Yasuji Hondo

Yasuji Hondo
本堂保次
Yasuji Hondo; 本堂保次
	Yasuji Hondo 1955
	Second baseman / Manager
	Born: March 18, 1918; Yao, Osaka, Japan
	Died: June 8, 1997 (aged 79)
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Osaka Tigers
Last appearance
	1957, for the Mainichi Orions
NPB statistics
Batting average	.261
Hits	1,242
Runs batted in	588
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 Daimai Orions/Tokyo Orions (1959–1962); Kintetsu Buffaloes (1974–1981);

Yasuji Hondo (本堂保次, Hondō Yasuji; March 18, 1918 - June 8, 1997) was a Nippon Professional Baseball second baseman and manager. He received the Best Nine Award as a second baseman in 1950.^[1]

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