Shoji Arakawa

Shoji Arakawa
Born: April 15, 1924
, Shiga JP
Deceased: January 28, 1997
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Career: 1947-1955

Shoji Arakawa compiled a career batting average of .251 with 14 home runs and 241 RBI in his 841-game career with the Taiyo Robins, Shochiku Robins, Taiyo Whales, Taiyo-Shochiku Robins and Mainichi Orions. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.

Shochiku Robins

Taiyo Whales

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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
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	118	478	411	37	94	4	8	1	26	9	7	63	43	.229	.333	.285	.617	117		1	3
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	97	298	252	34	66	12	1	1	23	19	8	41	11	.262	.367	.329	.697	83		1	4
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	106	355	325	48	79	10	1	2	37	5	4	26	22	.243	.303	.298	.602	97		2	2
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Shochiku Robins	132	552	473	88	127	13	12	3	51	25	8	77	35	.268	.373	.366	.739	173	15	2	0
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Shochiku Robins	103	458	392	61	108	9	6	5	42	15	6	55	31	.276	.365	.367	.732	144	8	0	11
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	109	437	370	45	89	10	5	1	36	32	7	60	25	.241	.350	.303	.652	112	15	2	5
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	76	205	176	17	46	7	1	1	20	12	3	26	17	.261	.356	.330	.686	58	6	0	3
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	72	184	160	14	36	4	0	0	6	5	1	15	22	.225	.292	.250	.542	40	7	1	6	2
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	28	25	21	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.095	.208	.095	.304	2	0	0	1	0	0
Totals				841	2992	2580	345	647	69	34	14	241	122	44	366	209	.251	.346	.320	.666	826	51	9	35	2	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	1B	4					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	2B	115					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	OF	1					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	3B	9					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	C	50					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	2B	36					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	SS	3					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	2B	39					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	3B	35					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	C	27					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPCL	Shochiku Robins	C	131					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPCL	Shochiku Robins	C	100					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	C	107					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	C	35					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	2B	16					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	3B	12					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	1B	10					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	1B	3					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	2B	3					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins	C	23					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	C	3					.000
Totals					762	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Shochiku Robins
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Shochiku Robins
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo-Shochiku Robins
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions

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