#4 Takeshi Hongo, First Base, 37 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Tuesday, 10/21/1977 |
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| Takeshi Hongo
7/12/1940
37
Japan
6"3
270
First Base
R
R
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| Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
GREAT
Prone
1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1977
12 Year(s), 9 Days (2245 total Days)
135 Day(s)
15 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
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6
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1
Normal
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 2 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/20 | MIL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/28 | CLE | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
| 6/24 | OAK | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 6/30 | @OAK | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/1 | @OAK | L 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 7/3 | @MIN | L 1-16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/4 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/7 | BOS | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/8 | BOS | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/12 | BAL | L 0-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | #7 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .125 | .250 | .125 | .375 | .333 | .000 |
| Projected | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .125 | .250 | .125 | .375 | .333 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .364 | .143 | .506 |
| vs. RHP | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 |
| Close/Late | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .133 | .263 | .133 | .396 |
| Road | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| May | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .143 | .167 | .310 |
| June | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| July | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .083 | .313 | .083 | .396 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1966 | 151 | 554 | 160 | 40 | 14 | 35 | 112 | 125 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 135 | 27 | 19 | .289 | .385 | .601 | .986 | YOM |
| 1967 | 150 | 552 | 178 | 43 | 21 | 40 | 139 | 121 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 138 | 20 | 18 | .322 | .411 | .694 | 1.105 | YOM,PL |
| 1968 | 157 | 572 | 151 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 82 | 84 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 105 | 6 | 3 | .264 | .340 | .453 | .792 | YOM SFG,NL |
| 1969 | 157 | 594 | 142 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 99 | 90 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 138 | 4 | 4 | .239 | .327 | .458 | .785 | SFG |
| 1970 | 161 | 587 | 143 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 101 | 94 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 118 | 5 | 4 | .244 | .340 | .453 | .793 | SFG,NL |
| 1971 | 151 | 574 | 156 | 31 | 4 | 24 | 99 | 84 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 114 | 4 | 8 | .272 | .355 | .465 | .820 | SFG,NL |
| 1972 | 160 | 615 | 176 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 102 | 87 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 4 | 5 | .286 | .361 | .439 | .800 | SFG,NL |
| 1973 | 156 | 585 | 171 | 39 | 4 | 23 | 116 | 98 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .365 | .491 | .855 | SFG CHA,AL |
| 1974 | 158 | 591 | 153 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 89 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 6 | .259 | .342 | .382 | .724 | CHA |
| 1975 | 147 | 544 | 149 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 77 | 76 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .338 | .403 | .741 | CHA |
| 1976 | 127 | 457 | 107 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .294 | .324 | .618 | CHA |
| 1977 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .125 | .375 | CHA |
| Total | 1686 | 6249 | 1689 | 358 | 101 | 228 | 1057 | 985 | 704 | 103 | 49 | 1244 | 74 | 73 | .270 | .351 | .469 | .821 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1977, AAA | 15 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .222 | .240 | .462 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1966 | 10 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .304 | .455 | .759 |
| 1973 | 12 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .318 | .388 | .455 | .842 |
| 1974 | 10 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .359 | .359 | .564 | .923 |
| Total | 32 | 127 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 4 | .315 | .351 | .488 | .839 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 6 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1.000 | 40.1 | 8.48 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as an IPL free agent by the San Francisco Giants on 2/1/1968...
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1968, hitting .264 with 22 HR, 82 RBI...Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/27/1970...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1970, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1971, hitting .448 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Atlanta on 4/15/1971...
Injured on 4/23/1971 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1971, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 18 RBI...
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 5/24/1972...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1972, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Traded from San Francisco to Chicago (A) on 3/1/1973 (Going to SFG: P Norm Baker, SS Agustin Chacon. Going to CHA: 1B Takeshi Hongo, SS Scott Smith)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1973, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1973...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1974...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1975, hitting .520 with 1 HR, 12 RBI...
Injured on 7/12/1977 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1967 - .322 - 6th
| OBP
1967 - .411 - 6th
1968 - .340 - 8th
| SLG
1966 - .601 - 3rd
1967 - .694 - 1st
1968 - .453 - 7th
1971 - .465 - 9th
| OPS
1966 - .986 - 2nd
1967 - 1.105 - 1st
1968 - .792 - 7th
1971 - .820 - 10th
1972 - .800 - 10th
| Hits
1967 - 178 - 2nd
1968 - 151 - 8th
1972 - 176 - 6th
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Doubles
1966 - 40 - 8th
1967 - 43 - 3rd
1969 - 36 - 6th
1970 - 34 - 5th
1971 - 31 - 7th
1972 - 45 - 1st
1973 - 39 - 6th
| Triples
1966 - 14 - 3rd
1967 - 21 - 1st
1968 - 10 - 3rd
1969 - 8 - 10th
1972 - 11 - 2nd
1975 - 14 - 2nd
| Homeruns
1966 - 35 - 3rd
1967 - 40 - 1st
1968 - 22 - 6th
1969 - 26 - 10th
1970 - 27 - 10th
1971 - 24 - 8th
| RBI
1966 - 112 - 4th
1967 - 139 - 1st
1968 - 82 - 5th
1969 - 99 - 9th
1970 - 101 - 9th
1971 - 99 - 6th
1972 - 102 - 3rd
1973 - 116 - 4th
| Runs
1966 - 125 - 1st
1967 - 121 - 3rd
1968 - 84 - 3rd
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BB
1966 - 72 - 9th
1969 - 75 - 10th
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