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Katsuo Osugi Cards

Flyers 1965-74, Swallows 1975-83

HOF 1997, Meikyukai Member

A power-hitting firstbaseman, Osugi teamed up first with Isao Harimoto of the Flyers and then with Tsutomu Wakamatsu of the Swallows to form feared one-two punches. During his nineteen year career, Osugi topped twenty homeruns in fourteen seasons, including seven seasons with over thirty and three with over forty. He also reached the 100 RBI plateau four times. In 1970, he had one of the finest seasons in the history of the Pacific League, batting .339, hitting 44 homeruns, and driving in 129. Only teammate Harimoto's exceptional .389 batting average kept Osugi from gaining the Triple Crown. A durable player, Osugi played in all of the Flyers games for seven out of eight straight seasons and he missed only two games in the 8th. During his career, Osugi led the league in homeruns and RBI twice and hits once. He was named to five Best Nine teams and won the Gold Glove in 1972. Osugi ranks eighth on the all-time homerun list and seventh on the career RBI list.

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

	Osugi, Katsuo 1980 Yamakatsu NM Code: 1brosugi80yama Price: $10.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Osugi, Katsuo 1979 TCMA #19 NM" Code: 1brosugitcma Price: $5.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	"Osugi, Katsuo 1993 BBM #459 NM" Code: 1brosugi93bbm Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none

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