is a former

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

pitcher and manager in Japan's

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

. He was elected to the

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame The is a museum which includes a library, reference rooms and . It first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome. The Hall of Fame and Museum was created as a ...

in 1999.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kondoh, Sadao 1925 births 2006 deaths Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Nishitetsu Baseball Club players Yomiuri Giants players Chunichi Dragons players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Chunichi Dragons managers Yokohama DeNA BayStars managers Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters managers Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees