Sadaharu Oh

[Kevin]

Absolutely fantastic

[itjclarke]

I've been accumulating Ohs over the past several years. Love the variaty, and loved that most could be purchased raw in "collector grade".

[itjclarke]

My signed ball, English and Japanese... And his partner in crime, Shigeo Nagashima, 2nd from top left and top right.
Sadaharu Oh signed ball.jpg1958 Menko Mitsua Uncut Nagashima and Kineda.jpg

[Exhibitman]

There are some beautiful post-war Japanese baseball cards. I am partial to the 1949 and 1951 cards related to the tours of the Seals and the all stars that Lefty O'Doul put together. I have a nice group of Seals bromides from 1949 of O'Doul and Arky Vaughan, who was in his final go-round as a player. I also have, somewhere in the mess at home, cards of Isao Harimoto (only 500HR 3000 hit guy), Masaichi Kaneda (400 game winner), Katsuya Nomura (the greatest catcher), Tetsuharu Kawakami (The God of Batting), Victor Starffin (Russian 300 game winner) and Nagashima. Plus, because it caught my eye years ago at a National, a giant bromide of Dom DiMaggio.

[Frankish]

Sean, Jeff, and Nat: thank you very much. I learn something here every day!

[Frankish]

With that information, it looks like Shibuya on a 1962 JCM 14e (brown bat on right). Thanks again!

[Frankish]

Here are a few more for the thread (though some have been shown already). I just sent a bunch off to be graded, for better or worse, but will see if I scanned those earlier.