Masaru Honma
Masaru Honma
Born: May 1, 1939
, Aichi JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 158
Career: 1958-1967
Masaru Honma compiled a career record of 28 wins and 38 losses and a 2.86 ERA in his 216-game pitching career with the Osaka Tigers, Hanshin Tigers and Nishitetsu Lions. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.79 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 190.3 | 155 | 68 | 59 | 16 | 63 | 5 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 765 | |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3.49 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 167.7 | 149 | 73 | 65 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 97 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 686 | |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2.52 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 139.3 | 123 | 48 | 39 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 566 | |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.55 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 84.7 | 65 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.00 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.81 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | |
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 38 | .424 | 2.86 | 216 | 76 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 693.3 | 590 | 255 | 220 | 64 | 209 | 11 | 377 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2801 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | 47 | 62 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .145 | .161 | .164 | .324 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 41 | 57 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .167 | .196 | .208 | .404 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 39 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .212 | .235 | .273 | .508 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 29 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 213 | 188 | 166 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .181 | .199 | .217 | .416 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Osaka Tigers | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Nishitetsu Lions | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Osaka Tigers | |||
| 1959 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Osaka Tigers | |||
| 1960 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Osaka Tigers | |||
| 1961 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1963 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1964 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1965 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 1966 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions | |||
| 1967 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions |
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