Chikara Morinaka

Chikara Morinaka
Born: October 20, 1939
, Nara JP
Deceased: April 14, 2008
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 162
Career: 1960-1975

Chikara Morinaka compiled a career record of 114 wins and 108 losses and a 3.49 ERA in his 517-game pitching career with the Nankai Hawks, Taiyo Whales, Toei Flyers, Nitaku Home Flyers and Nippon Ham Fighters. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.

Nankai Hawks

Taiyo Whales

Toei Flyers

Nippon Ham Fighters

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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
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	5	5	.500	2.36	30	10	12	1	0		118.0	107	40	31	6	28	3	89	4	1	1	477
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	11	9	.550	3.02	56	25	12	2	0		188.0	154	74	63	15	47	3	140	2	0	1	747
1962	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	10	8	.556	3.73	56	11	19	0	0		144.7	140	73	60	16	41	4	94	6	0	2	606
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	17	8	.680	2.61	47	29	11	13	3		217.3	191	76	63	12	51	5	116	9	2	2	866
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	8	9	.471	4.00	51	21	17	4	1		168.7	152	84	75	21	65	3	124	4	0	0	710
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	6	6	.500	4.15	38	19	15	3	1		125.7	111	68	58	18	42	2	94	2	0	2	519
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	5	10	.333	3.63	34	17	6	2	1		121.3	112	55	49	17	32	3	79	6	0	0	494
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	18	14	.562	2.96	47	27	13	14	1		255.0	231	94	84	26	72	14	182	9	0	0	1052
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	8	11	.421	3.40	31	21	3	5	2		153.3	159	67	58	19	48	0	100	5	0	0	644
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	9	9	.500	3.40	28	24	2	3	1		145.7	130	59	55	17	46	4	102	4	0	0	605
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	0	0		5.56	6	2	3	0	0		11.3	14	7	7	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	47
1971	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	1	2	.333	4.66	13	1	7	0	0		19.3	18	11	10	3	6	1	13	0	0	0	79
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Toei Flyers	11	6	.647	3.45	30	28	1	9	2		164.3	172	64	63	17	34	4	87	6	0	2	683
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nitaku Home Flyers	4	6	.400	5.60	18	13	4	2	1		62.7	86	43	39	10	28	4	30	4	3	1	293
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	0	4	.000	8.31	15	6	2	0	0	0	26.0	37	25	24	3	8	0	18	0	0	0	121
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	1	1	.500	5.61	17	1	13	0	0	1	25.7	29	18	16	3	11	0	18	2	0	1	114
Totals				114	108	.514	3.49	517	255	140	58	13	1	1947.0	1843	858	755	205	560	50	1292	63	6	12	8057

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
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	30	33	30	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	.167	.167	.200	.367	6	0	0	3	0
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	60	53	49	5	6	1	0	0	2	0	1	14	.122	.140	.143	.283	7	0	0	3	0
1962	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	56	38	35	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.143	.167	.143	.310	5	0	0	2	0
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	49	71	61	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	21	.148	.175	.180	.355	11	0	1	8	0
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	55	45	43	5	11	1	0	1	2	0	2	8	.256	.289	.349	.638	15	1	0	0	0
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	39	31	29	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	.069	.100	.103	.203	3	0	0	1	0
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	36	31	26	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	10	.115	.115	.231	.346	6	0	0	5	0
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	47	91	85	6	8	1	0	1	2	0	2	37	.094	.115	.141	.256	12	0	0	4	0
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	31	54	50	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	.120	.135	.120	.255	6	0	0	2	1
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	28	48	43	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.070	.091	.070	.161	3	0	0	4	0
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Toei Flyers	30	56	50	3	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	.200	.231	.200	.431	10	0	1	4	0
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nitaku Home Flyers	18	20	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.056	.056	.056	.111	1	0	0	2	0
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	19	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
Totals				521	578	525	34	69	6	2	2	14	1	12	181	.131	.154	.162	.316	85	1	2	38	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	30					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	56					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	OF	4					.000
1962	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	56					.000
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	47					.000
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	OF	1					.000
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	51					.000
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	OF	4					.000
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	38					.000
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	OF	1					.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	P	34					.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nankai Hawks	OF	2					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	47					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	31					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	28					.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	6					.000
1971	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	13					.000
1972	Foreign Major	JPPL	Toei Flyers	P	30					.000
1973	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nitaku Home Flyers	P	18					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	SS	2					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	P	15					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	2B	1					.000
1974	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nippon Ham Fighters	OF	1					.000
1975	Foreign Major	JPCL	Taiyo Whales	P	17					.000
Totals					533	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1960	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1961	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1962	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1963	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1964	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1965	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1966	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nankai Hawks
1967	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1968	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1969	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1971	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales
1972	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Toei Flyers
1973	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nitaku Home Flyers
1974	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nippon Ham Fighters
1975	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Taiyo Whales

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