#87 Masanori Murakami, Closer, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies

#87 Masanori Murakami, Closer, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Tuesday, 4/4/1976

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Masanori Murakami

5/6/1944
31
JAPAN,,
6"0
180

Closer
L
L

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
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4.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,500,000
1979
11 Year(s), 150 Days (2042 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
12 Year(s)
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	8	5	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	10	8	5
Versus RHB	10	8	5
Talent	10	8	5

Pitching Ratings
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4
47
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Opp.

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Dec

Pitching Stats 1976

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1964	52	0	3	4	4	4.69	63.1	61	37	33	15	17	72	0	0	1.23	.291	PHI
1965	61	0	4	5	5	3.36	83.0	65	33	31	9	18	76	0	0	1.00	.252	PHI
1966	57	0	9	3	3	2.31	70.0	49	19	18	7	14	64	0	0	0.90	.237	PHI
1967	49	0	8	6	1	4.64	54.1	57	35	28	13	19	43	0	0	1.40	.280	PHI
1968	26	0	5	2	2	3.09	32.0	17	12	11	5	9	30	0	0	0.81	.156	PHI
1969	27	0	6	3	13	2.96	27.1	29	9	9	4	7	32	0	0	1.32	.347	PHI
1970	34	0	7	1	14	2.97	36.1	24	12	12	3	6	48	0	0	0.83	.280	PHI,NL
1971	32	0	5	3	10	2.80	35.1	31	13	11	6	14	37	0	0	1.27	.284	ATL
1972	24	0	3	2	16	2.45	22.0	11	6	6	2	8	25	0	0	0.86	.188	ATL
1973	32	0	6	3	15	3.13	31.2	23	11	11	5	6	34	0	0	0.92	.247	ATL
1974	34	0	5	2	22	2.14	33.2	20	8	8	5	9	37	0	0	0.86	.197	ATL
1975	40	0	1	7	22	5.14	35.0	34	21	20	5	17	38	0	0	1.46	.326	ATL
Total	468	0	62	41	127	3.40	524.0	421	216	198	79	144	536	0	0	1.08	.261

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1964, AAA	18	0	3	2	8	3.22	22.1	16	8	8	2	12	29	0	0	1.25	.292

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1969	3	0	0	0	3	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
1973	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1974	3	0	0	1	1	4.50	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0
Total	8	0	0	1	4	1.80	5.0	2	1	1	1	7	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1964	52	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PHI
1965	61	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	PHI
1966	57	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PHI
1967	49	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PHI
1968	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PHI
1969	27	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.333	2.000	2.333	PHI
1970	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PHI,NL
1971	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
1972	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
1973	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
1974	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
1975	40	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
Total	468	21	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	7	0	0	.095	.091	.238	.329

Fielding Stats 1976

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Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1964...
Earned first career win on 6/17/1964...
Had first career hit on 5/16/1965, off Bob Miller (CIN)...
Injured on 9/15/1965 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1969, off Gerry Arrigo (PIT)...
Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1969...
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/13/1971 to a 5-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/4/1976 to a 4-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1969 - 13 - 7th
1970 - 14 - 6th
1971 - 10 - 9th
1972 - 16 - 7th
1973 - 15 - 6th
1974 - 22 - 1st
1975 - 22 - 1st

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