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Jumbo Brown League
9-16-2127
Naotaka Kato Catcher
Retired (1968, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .215 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .567 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 95 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 04-27-1934
HR 4 Drafted Round 3, Pick 66
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(129 games)
RBI 34
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A-
Speed D  Bunt A- Control D    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B C+ (51.3%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1963 CHN
75
114
7
24
5
1
0
8
14
 17 1 0
0
 0 1
.574
.302
.272
.061
.211
1964 CHN
61
95
5
22
3
0
2
8
9
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.624
.298
.326
.095
.232
1965 CHN
16
22
3
5
0
0
0
1
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.547
.320
.227
.000
.227
1966 CHN
58
152
10
31
5
0
1
9
14
 31 1 0
0
 0 6
.532
.275
.257
.053
.204
1967 CHN
15
53
3
11
1
0
1
6
4
 13 0 0
0
 0 0
.546
.263
.283
.075
.208
1968 CHN
1
6
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
Total
226
442
29
95
14
1
4
34
44
 78 2 0
0
 0 7
.567
.289
.278
.063
.215
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Naotaka Kato has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-11-01The Chicago Cubs have designated Naotaka Kato for assignment.
1968-08-27The Chicago Cubs have promoted Naotaka Kato to the major league team.
1968-06-23The Chicago Cubs have designated Naotaka Kato for assignment.
1968-06-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Naotaka Kato to the major league team.
1967-06-30The Chicago Cubs have promoted JT Thome to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Naotaka Kato for assignment.
1967-04-11The Chicago Cubs have re-claimed Naotaka Kato from the waiver wire.
1967-04-11The Chicago Cubs have designated Naotaka Kato for assignment.
1964-08-03The Chicago Cubs have re-claimed Naotaka Kato from the waiver wire.
1964-07-30The Chicago Cubs have designated Naotaka Kato for assignment.
1963-03-25The Chicago Cubs have promoted Josh Green to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted JR Tettleton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Naotaka Kato to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Joe McDonald to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Joe Moeller to the major league team.