All baseball memorabilia Japanese
 

I was going to start this as a Japanese book thread, but I suspect it wouldn't have many posts. If you have older Japanese items of whatever sort, please post them

Here's the Japanese language edition of Babe Ruth's fiction book The Home Run
King, c 1928 (the English edition was 1920)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/1...6992ecb4_c.jpg

Not pre-war, so these probably don't count...

"Championship Player Major League," circa 1950 -- box about 2 3/4" x 2 3/8", seemingly made out of dessicated moth wings...
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...0.jpg~original http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...d.jpg~original


"Fine Play Base Ball Game," 1952 -- box about 4x3"
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Love the batting grip on the game cover.

Here's another Japanese language edition of an early book. First person to guess the book gets bonus points (no bonus points if you already know or use google )

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5524/1...cc2dced2_c.jpg

I have posted these before. Nonetheless, I love the graphics on Japanese oversized display pieces. The first is an early 1960s movie poster featuring Oh, Kanda, and Nakashima. The second is a 1959 baseball magazine advertising poster featuring a Rookie Oh.

1949 Pride of The Yankees movie program

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1957 Pride of The Yankees movie Program

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Isn't that book a translation of the Christy Matthewson book? "Pitching in a Pinch" I think?

I got this at a flea market, while on tour in Japan, for around $10. It's about a foot and a half square. Sorry about the fuzzy pictures.

Doug

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Japanese baseball
 

Great thread! Wow, these are some beautiful and amazing early pieces!
You have gotta love the color and graphics of items related to Japanese baseball.
Simply breathtaking!

These are definitely not prewar, but I thought I would post them, never the less. All three of these are related to my advanced Nolan Ryan collection:

- A copy of the Japanese version of Nolan's first autobiography Throwing Heat.

- A copy of Nolan Ryan and pitching coach Tom House's book The Nolan Ryan Pitcher's Bible.

- A 1992 Japanese baseball magazine featuring Nolan Ryan on the cover.

Even though not Japanese, I also have quite a few magazines related to Nolan Ryan in Spanish including a copy of a Mexican Sports Illustrated from the 1990's. This is the only known example of this publication.

Keep those Japanese rarities coming. I love it! :)

I posted this in my Lou Brock thread in the Post War forum. This is from a tour of Japan by the Cardinals in 1968. It's also got write-ups in Japanese about the Japanese teams, as well as the many pictures of the Cardinals.

Sorry to hijack...but if anyone is interested I have a box of 70+ Japanese BB magazines from the mid 90's. Ichiro, Matsui and other stars on the covers. PM if interested. Thanks,

Jeff

more non pre-war...sorry :p

they obviously lifted the team picture from the Falstaff postcard.

1908 USS Cleveland vs. Waseda University Japan
 

Here is one I have posted before... I think its really early for this type of thing - 1908.

I have not had time to do any research yet - hopefully I will figure out more someday. I can read Cleveland & Waseda on the Jerseys.

Special thanks to the fine folks here on Net54 for translations...

USS Cleveland vs. Waseda University Big Baseball Match Commemoration (Victory Waseda)

"The 2 cancellation dates are from the reign of Emperor Meiji (Hirohito's grandfather). The date on the postmark in the middle of the card is
October 7, 1908 - the 41st year of the reign of Meiji. The postmark on the stamp is October 4th, so 2 different post offices cancelled the card. The addressee was in Tokyo."


Here's my mom's reply to your request.

Hi Michelle,

Regarding the post card you sent for translation, the printing on the front picture is as the owner says. i.e. USS Cleveland vs. Waseda, etc.

The card was mailed by a Mr. Kimura from the Governor General's house in Seoul, Korea on October 4th, 1908 where he worked and lived as a trainee. The brief writing on the bottom left side of the stamp is the date the card was written. The postage stamp was cancelled on that same date.

The card was addressed to Mr. Yoshi Ichijo who lived at a Mr. Yanagawa's house at 136 Sakashita-cho, Ohtsuka, Koishikawa-ku, Tokyo-shi. The stamp in the middle of the card is when it was received at the Koishikawa Post Office on October 7, 1908.

The correspondence reads as follows:

"Hi, Ichijo,

I heard it's been strong wind and rain in Tokyo these days. How are you doing? Here in Korea it's still very cold and the morning and the night are too cold to wear just one shirt. These days I don't know if Inaba is dead or alive. He hasn't written to me at all, although I haven't written to him either. Kawagoe and I are going to the Government Center club and playing tennis almost every day. Take care."

Japanese baseball played in NYC
 

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c1924 - 20 1/2" wide x 13" tall, BASEBALL GAME BROADSIDE, MEIJI UNIVERSITY VS. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

I'm wild for broadsides...this one had me at first sight...and helps round out my collection...game took place 6 months after Yankee Stadium opened. Meiji University is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Tokyo.

Since cards were specifically excluded from the references thread Rob started, I thought I would post this here. As with many of the references I have collected, it cost me more than the combined value of all of the Japanese baseball cards that I have handled, but I REALLY don't like not knowing what I have. So, it was either learn kanji/hiragana/katakana to be able to translate them, or pony up for the guide. Not a hard choice for me :D

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Guides029.jpg

Flannel
 

1960's Tokyo Giants game flannel that I just let go from my collection.

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/...psd1bf1342.jpg

1931 Tour of Japan ball
 

Posted this before, but will add it here

Sorry, 2nd photo set

GREAT ball, Misha!! :)

Gorgeous ball Misha....and awesome jersey Chris.

These are the kinds of posts that I love and hate. I love all the items and hate that I don't have any of them!

Not baseball, but kind of interesting

What's her name...the Black Widow...something Lee?

Pretty sure that is not Jeanette Lee. She is Korean.


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Haven't seen any gloves posted yet, so will do so here...

Very rare to find a pre-war Mizuno, but here is a NRMT beauty. Very little wear and some truly unique features. Huge adult glove exhibits rolled leather piping and a great early Mizuno patch. Also features a unique little factory "pouch" on the pinky finger (which I believe was created to increase pliability). If this is incorrect, please let me know.

I could make this glove available for sale/trade, if anyone is interested. Probably not a shocker, since I shamelessly hyped it above. :rolleyes:

But it is a rare pre-war glove... especially in this condition. Please see pics below.... thanks!

That glove is unbelievable! Not many of those survived. I believe the button is a replacement though - a WWII-Vietnam era U.S. Army fatigue uniform button. Maybe it was a vet's bring back from the war.

He was joking. Her great-grandmother was still a virgin when that photo was taken.

very cool
 

carlton you know enjoy your site and hope the pony is running great octavio

I was kidding! Still, since I'm immature......:p

As was I. Hence the only comment being about her ethnicity and not her age. I have had a crush on her for years.


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Thanks
 

Thanks boss...stang's running smooth...put the top down often!

Signed Pete Rose promo poster from the Reds 1978 postseason tour of Japan.

1931 Tour of Japan Postcard with Lefty Grove...
 

This is one of my favorites!

1932 Yakyukai Magazine (1931 Tour of Japan)
 

Lefty Grove is on the cover. I can't remember the name of the Japanese player.

Seals 1949 Tour of Japan, and 1951 Tour Pennant
 

Love the Rose poster and the Lefty Grove items.

1. Here's a pic of a display I did in the late 1990s of 1949 SF Seals Japan tour artifacts. The Seals players were so showered with gifts by their hosts that they had to rent a cargo plane to bring it all back.

2. Pennant/Banner presented to Lefty O'Doul from the 1951 tour.

Wow! Beautiful stuff!

My two favorite postcards of Waseda and Keio:

here's a few more items relating to the reds 78' tour. these were worn by the press. anyone know japanese?:p

Another Japanese tour poster...
 

....this one from the St. Louis Cardinals 1958 tour. Measures about 20"x30".

One of the Japanese language editions of the Babe a Ruth Story

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Nice Chris! You gotta love all the color.

Awesome & super obscure Lefty Grove items!

Broadside,Caramel premium etc.
 

The Shigeo Nagashima standup, advertising Sanko vitamins, is from the 1960's. The Japanese booklet w/ Bob Feller image and auto proves once again that the rare Bob Feller items, around the world, are the ones he did not sign. The framed broadside (20"x14") is announcing the June 20th game between the Tokyo Giants and Nishi Nippon (Central League) on June 20th 1950 at 2pm. The caramel premium of Chiba with its original envelope was sent from Kobai Caramel to a Mr. Kihara in 1949.

I got this in person while in Japan on a business trip. It's 9 1/2 X 10 3/4.

Doug

Magazines
 

Picked these up today

Japanese Baseball Magazine Sticker Set with unopened package

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...psa3bc149f.jpg

Japanese Baseball Annual Guides from the 80's and 90's shows player stats and bios...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ps4386dc5f.jpg

Ricky Y

Doug's post with his great twice signed Sadaharu Oh reminded me that I own an IP signed OAL ball from back in the early-mid 1990's at "The International" baseball card show in Anaheim, CA.

That is a nice looking ball.

Here's a copy of the Japanese edition of Babe Ruth's 1931 book, How to Play Baseball. With dust jacket.

Max

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3072/...773be757_o.jpg

Thanks Doug!

Russian Born Victor Starffin
 

A Japanese Baseball HOF member and 303 game winner, Starffin is the only player to have a stadium named after him. There is a YouTube video of the 6' 4" Victor pitching in a game. Sorry I don't know how to make links

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My only Japanese item is this Babe Ruth postcard. It is a 1928 Shonen Kulubu

SWEET postcard! :cool:

Here are my baseballs.

Actually this is from the August 1929 issue of Shonen Club Magazine.

<h4>Here are some items from my personal collection<p>1908 Washington University tour tickets<br>Yakyukai (Baseball World) Magazines<br>Meiji Era (Pre 1913) Books<p><IMG src="http://www.klevens.com/items.jpg">

I picked up these two from Robert Kleven's most recent auction at Prestige Collectibles. I won the auction for these two lots on Tuesday and received them yesterday. I was very impressed with his customer service and I highly recommend him.

Although I don't generally collect Japanese baseball items I love the colors and graphic design of their oversized posters depicting members of their HOF. Thankfully these are pretty scarce because I'm addicted to them and cannot afford them often. I loved Godzilla movies and baseball as a kid and these are the perfect blend of the two.

The first is a movie poster from 1957 measures 10.5" X 28.5" and features Tetsuharu Kawakami March 23, 1920 – October 28, 2013 was a Japanese baseball player and manager. Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, he played for the Yomiuri Giants between 1938 and 1958, being nicknamed (dageki no kamisama, "the God of Batting/Hitting") In 1951, he whiffed only 6 times, which is the Japanese single-season tie record. He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in a season. He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP three times. As a manager, he was known for his ruthless, tough-love style, but he led the Yomiuri Giants to nine consecutive championships

The second poster is circa 1953, advertises whiskey, measures 14.75" X 21" and features Fumio Fujimura. Fujimura was born August 14, 1916 in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, died May 28, 1992. He played for the Osaka Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In the 1933 National High School Baseball Championship, Fujimura's team reached the quarterfinals but his opponent Masao Yoshida pitched a shutout in the game. In the final of 1934 National High School Baseball Championship, he faced Tetsuharu Kawakami and had three strikeouts in three at bats. He won the championship. In 1950, he recorded 191 hits. This record remained unbroken for 44 years, until Ichiro Suzuki in 1994. He was inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. His number, 10, is retired with the Hanshin Tigers.

Brooks Robinson
 

I know the Orioles did a tour in Japan; does anyone have anything O's related to the trip.

Also, any Brooks Robinson related Japanese items?!?

By the way the Babe postcard is cool looking!

Here are some items from their previous auctions.

http://www.prestigecollectiblesaucti...etauctionid=86

http://www.prestigecollectiblesaucti...etauctionid=72

http://www.prestigecollectiblesaucti...ekword=Orioles

Did you make that up?

VERY funny!

Brooks Robinson
 

Mike,

Thanks for the links on the Brooks and O's related Japanese tour items.

Mark

Boog Powell, Brooks and Frank Robinson Magazine
 

I'm looking for a '71 Japanese magazine with Frank, Brooks and Boog on the cover in nice condition. Anyone have one of these available or can hook me up on where to find one?

I always come away with something cool from Robert Klevens's booth at the National. Am sorry to miss out this year. Picked up some 1950 Shonen Club premiums from him last year. They are about T3 size on thickish paper. The writing on the back is different on each card so I am deducing that it is particular to the player (can't read a word of it).

Kaoru Betto HOF
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Michio Nishizawa HOF
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From 1934 Tour of Japan.

Japanese baseball in Seattle, 1910s
 

Here are a few neat images from the thriving Japanese Industrial Leagues in Seattle in the teens:

1. The Mikado team shot is taken at Seattle's Woodland Park, now the site of Woodland Park Zoo. Northwest baseball stalwart George Engel is present (1911 Obak):

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=engel-002geo

2. The Mikasa and Cherry teams are pictures at Dugdale Park, home of the Northwestern League Seattle Giants.

Check out that super-cool banner!

Reviving an old thread for purely self serving reasons. Ben's recent 1934 Tour of Japan thread rekindled my passion for large Japanese baseball related advertising posters. I picked this one up in Prestigecollectibles' most recent auction. Why can't I seem to remain focused in my collecting efforts?? Nonetheless I can't wait to receive it and get it framed.

I can't read it but the auction description is as follows. "This poster was an advertisement for a film about the 1959 Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nankai Hawks, in which the Hawks completed a four game sweep. An image of the Series' MVP, Tadashi Sugiura, appears on the poster, along Mr. Giants, Shigeo Nagashima, who was Sugiura's teammate at Rikkio University. The two players had each been named Rookie of the Year for 1958 in their respective leagues, so the Series was billed as a matchup of these two future Hall of Fame members. The color movie was filmed in Premier Scope and was produced by the Premier Film Company. It is thought that this movie was a contemporary newsreel or documentary".

Japan
 

Here are most of my Japanese items.
A circa 1951(?) Japanese card of DiMaggio and I think Lefty O'Doul. I think I got this one from Rob Fitts, but I cannot remember at the moment.
An unknown (unless one of you knows?) photo of a Giants player. I can't remember where I got that one (maybe Japan?).
And a magazine with Joe on the cover that I keep intending to frame and hang up, but keep forgetting to do.

Brooks Robinson Magazine
 

I picked up a Japanese magazine with Brooks Robinson and Shigeo Nagashima on the cover. In fairly nice shape as well...

Sean that's a very cool DiMaggio magazine cover. Sean congrats on finally finding the Robinson Japanese magazine. You've been looking for that one for awhile haven't you?

B. Robby
 

Yes it's been a long search, but finally found one in decent condition. I only know of two Japanese magazines with Brooks pictured on the cover; if there are any more I've never seen them. Also, he has a couple Japanese cards where he's pictured which I acquired years ago.

One thing that I've never found was photos of Brooks playing in Japan.

1920 Tour
 

I've always enjoyed collecting and seeing material from the many tours of Japan. Here's a rare team photo from the 1920-1921 "All American" and "All National" tour.

Awesome team photo Dave! Out of curiosity was this 1920 team associated with the University of Washington that toured Japan?

1920-21 Herb Hunter Baseball Tour of Japan Postcard?
 

Hi all.......just received this in the mail from a dealer in Holland. I was told it was Americans playing Japanese in the 1920's.
An identical postcard is shown on the VintageBall site under World Tours .
It says it is an image from the Herb Hunter Tour of Japan in 1920-21.
Any info as to what team, or person, etc would help, thanks, Mike

Back of postcard
 

Here is a picture of the back

I believe it is from that tour. I don't know the players shown, but the caption says it is the US pro team vs Waseda University.

Thank you
 

Thanks Robert.......I tried to look at other pictures to match the socks pattern, but sometimes it seems American players are wearing socks and footwear that the Japanese are wearing.
Anyway, appreciate the confirmation and translation.
Are these scare? Mike

Photo of Omori Baseball Team
 

Hi All......just got this in the mail today....a wonderful photo of the Omori Baseball Team. Judging by the type of photo and way it us presented, my guess would by early 1900's.......could be older......but I'm not sure. The only mark is in the corner where it says " SHINOHARA PHOTO STUDIO" with Kanji writing below.
The photo itself measures 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches and it us attached to the thin cardboard backing which measures 8 3/8 by 10 7/8 inches.
I finishing up my baseball room and have an area where I want to display a few Japanese images, not sure if to frame this or not.
I recently got a great 1931 Yakyukai Bromide large image of Osama Mihara, who played against the All Americans in 1934.

Any additional info someone may have on this would be appreciated, thanks, Mike

SHINOHARA label
 

Here is the label of the studio.