#33 Shoji Kato, Rightfield, 26 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals

#33 Shoji Kato, Rightfield, 26 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Shoji Kato

10/10/1914
26
USA
6"1
190

Rightfield
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R

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Great Leader
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 9,052,900
1942
6 Year(s), 112 Days (1144 total Days)
86 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 57 Days (1433 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Inelegible (more than 6 pro years)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	69	79	56	42	58
Versus LHP	69	82	59	46	61
Versus RHP	69	78	55	41	56
Talent	7	8	6	5	6

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5
2
1
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/13	SFN	L 1-9	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#5
6/15	NY1	L 2-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/16	NY1	W 5-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
6/18	@PHI	W 9-7	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	#5
6/19	@PHI	W 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
6/20	@PHI	L 4-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/21	@BSN	W 6-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
6/22	@BSN	L 10-11	5	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	#4
6/23	@BSN	W 10-3	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	#4
6/25	@CHN	L 7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	#4

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	69	269	72	22	7	14	51	52	28	34	.268	.334	.558	.892	.919	.290
Projected	69	269	72	22	7	14	51	52	28	34	.268	.334	.558	.892	.919	.290

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	68	303	1	2	0	3	1	4	150	43	14	10	58.3	57.6	7.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	49	17	4	1	4	10	18	8	2	1	0	0	.347	.431	.714	1.145
vs. RHP	220	55	18	6	10	41	34	20	32	3	1	1	.250	.311	.523	.834
Close/Late	17	9	4	0	1	3	7	7	2	0	0	0	.529	.667	.941	1.608
Scoring Position	79	21	7	1	4	32	0	7	12	4	1	1	.266	.315	.532	.847
Pinch Hitting	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	34	133	29	10	2	6	24	20	9	23	.218	.264	.459	.723
Road	35	136	43	12	5	8	27	32	19	11	.316	.396	.654	1.051
March/April	24	91	15	6	0	4	13	15	9	16	.165	.235	.363	.598
May	25	99	30	11	4	5	21	25	13	10	.303	.374	.646	1.020
June	20	79	27	5	3	5	17	12	6	8	.342	.395	.671	1.066

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1935	150	572	171	35	16	27	114	109	55	2	5	106	17	12	.299	.360	.558	.917	LAN
1936	157	583	141	40	13	11	89	88	53	3	5	91	14	10	.242	.306	.412	.718	LAN
1937	152	552	144	32	9	17	85	86	56	0	9	101	20	13	.261	.324	.444	.768	LAN
1938	142	556	167	30	11	17	93	100	59	1	5	77	19	19	.300	.366	.486	.851	LAN
1939	154	592	156	38	9	24	87	89	57	4	3	104	12	11	.264	.331	.480	.811	LAN,NL
1940	69	269	72	22	7	14	51	52	28	1	4	34	14	10	.268	.334	.558	.892	SLN
Total	824	3124	851	197	65	110	519	524	308	11	31	513	96	75	.272	.337	.483	.820

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935, AAA	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	1	1	0	.500	.800	2.000	2.800

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1940

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

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Leftfield

122

126

.992

591.0

1.92

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/2/1935, off Terris McDuffie (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1935, off Jimmy Pattison (BRO)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1935, hitting .542 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1935, hitting .299 with 27 HR, 114 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1935...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1936...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,700,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/30/1938 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1938...
1/26/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/10/1940 to a 3-year deal worth $9,052,900 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/7/1940...
Injured on 6/25/1940 with a Broken Knee, out for full season...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits
1935 - 171 - 10th

Triples
1935 - 16 - 1st
1936 - 13 - 5th
1938 - 11 - 4th