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Tetsuharu Kawakami Cards

Giants 1938-58

HOF 1965

Known as the "God of Batting", Kawakami was one of Japan's greatest stars in the 1940s and 1950s and became its greatest all-time manager. As a player, he played first base for the Yomiuri Giants both before and after World War II. He led the league in batting 5 times, in hits 6 times, in RBI 3 times, and HRs twice. He was also a three time MVP and selected for the Best Nine team 10 times. His .313 lifetime batting average ranks 5th on the all-time list. As a manager, Kawakami led the Giants from 1961 to 1974. During this 13 year period, the Giants won 11 Japan Series titles.

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A detailed biography of Kawakami and a selected checklist of his cards is available in Japanese Baseball SuperStars by Robert Fitts and Gary Engel which can be purchased below

	1952 JCM 8 Menko Strip with Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF) EX+/NM Condition Code: 1brjcm8kawakami Price: $35.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Kawakami, Tetsuharu Scorebook EX+" Code: 1brkawakamibook Price: $40.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Kawakami, Tetsuharu 1951 Osato Gangu NM" Code: 1brkawakamiog Price: $20.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Kawakami, Tetsuharu 1952 Yamakatsu Bromide 1 EX+/NM" Code: 1brkawakami52yama1 Price: $20.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Kawakami, Tetsuharu 1952 Yamakatsu Bromide 2 EX+/NM" Code: 1brkawakami52yama2 Price: $20.00 Quantity in Basket: none

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