Masaaki Kitaru

Masaaki Kitaru
Born: June 13, 1947
Choshi, Chiba JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1966-1976

Masaaki Kitaru compiled a career record of 112 wins and 80 losses and a 3.05 ERA in his 367-game pitching career with the Tokyo Orions and Lotte Orions. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign.

Tokyo Orions

Lotte Orions

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	3	8	.273	3.00	17	13	4	3	0		78.0	75	35	26	4	11	0	32	0	0	0	319
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	8	8	.500	2.53	44	12	21	1	0		146.0	129	45	41	11	26	5	90	5	0	0	589
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	0	1	.000	5.65	5	0	1	0	0		14.3	11	9	9	3	7	0	11	1	0	0	59
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	15	9	.625	1.72	51	6	33	2	0		162.0	135	45	31	12	31	7	70	9	0	2	651
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	21	10	.677	2.53	42	35	6	20	4		278.0	225	92	78	29	42	2	161	7	1	0	1091
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	24	8	.750	3.45	47	33	12	19	4		266.0	245	107	102	32	45	8	168	13	1	0	1082
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	9	7	.562	3.88	37	11	22	2	0		123.0	117	56	53	19	28	2	78	5	0	1	504
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	14	7	.667	2.83	44	15	21	4	2		165.3	141	55	52	9	37	6	88	7	3	2	656
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	13	6	.684	3.09	36	26	8	11	1	2	201.0	182	79	69	17	52	5	85	9	1	3	820
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	5	14	.263	3.97	30	18	10	6	0	1	140.7	147	71	62	14	42	3	44	7	0	2	596
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	2	.000	5.55	14	4	7	0	0	0	35.7	45	24	22	2	12	0	14	1	0	1	163
Totals				112	80	.583	3.05	367	173	145	68	11	3	1610.0	1452	618	545	152	333	38	841	64	6	11	6530

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	21	27	25	2	7	1	1	1	3	0	1	3	.280	.333	.520	.853	13	0	1	0	0
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	44	47	38	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	4	13	.132	.209	.184	.394	7	1	0	4	1
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	51	55	49	6	10	2	0	2	4	0	5	12	.204	.278	.367	.645	18	0	0	1	0
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	44	106	89	7	14	1	0	0	6	0	7	21	.157	.212	.169	.381	15	1	0	7	3
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	47	102	87	7	17	3	0	1	9	2	7	29	.195	.255	.264	.520	23	2	0	8	0
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	37	40	32	3	8	2	0	0	3	0	4	6	.250	.351	.312	.664	10	0	1	3	0
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	44	55	48	4	8	0	0	0	4	0	4	11	.167	.231	.167	.397	8	0	0	3	0
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	36	78	67	7	12	0	0	2	8	0	5	13	.179	.236	.269	.505	18	0	0	6	0
Totals				331	514	439	40	81	11	1	6	38	2	37	110	.185	.249	.255	.504	112	5	2	32	4

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	OF	4					.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	17					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	44					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	5					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	2B	1					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	OF	1					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	51					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	42					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	2					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	47					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	37					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	44					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	36					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	30					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	3					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	OF	3					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	2					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	14					.000
Totals					383	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1966	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Tokyo Orions
1967	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Tokyo Orions
1968	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Tokyo Orions
1969	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1971	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1972	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1976	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions

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