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| Player Report for #57 Taisuke Kondo | | Sunday, October 19th, 1958 | 
| AB | 419 | | HR | 32 | | RBI | 91 | | AVG | .267 | | OPS | .949 |
| | Name: | Taisuke Kondo | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $5,825,600 | | Birthday: | 11-24-1929 | Signed Through: | 1959 Season | | Age: | 28 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 108 Days | | Born in: | Tsurugashima (Saitama) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 152 Days | | Nationality: | Japanese | | | | Height: | 6' 1" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, 108 Days | | Weight: | 202 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | | | Versus LHP | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | | | Versus RHP | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | | | Talent | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 10 | | Catcher 14 (Arm: 13) | | Stealing Ability: | 13 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 11 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 9 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1958 | @ NWK | Loss, 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1958 | NWK | Loss, 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1958 | NWK | Loss, 6-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1958 | @ NWK | Win, 22-11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1958 | @ NWK | Loss, 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-16-1958 | NWK | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-15-1958 | NWK | Win, 8-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-13-1958 | @ NWK | Loss, 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-12-1958 | @ NWK | Win, 11-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-07-1958 | @ WAS | Win, 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Coast Baseball 1958 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 118 | 419 | 112 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 91 | 71 | 41 | 77 | .267 | .362 | .587 | .949 | .972 | .320 | 30.4 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 112 | 486 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 88.7 | 7.41 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 143 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .366 | .587 | .953 | | Versus Right | | 276 | 73 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 45 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 16 | .264 | .360 | .587 | .947 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 81 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .297 | .506 | .803 | | May | | 84 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .202 | .337 | .500 | .837 | | June | | 75 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .360 | .444 | .760 | 1.204 | | July | | 87 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .356 | .467 | .816 | 1.283 | | August | | 92 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .263 | .380 | .643 | | Spring Training | | 79 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .368 | .570 | .938 | | Playoffs | | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .246 | .309 | .555 | | Last Year | | 407 | 104 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 102 | 87 | 47 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 23 | .256 | .361 | .568 | .929 | | 2 Years Ago | | 422 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 75 | 71 | 22 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 23 | .265 | .333 | .547 | .880 | | Career | | 1537 | 397 | 84 | 12 | 115 | 315 | 271 | 137 | 332 | 15 | 0 | 84 | .258 | .349 | .553 | .902 | | Home | | 208 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 52 | 44 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .303 | .388 | .726 | 1.114 | | Road | | 211 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .232 | .337 | .450 | .788 | | Grass | | 419 | 112 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 91 | 71 | 41 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .267 | .362 | .587 | .949 | | Day | | 37 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .422 | .649 | 1.071 | | Night | | 382 | 101 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 82 | 65 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .264 | .356 | .581 | .937 | | Pinch Hitting | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | | Close/Late | | 86 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .314 | .398 | .628 | 1.026 | | Inning 1-3 | | 128 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .289 | .373 | .703 | 1.076 | | Inning 4-6 | | 153 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .229 | .344 | .464 | .808 | | Inning 7-9 | | 130 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .285 | .363 | .608 | .971 | | Extra Innings | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | | 0 Outs | | 153 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .268 | .343 | .549 | .892 | | 1 Outs | | 115 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .304 | .406 | .748 | 1.154 | | 2 Outs | | 151 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .347 | .503 | .850 | | Scoring Position | | 118 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .263 | .392 | .593 | .985 | | Bases Empty | | 207 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .275 | .359 | .594 | .953 | | Runner on 1st | | 94 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .255 | .327 | .564 | .891 | | Runner on 2nd | | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .354 | .450 | .804 | | Runner on 3rd | | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .421 | .929 | 1.350 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .394 | .536 | .930 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .238 | .632 | .870 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .700 | 1.167 | 1.867 | | Bases Loaded | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .471 | .455 | .925 | | Two Strikes | | 172 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .186 | .282 | .390 | .672 | | First Pitch | | 67 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .373 | .400 | .836 | 1.236 | | Count 0-1 | | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .256 | .380 | .564 | .944 | | Count 0-2 | | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .226 | .393 | .619 | | Count 1-0 | | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .424 | .667 | | Count 1-1 | | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .381 | .400 | .762 | 1.162 | | Count 1-2 | | 51 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .264 | .529 | .794 | | Count 2-0 | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .444 | .867 | 1.311 | | Count 2-1 | | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .679 | .964 | | Count 2-2 | | 53 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .185 | .321 | .506 | | Count 3-0 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .842 | 1.000 | 1.842 | | Count 3-1 | | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 | | Full Count | | 40 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .421 | .300 | .721 | | Behind in Count | | 118 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .220 | .299 | .508 | .807 | | Ahead in Count | | 99 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | .444 | .697 | 1.141 |
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| Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1952 Moon Township - R | 22 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .559 | 1.009 | 5.4 | | 1953 Hampton Beach - A | 23 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .478 | .625 | .870 | 1.495 | 8.9 | | 1953 Statesboro - AA | 23 | 90 | 362 | 95 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 52 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 3 | .262 | .345 | .481 | .825 | 20.5 | | 1954 Statesboro - AA | 24 | 92 | 345 | 95 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 56 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 8 | 1 | .275 | .362 | .490 | .851 | 22.5 | | 1955 Statesboro - AA | 25 | 35 | 136 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | .324 | .429 | .618 | 1.047 | 19.2 | | Total DHBL | | 217 | 843 | 234 | 61 | 12 | 36 | 153 | 139 | 98 | 25 | 10 | 163 | 16 | 7 | .278 | .366 | .507 | .872 | 62.1 | | Total NEBL | | 6 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .478 | .625 | .870 | 1.495 | 8.9 | | Total ORB | | 39 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .559 | 1.009 | 5.4 |
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| Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1958 Portsmouth - ACB | 28 | 14 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .246 | .309 | .555 | 0.0 | | Total ACB | | 14 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .246 | .309 | .555 | 0.0 |
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| Career Fielding Stats | | Year/Team/League | POS | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% | | 1958 Portsmouth - ML | C | 113 | 112 | 997 | 70 | 4 | 1081 | 14 | .987 | 994.0 | 9.66 | 3 | 144 | 46 | 31.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Player History | | 04-04-1952 | Signed a 0-year minor league contract with the Portsmouth Spartans organization. | | 01-01-1953 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (6); Power: 10 (5); Eye: 7 (4). | | 05-27-1953 | Was selected to the 1953 Down Home Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1954 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 14 (8); Eye: 10 (7). | | 01-01-1955 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (7); Power: 12 (6); Eye: 9 (5). | | 05-16-1955 | Wins the DHBL SL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-01-1955 | Wins the ACB ML Rookie of the Month Award. | | 10-13-1955 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1956 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (9); Power: 16 (8); Eye: 11 (6). | | 06-29-1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game. | | 10-15-1956 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1957 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 16 (8); Eye: 13 (7). | | 09-18-1957 | Won the 1957 Atlantic Coast Baseball World Championship with the Portsmouth Spartans! | | 09-19-1957 | Wins the 1957 ACB ML Golden Glove at C. | | 10-12-1957 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1958 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (8); Power: 15 (8); Eye: 13 (7). | | 06-01-1958 | Hits three home runs against the Rockville Superbas, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 10-16-1958 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,825,600 through arbitration. |
| Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1956 | 30 | 3 | | 1957 | 33 | 9 | | 1958 | 32 | 6 |
| | Year | RBI | Rank | | 1956 | 75 | 9 | | 1957 | 102 | 6 | | 1958 | 91 | 7 |
| | Year | IBB | Rank | | 1956 | 6 | 5 | | 1958 | 5 | 4 |
| | Year | HP | Rank | | 1955 | 15 | 7 | | 1956 | 23 | 5 | | 1957 | 23 | 3 | | 1958 | 23 | 2 |
| | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1956 | 57 | 6 | | 1957 | 59 | 9 | | 1958 | 63 | 7 |
| | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1956 | .547 | 6 | | 1958 | .587 | 6 |
| | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1956 | .282 | 2 | | 1957 | .312 | 7 | | 1958 | .320 | 3 |
| | Year | OPS | Rank | | 1956 | .880 | 9 | | 1958 | .949 | 10 |
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