Yasuji Hondo

Japanese baseball player, manager, and coach
Baseball player
Yasuji Hondo
本堂 保次
Yasuji Hondo 1955
Yasuji Hondo 1955
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1918-03-18)March 18, 1918
Yao, Osaka, Japan
Died: June 8, 1997(1997-06-08) (aged 79)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the Osaka Tigers
Last appearance
1957, for the Mainichi Orions
NPB statistics
Batting average.261
Hits1,242
Runs batted in588
Teams
As player
  • Hanshin/Osaka Tigers (1937–1947, 1949)
  • Shochiku Robins (1948)
  • Mainichi Orions/Daimai Orions (1950–1958)

As manager

  • Daimai Orions/Tokyo Orions (1963–1965)

As coach

Yasuji Hondo (本堂 保次, Hondō Yasuji, March 18, 1918 - June 8, 1997) was a Nippon Professional Baseball second baseman and manager.


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