Kusuo Tanaka

Kusuo Tanaka
Born: April 24, 1935
Saga-gun, Saga JP
Deceased: February 24, 2001
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 178
Career: 1956-1969

Kusuo Tanaka compiled a career batting average of .257 with 76 home runs and 331 RBI in his 1138-game career with the Nishitetsu Lions and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.

Nishitetsu Lions

Yomiuri Giants

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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
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	0	0			1	1	0	0	0		0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Totals				0	0			1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2

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
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	36	43	38	4	8	0	1	1	3	0	0	3	9	.211	.302	.342	.644	13	0	2	0	0	0
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	95	179	171	18	42	6	1	4	21	4	5	3	37	.246	.274	.363	.636	62	7	4	0	1	0
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	94	254	234	23	58	10	2	6	25	8	5	14	62	.248	.303	.385	.688	90	6	5	0	1	0
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	90	277	260	20	57	7	4	3	27	3	3	12	44	.219	.264	.312	.576	81	7	4	1	0	0
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	90	337	321	46	85	10	3	15	44	6	3	9	35	.265	.292	.455	.746	146	14	4	1	2	0
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	125	500	471	65	144	12	5	12	58	19	9	18	58	.306	.338	.429	.767	202	18	6	3	2	1
1962	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	85	308	283	31	82	11	2	5	29	5	9	19	44	.290	.340	.396	.736	112	12	3	2	1	1
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	110	395	371	38	85	16	1	5	28	5	7	17	55	.229	.269	.318	.587	118	12	4	1	2	0
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	128	482	445	55	118	13	2	13	47	23	13	26	55	.265	.309	.391	.700	174	13	3	6	2	0
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	62	183	169	14	38	5	0	2	15	1	6	6	35	.225	.257	.290	.547	49	4	2	4	2	0
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	53	117	110	6	25	2	0	1	6	0	2	5	24	.227	.267	.273	.540	30	1	1	1	0	0
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	74	186	165	23	48	9	1	8	24	1	2	14	32	.291	.355	.503	.858	83	1	3	3	1	0
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	38	56	53	3	9	1	0	1	3	0	1	3	14	.170	.214	.245	.460	13	0	0	0	0	0
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	28	52	47	2	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	5	.128	.212	.128	.339	6	1	2	0	0	0
Totals				1108	3369	3138	348	805	102	22	76	331	77	65	152	509	.257	.299	.376	.674	1179	96	43	22	14	2

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	8					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	5					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	3					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	2B	1					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	P	1					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	59					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	21					.000
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	18					.000
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	57					.000
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	30					.000
1958	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	23					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	70					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	23					.000
1959	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	13					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	67					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	36					.000
1960	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	3B	1					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	97					.000
1961	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	1B	67					.000
1962	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	77					.000
1963	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	106					.000
1964	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	127					.000
1965	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	55					.000
1966	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	OF	49					.000
1967	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	OF	69					.000
1968	Foreign Major	JPCL	Yomiuri Giants	OF	30					.000
1969	Foreign Major	JPPL	Nishitetsu Lions	OF	25					.000
Totals					1138	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1957	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1958	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1959	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1960	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1961	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1962	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1963	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1964	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1965	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions
1966	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1967	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1968	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Yomiuri Giants
1969	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions

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