These Scarce Baseball Menko Cards were made in 1957.
This set is Catalogued as JCM 28-A in the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.
Examples from this set are Scarce overall.
Tetsuharu Kawakami 川上 哲治
is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Kawakami was a player from 1938-1958
He was a professional player for 18 years,
winning 5 batting titles, 2 home run crowns, 3 RBI titles
and had 6 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 3 times
As Manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships.
average wear with edge bump
collector grade.
1-13/16" by 3"
guaranteed authentic and unaltered.
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