2B Munenori Sato #8
San Francisco Meatballs PUB
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/30/1972
BNN Index | PUB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B MUNENORI SATO #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 276 54 10 1 13 32 14 92 .196 .242 .380 21 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 44 37 47 45
Gap 62 44 69 62
Power 59 41 65 60
Eye 45 31 49 46
Avoid K's 64 55 67 64
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 57 6
Errors: - 67 43
Arm: 3 63 40
Turn DP: - 91 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 71 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 48
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 86
Stealing Ability: 100
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/27/1972 @ TOR Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1972 HAR Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1972 @ PHI Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1972 @ PHI Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 CAR Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
08/18/1972 CAR Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1972 CAR Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/15/1972 @ OTT Win, 6-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
08/13/1972 @ OTT Win, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 CAL Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Loves to toot his own horn.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:03/09/1944
Born in:Kobe, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$57,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 2nd Pick in Round 3
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 276 54 10 1 13 32 26 14 92 .196 .242 .380 .623 .260 .185 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 296 3 1 0 1 3 0 105 24 21 6 77.8 26.3 3.06 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 14 0 0 1 .105 .171 .132 .302
Versus Right   238 50 9 1 13 30 25 12 78 0 3 2 .210 .254 .420 .674
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   67 19 5 1 3 8 6 0 20 0 0 1 .284 .294 .522 .817
May   65 10 2 0 4 7 8 4 22 0 1 0 .154 .203 .369 .572
June   38 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 10 0 1 0 .132 .175 .158 .333
July   77 19 2 0 6 16 9 5 27 0 0 2 .247 .310 .506 .816
August   29 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 1 0 .034 .125 .034 .159
Spring Training   41 11 2 0 2 5 5 2 12 0 2 1 .268 .318 .463 .782
Last Year   450 110 21 5 18 58 62 30 128 2 2 6 .244 .299 .433 .733
2 Years Ago   350 79 11 1 17 50 51 18 98 2 0 4 .226 .270 .409 .679
Career   1913 428 79 16 77 248 251 128 564 7 5 21 .224 .279 .403 .681
Home   133 25 5 0 5 14 10 5 43 0 2 2 .188 .229 .338 .567
Road   143 29 5 1 8 18 16 9 49 0 1 1 .203 .255 .420 .674
Grass   263 50 10 0 12 30 25 13 89 0 3 3 .190 .237 .365 .602
Turf   13 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .692 1.049
Day   148 30 6 0 7 21 13 6 49 0 2 3 .203 .248 .385 .634
Night   128 24 4 1 6 11 13 8 43 0 1 0 .188 .235 .375 .610
As Starter   256 52 10 1 13 32 24 14 80 0 2 3 .203 .253 .402 .655
As Reliever / Substitution   20 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Pinch Hitting   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   73 15 4 0 2 6 7 3 27 0 2 0 .205 .237 .342 .579
Inning 1-3   79 16 1 0 7 14 8 3 17 0 1 2 .203 .250 .481 .731
Inning 4-6   97 17 4 1 3 8 9 5 37 0 0 1 .175 .223 .330 .553
Inning 7-9   90 19 5 0 3 10 8 6 35 0 2 0 .211 .260 .367 .627
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   88 11 2 0 3 3 6 2 30 0 3 1 .125 .154 .250 .404
1 Outs   96 22 5 1 5 14 13 5 37 0 0 0 .229 .267 .458 .726
2 Outs   92 21 3 0 5 15 7 7 25 0 0 2 .228 .297 .424 .721
Scoring Position   64 13 1 0 5 19 6 3 20 0 3 1 .203 .250 .453 .703
Bases Empty   165 31 7 0 4 4 15 10 59 0 0 2 .188 .243 .303 .546
Runner on 1st   47 10 2 1 4 9 5 1 13 0 0 0 .213 .229 .553 .782
Runner on 2nd   24 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 8 0 2 0 .250 .308 .375 .683
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 2 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.800 2.400
Bases Loaded   9 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 .182 .000 .182
Two Strikes   145 14 2 0 6 11 11 7 92 0 0 1 .097 .144 .234 .378
First Pitch   29 9 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 .310 .355 .517 .872
Count 0-1   22 8 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .391 .591 .982
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 17 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Count 1-0   27 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .148 .148 .259 .407
Count 1-1   23 9 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .391 .391 .652 1.043
Count 1-2   52 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 31 0 0 0 .096 .096 .154 .250
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.800 2.400
Count 2-1   16 5 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .625 .938
Count 2-2   40 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 27 0 0 1 .050 .073 .200 .273
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Full Count   27 3 1 0 2 5 6 7 17 0 0 0 .111 .294 .370 .664
Behind in Count   100 17 3 0 3 8 5 0 48 0 0 1 .170 .178 .290 .468
Ahead in Count   57 14 3 1 3 9 6 6 0 0 2 0 .246 .317 .491 .809
Batting Leadoff   5 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   51 16 4 1 3 7 6 0 17 0 0 1 .314 .327 .608 .935
Batting 6th   23 5 0 0 1 4 2 1 6 0 0 0 .217 .250 .348 .598
Batting 7th   38 6 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 0 1 0 .158 .200 .237 .437
Batting 8th   142 24 3 0 8 20 12 10 50 0 1 2 .169 .234 .359 .593
Batting 9th   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Low Leverage   131 23 6 0 4 9 11 9 51 0 1 1 .176 .234 .313 .547
Medium Leverage   99 22 3 0 8 15 13 4 26 0 1 1 .222 .260 .495 .755
High Leverage   43 7 1 1 1 8 2 0 15 0 1 1 .163 .182 .302 .484
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Houston - PUB 23 6 12 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 38 -0.0
1967 Atlantic City - PUB 23 94 205 35 8 1 10 22 24 12 1 0 70 7 2 .171 .220 .366 .586 61 63 -0.6
1967 Total - PUB 23 100 217 38 8 1 10 23 26 12 1 0 72 11 3 .175 .222 .359 .581 60 62 -0.6
1968 Atlantic City - PUB 24 140 438 115 25 6 15 65 71 33 5 2 112 35 13 .263 .320 .450 .770 118 123 3.8
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 25 80 182 32 4 2 4 20 15 21 2 1 62 10 5 .176 .267 .286 .553 61 59 -0.3
1970 Atlantic City - PUB 26 129 350 79 11 1 17 50 51 18 4 2 98 27 7 .226 .270 .409 .679 92 97 2.0
1971 San Francisco - PUB 27 145 450 110 21 5 18 58 62 30 6 2 128 39 10 .244 .299 .433 .733 104 109 2.7
1972 San Francisco - PUB 28 97 276 54 10 1 13 32 26 14 3 0 92 21 6 .196 .242 .380 .623 64 69 0.3
Total PUB 691 1913 428 79 16 77 248 251 128 21 7 564 143 44 .224 .279 .403 .681 90 94 7.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Total - 17 24 108 46 14 5 5 33 42 11 2 0 7 31 5 .426 .488 .787 1.275 100 100 2.5
1963 Okanagan - RL 19 51 171 36 15 3 4 31 23 14 1 1 63 9 4 .211 .273 .404 .676 89 90 0.6
1964 Kokanee - A 20 137 509 106 27 3 17 66 70 63 7 5 226 24 11 .208 .301 .373 .675 70 71 -0.4
1965 Kokanee - A 21 136 543 117 33 13 14 83 78 52 18 5 214 28 6 .215 .303 .401 .704 80 79 0.5
1966 Kokanee - A 22 90 331 89 21 8 23 91 70 41 4 2 119 24 6 .269 .354 .589 .944 143 136 3.5
1969 Allentown - AAA 25 54 211 78 10 5 13 48 57 28 4 0 44 26 5 .370 .453 .649 1.102 170 172 3.3
1970 Allentown - AAA 26 20 83 24 5 3 5 12 12 5 0 0 21 3 2 .289 .330 .602 .932 133 130 0.6
Total PUBAAA 74 294 102 15 8 18 60 69 33 4 0 65 29 7 .347 .420 .636 1.056 160 161
Total PUBA 363 1383 312 81 24 54 240 218 156 29 12 559 76 23 .226 .315 .436 .751 91 90
Total PUBRL 51 171 36 15 3 4 31 23 14 1 1 63 9 4 .211 .273 .404 .676 89 90
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Atlantic City - PUB 24 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 166 106 0.4
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.2
1971 San Francisco - PUB 27 7 18 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .222 .263 .278 .541 53 54 0.2
Total PUB 11 26 6 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .231 .286 .308 .593 70 53
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Atlantic City - MLB 1B 34 1 66 2 9 68 0 1.000 73.2 8.31 +0.2 1.046
1967 Houston - MLB 1B 2 2 14 2 1 16 0 1.000 17.0 8.47 +0.3 1.046
1967 Houston - MLB 2B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 10.0 1.80 -0.6 .505
1967 Atlantic City - MLB 2B 55 45 97 133 35 233 3 .987 390.2 5.30 -0.1 1.025
1968 Atlantic City - MLB 1B 6 2 16 0 1 17 1 .941 19.1 7.45 +0.0 1.055
1968 Atlantic City - MLB 2B 126 100 203 290 74 499 6 .988 961.0 4.62 +2.1 1.017
1968 Atlantic City - MLB 3B 5 5 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.2 .867
1968 Atlantic City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Atlantic City - MLB 1B 8 5 32 3 1 35 0 1.000 40.1 7.81 +0.4 1.056
1969 Atlantic City - MLB 2B 65 35 94 117 28 216 5 .977 390.0 4.87 -2.6 .979
1969 Atlantic City - MLB 3B 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.3 1.041
1970 Atlantic City - MLB 1B 16 14 127 13 14 141 1 .993 125.1 10.05 +1.1 1.081
1970 Atlantic City - MLB 2B 96 65 140 238 56 383 5 .987 655.1 5.19 +5.6 1.048
1970 Atlantic City - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 +0.0 1.025
1971 San Francisco - MLB 2B 111 84 141 242 63 389 6 .985 832.2 4.14 -0.4 1.017
1971 San Francisco - MLB 3B 35 31 14 50 7 66 2 .970 262.2 2.19 +0.8 1.037
1972 San Francisco - MLB 1B 2 0 7 1 2 8 0 1.000 5.1 13.50 +0.0 1.027
1972 San Francisco - MLB 2B 92 71 112 206 50 320 2 .994 673.2 4.25 +2.1 1.045
1972 San Francisco - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 69 24 266 22 28 290 2 .993 285.0 9.09 +2.0 1.068
TOTAL 2B 546 401 788 1227 306 2043 28 .986 3913.1 4.63 +6.0 1.023
TOTAL 3B 42 38 18 57 7 77 2 .974 315.2 2.14 +0.9 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft by the Chunichi Dragons (Round 3, Pick 2, 30th overall pick).
11/15/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Chunichi Dragons organization with a signing bonus of $5,700.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (39); Power: 1 (24); Eye: 23 (49).
03/24/1962 Named the #35 prospect in the NPB
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (47); Power: 1 (29); Eye: 28 (46).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (47); Power: 8 (31); Eye: 40 (53).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (48); Power: 25 (32); Eye: 40 (46).
05/11/1965 Injured (Bruised finger), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (55); Power: 54 (65); Eye: 33 (43).
04/18/1966 Wins the PUBA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/18/1966 Goes 5-6 against the Lake Clear Seagulls, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/01/1966 Wins the PUBA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
06/20/1966 Was selected to the 1966 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
07/08/1966 Injured (fractured hand),out for 5 weeks.
12/19/1966 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 24, 48th overall Pick) by the Houston Colt .45s from the Kentucky Bourbons.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (56); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 40 (43).
05/08/1967 Was traded by the Houston Colt .45s to the Atlantic City Aces, along with SS Sonny Jackson, SP Brenton Miller, and RP José Villanueva, in exchange for 3B Virgil McDonald, SS Doug Graham, 1B P.J. White, and SS Allen Brown.
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (58); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 46 (46).
07/11/1968 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/12/1968 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (59); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 46 (46).
05/31/1969 Goes 5-6 against the Prairie Pirates, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 4 R.
06/15/1969 Was selected to the 1969 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
11/26/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (58); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 46 (46).
03/12/1970 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/24/1970 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 66 (67); Eye: 50 (50).
01/08/1971 Signed a 8-year contract worth a total of $472,000 with the San Francisco Meatballs organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (46); Power: 61 (62); Eye: 48 (48).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1971 39 7
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