Minoru Murayama
Minoru Murayama
Born: December 10, 1936
Kobe, Hyogo JP
Deceased: August 22, 1998
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 182
Career: 1959-1972
Minoru Murayama compiled a career record of 222 wins and 147 losses and a 2.09 ERA in his 509-game pitching career with the Osaka Tigers and Hanshin Tigers. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1.19 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 295.3 | 165 | 45 | 39 | 15 | 56 | 2 | 294 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1079 | |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 8 | 15 | .348 | 2.52 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 167.7 | 116 | 62 | 47 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 153 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 665 | |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 24 | 13 | .649 | 2.27 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 293.0 | 238 | 81 | 74 | 16 | 62 | 9 | 221 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1148 | |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 25 | 14 | .641 | 1.20 | 57 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 366.3 | 261 | 62 | 49 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 265 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1386 | |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.79 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 158.3 | 126 | 59 | 49 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 640 | |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 22 | 18 | .550 | 3.32 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 255.0 | 227 | 102 | 94 | 27 | 80 | 7 | 159 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1043 | |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 25 | 13 | .658 | 1.96 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 307.7 | 221 | 72 | 67 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 205 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1165 | |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 24 | 9 | .727 | 1.55 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 290.3 | 194 | 58 | 50 | 16 | 52 | 3 | 207 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1102 | |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.79 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 180.3 | 141 | 62 | 56 | 20 | 42 | 3 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 709 | |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.73 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 198.0 | 169 | 66 | 60 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 152 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 784 | |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 12 | 14 | .462 | 2.01 | 35 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 214.7 | 180 | 58 | 48 | 19 | 38 | 2 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 842 | |
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 14 | 3 | .824 | 0.98 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 156.0 | 85 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 573 | |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.71 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 83.0 | 70 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 325 | |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.61 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 84.7 | 78 | 36 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 340 | |
| Totals | 222 | 147 | .602 | 2.09 | 509 | 348 | 129 | 192 | 55 | 0 | 3050.3 | 2271 | 807 | 709 | 209 | 639 | 60 | 2271 | 57 | 3 | 16 | 11801 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 54 | 101 | 93 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .161 | .196 | .194 | .389 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 36 | 55 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .120 | .170 | .180 | .350 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 48 | 105 | 101 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .188 | .212 | .267 | .479 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 57 | 124 | 116 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .121 | .149 | .138 | .287 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 28 | 57 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .170 | .304 | .213 | .516 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 46 | 88 | 78 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .269 | .329 | .308 | .637 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 40 | 110 | 92 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .152 | .192 | .196 | .388 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 38 | 105 | 87 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .218 | .269 | .287 | .556 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 30 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .137 | .254 | .137 | .391 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 32 | 74 | 65 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .231 | .286 | .262 | .547 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 35 | 72 | 63 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .206 | .265 | .254 | .519 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 25 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .191 | .240 | .213 | .453 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 19 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .107 | .167 | .143 | .310 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 22 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 510 | 1061 | 940 | 48 | 165 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 251 | .176 | .229 | .216 | .445 | 203 | 18 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | P | 54 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 48 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 57 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Osaka Tigers | |||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Osaka Tigers | |||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1968 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1969 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1970 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1971 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1972 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
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