These Baseball Menko Cards were made in 1950.
This set is Catalogued as JCM 117 the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.
These scarce cards are ranked R3,
meaning est. between 11-99 of ea. card known.
Most players have more than one pose in this large set,
Fujimura has 3 poses listed and they don't match this one.
Fumio Fujimura 藤村 富美男
is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Fumio was a two-way player from 1936-1958
34-11 record pitching, and hit 224 HRs
A superstitious player, Fujimura never hurt insects or shaved before
games,
Known as hot-tempered, as he was once suspended for physically
abusing an umpire.
In 1950, Fujimura set the single-season record with 191 base hits.
This record remained unbroken for 44 years, until Ichiro Suzuki surpassed it in 1994.
card has average wear
collector grade
tough Uncatalogued card
1-3/8" by 2-3/4"