Junji Nakatani

Junji Nakatani
Born: April 19, 1918
, Wakayama JP
Deceased: February 27, 1970
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150
Career: 1938-1957

Junji Nakatani compiled a career batting average of .262 with 94 home runs and 584 RBI in his 1224-game career with the Lion, Asahi, Pacific, Taiyo Robins, Hankyu Braves and Nishitetsu Lions. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.

Lion

Hankyu Braves

Nishitetsu Lions

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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
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	26	97	86	11	23	3	0	1	14	0		11	9	.267	.351	.337	.688	29		0	0
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	18	51	49	1	11	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	5	.224	.255	.224	.479	11		0	0
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	71	294	262	17	65	14	3	0	25	2	5	32	14	.248	.330	.324	.654	85		0	0
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	21	63	60	5	10	1	1	2	12	0	1	3	3	.167	.206	.317	.523	19		0	0
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	100	418	383	38	86	16	1	6	37	8	8	34	16	.225	.288	.319	.606	122		0	1
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	134	551	500	47	113	18	9	6	50	14	12	50	37	.226	.298	.334	.632	167		1	0
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hankyu Braves	124	537	481	78	154	31	3	15	83	18	9	53	52	.320	.390	.491	.881	236		2	1
1950	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	115	485	431	72	129	28	1	21	98	28	6	51	32	.299	.376	.515	.891	222	7	2	1
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	76	308	270	40	79	25	1	12	52	13	7	33	20	.293	.378	.526	.904	142	4	4	1
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	100	423	367	52	97	25	1	7	45	27	11	47	25	.264	.349	.395	.744	145	9	1	8
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	97	376	326	43	86	17	3	5	45	13	8	45	40	.264	.357	.380	.737	124	6	2	3
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	110	424	379	44	95	17	2	8	57	11	5	30	37	.251	.303	.369	.672	140	9	2	5	8
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	104	343	312	52	92	22	3	8	43	4	4	24	29	.295	.346	.462	.808	144	10	2	2	3	1
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	93	215	194	15	38	6	0	3	16	4	2	13	22	.196	.243	.273	.516	53	6	0	5	3	1
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	35	37	31	0	5	2	0	0	5	0	1	4	10	.161	.250	.226	.476	7	2	0	1	1	0
Totals				1224	4622	4131	515	1083	225	28	94	584	144	79	432	351	.262	.333	.398	.732	1646	53	16	28	15	2

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	1B	3					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Lion	3B	23					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	1B	15					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Asahi	3B	67					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	3B	16					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	1B	1					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Pacific	OF	1					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	3B	100					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	3B	132					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	1B	1					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hankyu Braves	3B	124					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	3B	114					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	3B	71					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	SS	4					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	1B	1					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	2B	74					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	3B	26					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	2B	84					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	1B	2					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	3B	14					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	3B	107					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	95					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	14					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	46					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	27					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	3					.000
Totals					1165	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Lion
1942	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Asahi
1943	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Asahi
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Pacific
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hankyu Braves
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1957	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions

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