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RobsJapaneseCards.com Sadaharu Oh Cards
Giants 1959-80
HOF 1994, Meikyukai Member
Probably the most famous Japanese player, Oh actually carries a Taiwanese passport because his father is Chinese. Oh played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1959 to 1980, and is the world's homerun leader with 868. As a schoolboy Oh was a star pitcher, leading Waseda to the Koshien championship in 1957 and hitting homeruns in two consectutive games in the 1958 Koshien tournament. The following year, with much fanfare, Oh signed with the Giants. His first professional season was a diasater as he only hit .161 and strukout 72 times in 193 at bats. Although he improved over the next few years, Oh did not become a star until Hiroshi Arakawa helped him develop his famed flamingo batting stance in 1962. After adopting the new stance, Oh went on to lead the Central League in homeruns for thirteen straight seasons and walks in eighteen consecutive years. His batting average also rose fifty points with the new stance. Oh was not a one dimensional player; he also won five batting titles, 13 RBI titles, two triple crowns and nine gold gloves as well as 15 homerun titles. This led to nine MVP awards, being named to 18 Best Nine teams, and to his Giants winning 11 Japan Series and an additional three Central League titles. In Japan Series play Oh hit a record 29 homers and also managed at least one homerun in thirteen straight series. There is little doubt that Oh could have been a Major League star. Nearly all Major League opponents were impressed with his abilities. Against touring Major League teams, Oh hit .259 with 20 homeruns in 325 at bats but had an incredible .409 on-base percentage. In individual tours, Oh hit .344 (21 for 61) with 5 homers against the Dodgers in 1966, .356 (21 for 59) with 3 homers against the Cardinals in 1968, and .322 (19 for 59) with 6 homers against the Mets in 1974.Oh retired after the 1980 season. He managed the Giants from 1984 through 1988. He is now the manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. As a manager, Oh has won three pennants and one Japan Series title.
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A detailed biography of Oh and a selected checklist of his cards is available in Japanese Baseball SuperStars by Robert Fitts and Gary Engel which can be purchased below
1978 Morinaga Pino Ice Cream 3-D Premium Sadaharu Oh Type 1
Code: 1brpino1
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1978 Morinaga Pino Ice Cream 3-D Premium Sadaharu Oh NrMt Type 2
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2000 BBM Limited Edition ON Sadaharu Oh Windbreaker Card
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1960s Sadaharu Oh Meiji Playing Card NrMt
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1960s Sadaharu Oh Dai Nippon Playing Card NrMt
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1960s Sadaharu Oh Playing Card NrMt
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1994 Sadaharu Oh Telephone Card NrMt
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2000 BBM Limited ON Sadaharu Oh #21
Code: 1bron21
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2000 BBM Limited ON Sadaharu Oh #24
Code: 1br0n24
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1972 Manama 3-d Stamp of Sadaharu Oh
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The Sadaharu Oh Baseball Card Checklist Black and White Version
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