Yoshio Tanaka

Yoshio Tanaka "Kaiser"
Born: April 2, 1907
, HI US
Deceased: April 10, 1985
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, P
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Career: 1937-1944

Yoshio Tanaka compiled a career batting average of .247 with 5 home runs and 162 RBI in his 477-game career with the Osaka Tigers and Hanshin. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1944 campaign.

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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
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0		1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	5
Totals				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5

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
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	43	167	148	24	43	8	2	3	27	8		9	12	.291	.356	.432	.788	64		6	4
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	33	106	98	15	23	3	3	0	19	0		5	6	.235	.279	.327	.605	32		1	2
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	24	90	75	15	25	4	0	1	8	3		12	2	.333	.432	.427	.858	32		1	2
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	15	16	16	0	5	0	0	0	2	0		0	2	.312	.312	.312	.625	5		0	0	0
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	101	403	368	46	108	13	5	0	42	11		16	22	.293	.326	.356	.682	131		3	14	2
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	84	350	310	21	71	10	4	0	19	2		18	12	.229	.274	.287	.561	89		1	21
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	104	432	389	28	78	4	2	0	31	16	4	21	14	.201	.249	.221	.470	86		4	18
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	70	233	205	11	47	5	1	1	14	5	5	21	10	.229	.304	.278	.582	57		1	6
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.091	.000	.091	0		1	0
Totals				477	1808	1619	160	400	47	17	5	162	45	9	102	82	.247	.299	.306	.605	496	0	18	67	2	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	43					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	31					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	24					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	2					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	3					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	100					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	65					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	29					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	OF	2					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	2B	1					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3B	1					.000
1941	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	P	1					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3B	3					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	103					.000
1942	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	1					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	58					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3B	3					.000
1943	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	2					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	2					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	1					.000
Totals					475	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1941	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1942	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1943	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1944	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin

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