#8 Eiji Sawamura, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Kansas City Monarchs
Monday, 10/23/1940 |
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| Eiji Sawamura
2/1/1917
23
Japan
6"1
205
Starting Pitcher
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R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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5.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,350,000
1940 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 17 Days (877 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 147 Days (1179 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 93 | 66 | 95 | 95-99 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 93 | 66 | 95 | |
| Versus RHB | 93 | 66 | 95 | |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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5
42
3
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Fastball
Changeup
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 18 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 18 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 18 |
| Talent | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .938 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 6/28 | @CHA | W 3-2 | * | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
| 7/4 | DET | W 7-0 | * | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 7/8 | @CLE | W 6-4 | * | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8/12 | @CLE | W 5-1 | * | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/16 | PHA | L 0-1 | * | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 8/20 | @LAA | L 7-8 | * | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | | | | | |
| 8/24 | @CHA | L 6-8 | * | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| 8/28 | DET | L 0-1 | * | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| 9/1 | BOS | W 7-3 | * | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/5 | @CLE | W 3-2 | * | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | W | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 31 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.06 | 214.1 | 137 | 54 | 49 | 74 | 211 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 21 | 67.7 |
| Projected | 31 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.06 | 214.0 | 137 | 54 | 49 | 74 | 211 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.57 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 394 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .198 | .283 | .282 | .565 |
| vs. RHB | 373 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .220 | .196 | .415 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.76 | 107.2 | 60 | 25 | 21 | 38 | 106 |
| Road | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.36 | 106.2 | 77 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 105 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.13 | 54.2 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 | 54.0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 59 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 | 47.2 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 46 |
| July | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 | 35.0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| Sept./Oct. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1937 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 239.1 | 206 | 131 | 116 | 38 | 71 | 188 | 4 | 1 | 1.16 | .248 | KCA |
| 1938 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3.40 | 304.0 | 238 | 123 | 115 | 35 | 86 | 215 | 3 | 2 | 1.07 | .233 | KCA |
| 1939 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2.43 | 307.1 | 214 | 94 | 83 | 9 | 102 | 241 | 6 | 1 | 1.03 | .241 | KCA,AL |
| 1940 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.06 | 214.1 | 137 | 54 | 49 | 4 | 74 | 211 | 2 | 2 | 0.98 | .241 | KCA,AL |
| Total | 155 | 155 | 72 | 51 | 0 | 3.07 | 1065.0 | 795 | 402 | 363 | 86 | 333 | 855 | 15 | 6 | 1.06 | .240 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1937 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KCA |
| 1938 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KCA |
| 1939 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KCA,AL |
| Total | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 31 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 2 | .938 | 214.1 | 1.34 | | | | |
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Earned first career win on 4/1/1937...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1937, going 6-0, 2.48...
Injured on 8/24/1937 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
1/26/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,878,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1939, going 5-0, 1.37...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
1/26/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,350,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1940, going 5-1, 1.17...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/8/1940 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 9/5/1940 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
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ERA
1938 - 3.40 - 8th
1939 - 2.43 - 3rd
| WHIP
1937 - 1.16 - 7th
1938 - 1.07 - 5th
1939 - 1.03 - 5th
| Wins
1938 - 22 - 6th
1939 - 19 - 8th
| IP
1938 - 304.0 - 8th
1939 - 307.1 - 5th
| K's
1937 - 188 - 7th
1938 - 215 - 8th
1939 - 241 - 6th
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SHO
1938 - 2 - 10th
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