Description: Here you have a GREAT bit of JAPANESE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA! If you are a fan...SEE THE SCAN! This is coverage of exhibitions played by th TOKYO YOMIURI GIANTS in Florida and the TOKYO LOTTE ORIONS in Arizona featured inside (not on the cover) of A COMPLETE 1971 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine. The 2-page spread is titled "JAPAN’S MR. OH HITS MORE HOMERS THAN BIG BOOG". Besides coverage of the exhibitions, there is a good discussion of the history of Japanese baseball and the relationship with MLB. Among those mentioned here besides SADAHARU OH and SHIGEO NAGASHIMA... YUKINOBU KUROE… COACH SHIGERU MAKINO… BOOG POWELL… OH compared to MEL OTT… TED WILLIAMS on hitting with the hips… the higher salaries paid to Japanese players… CAPPY HARADA, scout for the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS… MASANORI MURAKAMI (the only Japanese player to have been with the U.S. big leagues… WALTER ALSTON.. RICHIE ALLEN… GORDON WINDHORN… and more. Included here are photos oh Oh and NAGASHIMA…The magazine is in nice shape. Not mint, but gently read, and a tough find! A great piece FOR THE FAN! Take it home with you! Winner, please add $4.75 for postage and wonderful packaging. GOOD LUCK! Please Check Out My Ebay Store for more great memorabilia! I am happy to send this to any country. 1st class international air postage will be charged. THANKS! 73729
Price: 24 USD
Location: Eugene, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-23T19:22:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: One Size
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Pre & Post Season: Pre-Season
Product: Publication
Player: SADAHARU OH
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: MAGAZINE
Grade: Ungraded
Type: publication
Signed: No
Year: 1971
Vintage: Yes
Sport: Baseball-MLB
Team: TOKYO YOMIURI GIANTS
Brand: Unbranded
