Yasuya Hondo

Yasuya Hondo
Born: March 18, 1918
Yao, Osaka JP
Deceased: June 8, 1997
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 143
Career: 1937-1957

Yasuya Hondo compiled a career batting average of .261 with 58 home runs and 588 RBI in his 1386-game career with the Osaka Tigers, Hanshin, Taiyo Robins, Mainichi Orions and Mainichi Dragons. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.

Osaka Tigers

Mainichi Orions

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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
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	37	143	123	20	24	3	0	0	9	5		18	6	.195	.298	.220	.517	27		0	2
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	13	20	17	5	3	1	0	0	1	0		3	1	.176	.300	.235	.535	4		0	0
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	35	101	87	8	24	6	0	1	7	0		10	9	.276	.351	.379	.730	33		0	4
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	24	82	65	15	16	2	3	0	14	3		15	7	.246	.395	.369	.764	24		1	1
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	74	336	292	43	76	9	6	5	36	11		35	22	.260	.339	.384	.723	112		1	6	2
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	101	442	391	52	95	26	5	3	36	18		40	33	.243	.314	.358	.672	140		2	5	4
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	31	132	119	19	32	10	2	0	24	6	0	12	3	.269	.336	.387	.722	46		0	1
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	99	436	394	58	117	17	5	7	69	20	6	41	17	.297	.365	.419	.783	165		1	0
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	112	467	431	38	122	19	5	2	62	10	6	32	20	.283	.333	.364	.697	157		0	4
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	114	447	422	48	104	16	6	5	37	21	7	18	29	.246	.279	.348	.627	147		1	6
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	76	320	301	33	91	22	2	4	40	5	6	13	12	.302	.335	.429	.764	129		2	4
1950	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	120	503	468	73	143	20	2	12	84	13	6	26	18	.306	.346	.434	.780	203	11	3	6
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	94	355	325	34	75	13	0	3	32	7	8	24	16	.231	.284	.298	.582	97	3	0	6
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Dragons	120	492	422	51	114	19	3	6	56	15	4	57	33	.270	.360	.372	.732	157	11	2	11
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	101	393	356	42	94	22	3	6	39	8	6	27	19	.264	.321	.393	.715	140	6	3	7
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	96	302	264	17	50	7	0	3	24	0	1	23	24	.189	.263	.250	.513	66	2	4	9	2
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	78	223	208	10	44	5	0	1	10	3	0	10	14	.212	.255	.250	.505	52	6	2	3	0	1
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	46	78	67	5	18	1	0	0	8	0	1	8	6	.269	.342	.284	.626	19	3	0	2	1	0
1957	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				1374	5275	4754	571	1242	218	42	58	588	145	51	413	289	.261	.323	.361	.684	1718	42	22	77	9	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	9					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	5					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	29					.000
1937	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	2					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	6					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	6					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	19					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	17					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	11					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	1					.000
1938	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	SS	1					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	70					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	4					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	4					.000
1939	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	SS	1					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	OF	80					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3B	5					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	4					.000
1940	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	2B	26					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	1B	7					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	3B	5					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	C	4					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	2B	21					.000
1944	Foreign Major	JPBL	Hanshin	SS	1					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	71					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	OF	5					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	3B	28					.000
1946	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	1B	21					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	111					.000
1947	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	C	1					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	2B	95					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	1B	8					.000
1948	Foreign Major	JPBL	Taiyo Robins	OF	1					.000
1949	Foreign Major	JPBL	Osaka Tigers	2B	76					.000
1950	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	120					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	78					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	3B	18					.000
1951	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	SS	1					.000
1952	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Dragons	2B	120					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	100					.000
1953	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	3B	1					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	93					.000
1954	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	3B	1					.000
1955	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	72					.000
1956	Foreign Major	JPPL	Mainichi Orions	2B	27					.000
Totals					1386	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team
1937	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1938	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League (Fall)	Osaka Tigers
1939	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1940	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1944	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Hanshin
1946	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1947	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1948	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Taiyo Robins
1949	Foreign Major	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers
1950	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1951	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1952	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Dragons
1953	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1954	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1955	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1956	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions
1957	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Mainichi Orions

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