Motohiko Sato

Motohiko Sato
Born: January 1, 1943
Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 154
Career: 1966-1972

Motohiko Sato compiled a career record of 30 wins and 35 losses and a 3.86 ERA in his 179-game pitching career with the Tokyo Orions, Lotte Orions and Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.

Tokyo Orions

Lotte Orions

Taiyo Whales

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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	2	1	.667	3.60	10	2	4	1	0		30.0	29	12	12	3	8	1	11	0	0	0	123
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	8	8	.500	2.79	45	16	10	2	0		167.7	137	59	52	13	48	5	85	11	1	0	682
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	12	13	.480	3.70	48	26	17	9	1		207.0	207	95	85	22	73	10	88	7	0	0	880
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	0	2	.000	8.31	9	4	5	0	0		17.3	26	18	16	3	9	1	11	2	1	0	86
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	5	5	.500	3.39	31	12	10	1	1		93.0	94	44	35	10	24	2	44	3	0	1	389
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3	4	.429	5.87	24	7	6	1	0		61.3	67	43	40	14	16	2	33	3	0	0	267
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	0	2	.000	7.88	12	1	3	0	0		16.0	23	15	14	4	4	2	7	0	2	0	71
Totals				30	35	.462	3.86	179	68	55	14	2	0	592.3	583	286	254	69	182	23	279	26	4	1	2498

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	10	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	0	0	1
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	47	49	45	0	9	0	1	0	0	1	9	.200	.217	.200	.417	9	0	0	3
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	52	68	61	6	14	2	0	1	0	1	16	.230	.254	.262	.516	16	1	1	5
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	1
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	32	25	23	3	7	0	0	1	0	0	5	.304	.333	.304	.638	7	0	1	1
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	27	15	14	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.286	.286	.357	.643	5	0	0	1
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Totals				190	172	155	11	36	3	1	2	1	3	37	.232	.256	.252	.508	39	1	2	12

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	10					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	45					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	2B	1					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	OF	1					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	P	48					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPPL	Tokyo Orions	2B	4					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	9					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	31					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	1					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	P	24					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	OF	2					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	1					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	12					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	OF	1					.000
Totals					190	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 Central League	Taiyo Whales

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