956	238.0	9
1957	265.0	3
1960	211.0	10

Year	BF	Rank
1954	1151	9
1955	1191	3
1957	1158	3
1960	907	10

Year	HRA	Rank
1952	26	7
1953	33	3
1954	31	4
1955	25	10
1956	34	9
1957	45	1
1959	44	1
1960	27	7

Year	WP	Rank
1951	8	6
1954	5	10
1956	6	6
1960	6	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1954	3.01	3
1955	3.77	10

Year	BABIP	Rank
1954	.261	8

Year	WHIP	Rank
1954	1.25	6
1955	1.34	10
1959	1.35	10
1960	1.35	9

Year	K/BB	Rank
1954	1.60	7
1957	2.14	6
1959	2.06	6
1960	2.17	4

Year	RA/9	Rank
1954	11.25	6
1955	12.20	10
1959	12.15	7
1960	12.20	9

Year	BB/9	Rank
1951	1.82	8
1954	1.92	5
1955	2.50	6
1956	2.68	7
1957	1.66	3
1959	1.90	2
1960	2.05	2

Year	VORP	Rank
1954	58.4	6

Year	QS	Rank
1954	25	7
1955	24	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1954	.641	8
1955	.600	8

Year	CG	Rank
1953	7	7
1954	13	1
1955	7	3
1956	4	10
1957	7	2
1960	5	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1953	.184	8
1954	.333	2
1955	.175	5
1957	.171	9
1960	.143	1

Year	SHO	Rank
1951	1	7
1954	5	1
1955	3	1
1957	1	4
1960	1	2