Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda (本田 威志)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 7", Weight 150 lb.
- School Chuo University
- High School Okazaki High School
- Born August 20, 1937 in Okazaki, Aichi Japan
- Died July 27, 2010 in Toyota, Aichi Japan
Biographical Information[edit]
Takeshi Honda signed with the Taiyo Whales in 1960, and he was 1-for-26 combined in his first two seasons. He went to the Chunichi Dragons in 1953, but he only got 26 more at-bats before he announced his retirement in 1964. He later scouted for the Dragons. His son Hideshi Honda is a NPB umpire.


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