Masanori Arai

Masanori Arai
Born: June 23, 1948
Osato-gun, Saitama JP
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 156
Career: 1970-1981

Masanori Arai compiled a career batting average of .231 with 7 home runs and 64 RBI in his 571-game career with the Taiyo Whales and Lotte Orions. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1981 campaign.

Taiyo Whales

Lotte Orions

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	13	33	29	7	8	1	0	0	1	4	0	2	4	.276	.344	.310	.654	9	0	1	1	0	0
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	91	179	157	26	38	5	2	1	6	6	4	10	27	.242	.294	.318	.613	50	3	2	9	1	0
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	86	218	198	22	51	7	1	1	17	2	5	7	19	.258	.295	.318	.613	63	1	4	8	1	0
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	73	132	122	14	23	3	1	1	8	0	3	4	11	.189	.231	.254	.485	31	1	3	2	1	0
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	100	197	181	15	33	4	0	4	18	2	3	4	22	.182	.212	.271	.482	49	7	3	8	1	0
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	47	49	48	5	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	.208	.208	.229	.438	11	0	0	1	0	0
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	62	144	139	9	43	6	0	0	8	0	1	2	12	.309	.317	.353	.669	49	0	0	2	1	0
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	49	91	84	1	18	2	0	0	4	1	0	4	14	.214	.258	.238	.497	20	3	1	2	0	1
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	45	32	30	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.167	.219	.167	.385	5	1	0	0	0	0
Totals				571	1080	993	102	229	29	4	7	64	15	16	35	120	.231	.266	.289	.555	287	16	14	33	5	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	3B	2					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	1					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	7					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	6					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	39					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	3					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	20					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	2					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	53					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	13					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	11					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	51					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	OF	4					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	12					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	1					.000
1976	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	1					.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	91					.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	6					.000
1977	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	6					.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	8					.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	21					.000
1978	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	12					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	8					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	SS	5					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	35					.000
1979	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	2					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	5					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	19					.000
1980	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	17					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	2B	5					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	3B	15					.000
1981	Foreign Major	JPPL	Lotte Orions	1B	12					.000
Totals					493	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
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
1977	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1978	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1979	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1980	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions
1981	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Lotte Orions

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