Early Japanese Baseball.

**VIBaseball** · 03-24-2005, 07:00 PM

Hats off again, Jackie!

Simply marvelous. I can't imagine how long and how hard you've worked to acquire these little treasures!

**JACKIE42** · 03-25-2005, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by VIBaseball

Simply marvelous. I can't imagine how long and how hard you've worked to acquire these little treasures!

When it becomes work i will stop doing it, so far it's still fun.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 07:38 AM

1960 San Franciso Giants Japan Tour Magazine-Willie Mays Cover

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 07:46 AM

Sadaharu Oh broke Hank Aaron's career home run record when he smacked #756 on 9/3/77. This TV Guide is dated 9/16 and contains TV listings for programs from 9/10 to 9/16. Undoubtedly, it went on sale right as Oh was breaking Aaron's record.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 07:55 AM

1933 National High School Tournament Chusho Commercial School Champions.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:00 AM

1953, Tour.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:05 AM

1954 Yomiuri Giants. Players such as HOFers Wally Yonamine (Hawaii), Tetsuharu Kawakami, Takehiko Bessho and Shigeru Chiba have their own squares, along with Hawaiian Jun Hirota. The large center square contains a group caricature of eight Giants.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:09 AM

The Giants had a won-loss record of 82-44-4 to win the league championship. Wally Yonamine (HOF) (Hawaii) of the Giants led the league in hitting that season at .338, followed by the Giants' Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF) at .327.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:14 AM

Sadaharu Oh (HOF)
This very large advertising poster for haori (men's kimono) shows the home run champ at his most relaxed.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:19 AM

this Toho Films production commemorates the 30 year history (1934-63) of the Yomiuri Giants. The two large images on the poster are the greatest Giants of them all, Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima.

**JACKIE42** · 03-26-2005, 08:24 AM

1959, Sadaharu Oh Rookie (HOF)/Shigeo Nagashima (HOF)

**JACKIE42** · 04-02-2005, 10:04 AM

Babe Ruth homers in 3rd game of U.S. All Stars vs. Japan All Stars- 1934

**JACKIE42** · 04-02-2005, 10:08 AM

Babe Ruth scores after homering in 3rd game of U.S. All Stars vs. Japan All Stars- 1934

**JACKIE42** · 04-02-2005, 10:11 AM

Averill homers off Japanese legend Sawamura scoring Foxx- 1934

with HOF catcher Kuji in crouch. Kuji was killed during a game in 1939.

**JACKIE42** · 04-02-2005, 02:06 PM

1947.
Haruyasu Nakajima (HOF

Early Japanese Baseball.

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