#73 Masaru Kageura, Rightfield, 25 yrs, Kansas City Monarchs

#73 Masaru Kageura, Rightfield, 25 yrs, Kansas City Monarchs
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Masaru Kageura

7/14/1915
25
USA
6"1
215

Rightfield
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L

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1940 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 169 Days (685 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 13 Days (1217 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
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Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	48	60	58	74	60
Versus LHP	37	53	54	63	52
Versus RHP	52	63	59	78	64
Talent	5	6	6	6	5

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2
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2
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 4 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .981 (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
9/19	NYA	L 8-19	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	#8
9/20	@SLA	L 2-6	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#6
9/21	@SLA	L 6-8	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	#5
9/23	@PHA	L 8-16	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	#6
9/24	@PHA	L 3-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
9/26	BOS	L 0-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5
9/27	@WS1	L 2-5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	#5
9/29	SLA	L 2-9	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#5
9/30	@DET	L 3-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#5
10/1	WS1	W 4-1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	#5

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	156	516	122	30	2	33	104	80	95	119	.236	.354	.494	.848	.874	.258
Projected	156	516	122	30	2	33	104	80	95	119	.236	.354	.494	.848	.874	.258

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	144	619	2	8	0	11	0	6	255	65	2	0	100.0	95.5	6.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	156	28	7	0	8	16	16	15	49	1	0	1	.179	.254	.378	.633
vs. RHP	360	94	23	2	25	88	64	80	70	5	0	1	.261	.392	.544	.937
Close/Late	45	9	3	0	2	6	10	15	11	0	0	0	.200	.400	.400	.800
Scoring Position	129	36	12	0	9	71	0	36	27	6	0	0	.279	.421	.581	1.002
Pinch Hitting	8	2	0	0	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.250	.300	.625	.925

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	249	57	16	1	18	55	35	52	53	.229	.363	.518	.881
Road	79	267	65	14	1	15	49	45	43	66	.243	.345	.472	.817
March/April	26	86	18	3	1	6	19	11	21	16	.209	.364	.477	.841
May	28	99	29	11	0	7	25	13	9	25	.293	.349	.616	.965
June	25	81	10	3	0	1	3	7	15	24	.123	.268	.198	.466
July	25	84	24	3	0	9	27	18	16	11	.286	.388	.643	1.031
August	26	84	19	3	1	4	11	14	19	21	.226	.371	.429	.800
Sept/Oct	26	82	22	7	0	6	19	17	15	22	.268	.378	.573	.951

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1935	4	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.571	.600	1.171	KCA
1936	11	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	5	0	0	.111	.385	.111	.496	KCA
1937	11	12	2	2	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.444	.333	.778	KCA
1938	76	201	58	13	2	15	42	40	48	0	3	29	0	0	.289	.421	.597	1.018	KCA
1939	86	263	68	17	5	13	54	43	47	1	1	60	3	2	.259	.372	.510	.881	KCA
1940	156	516	122	30	2	33	104	80	95	2	6	119	2	0	.236	.354	.494	.848	KCA
Total	344	1006	253	63	9	61	204	169	202	3	10	215	5	2	.251	.375	.514	.889

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935, AAA	104	376	115	21	0	34	91	84	81	74	3	3	.306	.427	.633	1.060
1936, AAA	132	485	124	16	0	54	104	128	117	108	9	8	.256	.397	.623	1.020
1937, AAA	133	462	124	19	1	53	108	116	126	98	4	7	.268	.421	.658	1.079
1938, AAA	67	229	66	13	3	20	41	61	61	48	6	0	.288	.429	.633	1.062
1939, AAA	69	244	74	15	0	31	56	68	58	41	3	2	.303	.433	.746	1.179

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	6	2	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	27.0	1.33
Rightfield	148	142	301	7	0	319	11	.966	1230.1	2.33

Player History

Injured on 5/8/1935 with a Broken Ulna, out for 5 weeks...
Had first career hit on 9/16/1935, off Gordon Rhodes (NYA)...
Injured on 7/17/1937 with a Stiff Neck, out for 6 days...
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1938, off Mel Harder (CLE)...
Drove in 7 runs against Oakland on 4/13/1939...
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1940...

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