#40 Kenjiro Matsuki, First Base, 31 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs

#40 Kenjiro Matsuki, First Base, 31 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Kenjiro Matsuki

2/13/1909
31
USA
6"2
240

First Base
R
R

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Prone
2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 414,000
1942
7 Year(s), 65 Days (1269 total Days)
157 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 81 Days (1973 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	69	55	58	20	96
Versus LHP	82	59	61	24	97
Versus RHP	64	53	57	18	95
Talent	7	6	6	4	8

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2
2
1
5
1
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Fielding Ratings
1B : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/19	BRO	L 4-7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/20	@NY1	L 3-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#5
9/21	@NY1	L 5-8	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/23	BRO	L 3-5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
9/24	BRO	L 2-5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/26	@NY1	W 9-3	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	#5
9/27	@PIT	L 5-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/29	PIT	W 5-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	#5
9/30	LAN	L 4-6	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	#5
10/1	@LAN	W 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	133	504	137	18	6	15	88	70	35	10	.272	.321	.421	.741	.652	.149
Projected	133	504	137	18	6	15	88	70	35	10	.272	.321	.421	.741	.652	.149

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	129	549	3	1	0	16	3	4	212	39	1	2	33.3	66.6	4.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	116	49	6	1	1	24	18	9	2	2	0	1	.422	.461	.517	.978
vs. RHP	388	88	12	5	14	64	52	26	8	2	3	2	.227	.278	.392	.669
Close/Late	43	14	0	0	0	9	2	1	0	0	1	0	.326	.333	.326	.659
Scoring Position	134	49	5	2	5	71	0	13	3	4	1	0	.366	.408	.545	.953
Pinch Hitting	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.250	2.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	68	254	70	12	4	4	46	34	20	4	.276	.324	.402	.725
Road	65	250	67	6	2	11	42	36	15	6	.268	.313	.440	.753
March/April	27	109	37	4	3	4	25	16	3	3	.339	.348	.541	.889
May	15	56	7	1	0	0	3	3	4	1	.125	.194	.143	.336
June	25	99	26	3	1	4	11	12	3	5	.263	.282	.434	.716
July	14	53	14	4	0	1	11	10	4	0	.264	.322	.396	.718
August	27	92	25	3	0	4	19	15	12	0	.272	.352	.435	.787
Sept/Oct	25	95	28	3	2	2	19	14	9	1	.295	.362	.432	.793

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1932	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	SFN
1933	22	66	13	4	1	0	10	6	6	1	2	5	0	0	.197	.267	.288	.555	SFN
1934	8	16	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	SFN
1935	19	43	12	3	0	2	12	8	5	0	0	1	1	1	.279	.354	.488	.843	SFN
1936	142	503	167	35	1	25	100	68	33	1	1	3	6	1	.332	.374	.555	.928	SFN LAA
1937	117	436	117	23	3	12	63	62	29	3	3	7	1	4	.268	.316	.417	.734	LAA
1938	155	592	157	33	1	25	102	99	65	2	5	17	1	1	.265	.337	.451	.788	LAA,AL
1939	137	500	109	16	2	15	67	59	40	2	8	9	4	2	.218	.275	.348	.623	LAA
1940	133	504	137	18	6	15	88	70	35	3	4	10	1	2	.272	.321	.421	.741	CHN
Total	736	2665	715	133	14	94	443	372	213	12	23	53	15	11	.268	.323	.435	.757

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932, AAA	129	456	152	21	0	45	106	90	59	20	3	4	.333	.400	.675	1.075
1933, AAA	110	428	143	23	1	42	122	90	50	6	5	3	.334	.398	.687	1.085
1934, AAA	121	482	165	21	3	49	135	96	42	11	3	3	.342	.388	.703	1.092
1935, AAA	78	319	113	14	3	45	112	73	29	6	4	1	.354	.405	.840	1.245
1940, AAA	24	91	33	0	2	14	28	20	11	3	1	1	.363	.442	.868	1.310

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	7	27	9	2	0	1	4	3	1	1	0	1	.333	.357	.519	.876
1937	5	20	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.318	.350	.668
1938	9	39	10	2	1	2	7	3	1	2	0	0	.256	.275	.513	.788
1939	9	35	10	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.400	.686
Total	30	121	34	5	2	4	14	10	4	3	0	1	.281	.304	.455	.759

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

First Base

103

101

1008

1087

.994

874.0

11.19

Player History

Had first career hit on 9/8/1932, off Carl Hubbell (NY1)...
Injured on 4/9/1934 with a Fractured Nose, out for 6 days...
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1935, off Lee Grissom (CIN)...
Traded from San Francisco to Los Angeles (A) on 5/14/1936 (Going to SFN: 3B Dave Malarcher, CF Harry Rosenberg. Going to LAA: 1B Kenjiro Matsuki)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1936, hitting .346 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Kansas City on 9/29/1936...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/5/1937 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks...
1/26/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
1/26/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Los Angeles (A) in 1939...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/4/1940 to a 3-year deal worth $414,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/2/1940...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1936 - .332 - 3rd

SLG
1936 - .555 - 10th