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Books on Japanese Baseball
Cards and Baseball
Japanese Baseball Cards
Japanese Baseball Superstars:
Hall of Fame and Meikyukai Player Profiles
by Robert Fitts and Gary
Engel
2001
124 spiral bound pages
This brand new book focuses
on the stars of Japanese baseball before Ichiro Suzuki and Hideo Nomo.
It contains the first English
language biographies ever of over 150 Japanese stars!
Profiles include every player,
manager and executive in the Japan Hall of Fame or Meikyukai (Golden Players
Club).
Printed in English, this
8 1/2" x 11" volume is the first book of its type aimed at an English speaking
audience.
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Lifetime Statistics for all HOF and Meikyukai members who played pro ball in Japan Selected baseball card checklist for postwar HOF/Meikyukai members Over 90 baseball card photos
of pro HOF/Meikyukai members
Available in both spiral
bound (black & white pictures) and CD-Rom (color pictures)
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Japanese Baseball Card Checklist and Price Guide: 4th English Language Edition by Gary Engel
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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The Japanese Baseball Enthusiast edited by Ralph Pearce
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
This newsletter published in 1993 and 1994 focused on the history of Japanese baseball and baseball cards. Highlights include articles on the Morinaga issues, and early gaijin players, and interviews with Robert Obojski, Mel Bailey (importer of the Kabaya-Leaf set), Bud Ackerman (importer of the Flag Back menkos), and John Sipin. This is a must if you want to learn more about the history of Japanese baseball cards. All seven issues of this important newsletter for only $7 post-paid.
Japanese Baseball Card Quarterly by Dennis King
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Only one issue of this awesome magazine was ever produced and it has been out of print for years. Between its high quality glossy covers are good articles on the different types of Japanese cards, checklists, and biographies of Eiji Sawamura and Sadaharu Oh. It is full of high quality pictures of old Japanese cards and is a great reference. Every Japanese card collector should have this in his collection. ONLY $15 Postpaid |
Japanese Baseball
Japanese Baseball : A Statistical Handbook by Daniel E. Johnson
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Reviews From Booknews
This reference provides
detailed information on every Japanese pro baseball season and the careers
of thousands of Japanese players, including those who have played in major
leagues in America as well as many past and current stars of Japanese professional
leagues. A chronological format allows readers to easily follow the season-by-
season development of Japanese baseball. Contains sections on season summaries
from 1936 to 1997, and all-time records, plus appendices on no-hit, no-run
games, members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, and foreign tours
of Japan by professional teams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland,
OR (booknews.com)
Barnes & Noble price $49.95
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Baseball: A Statistical Handbook from Barnes&Noble.com
You Gotta Have WA by Robert Whiting
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The Classic on Japanese Baseball
Synopsis from Barnes
and Noble.com
According to the author
"'Wa,' Japanese for 'team spirit,' is the creed of Japanese baseball, played
since the 1850s and professionally since 1935.Whiting, a long-time Japan
resident, concentrates on the two pro leagues. The Japanese leagues, he
reports, believe their severely coached game to be superior to the U.S.
game. They discourage Japanese from entering U.S. leagues. A few Americans,
usually older ones, have been accepted on Japanese teams, butthey meet
{Whiting says} with resentment, criticism, and discrimination." (Libr J)
Barnes & Noble price $11.20
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Gotta Have Wa from Barnes&Noble.com
Japanese Baseball: A Fan's Guide by Brian Maitland
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
From The Publisher
Author Brian Maitland is
an avid fan of baseball, whether it's played in the U.S., Cuba, or Japan.
Japanese Baseball: A Fan's Guide focuses on the Japanese version of the
game, covering topics like world records (Sadaharu Oh's 868 home runs);
problems like gaijin senshu, the foreign player, Japanese baseball's necessary
evil; peculiar strategies like the almost mandatory sacrifice bunt; and
bizarre trappings like the hundreds of umbrellas waved by Yakult Swallows'
fans to tell an opposing pitcher it's time for the showers. Maitland believes
that attending a Japanese baseball game is not just fun but offers insights
into Japan and the Japanese people. The same impressive claims can be made
for his book.
Barnes & Noble price $12.95
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Baseball: A Fan's Guide from Barnes&Noble.com
Baseball's Other All-Stars: The Greatest Players from the Negro Leagues, the Japanese Leagues, the Mexican League and the Pre-1960 Winter Leagues in Cuba, Puerto Rico... by William F. McNeil
Includes a chapter on the all-time great Japanese players and a statisitical analysis designed to predict how they would have done in the Major Leagues.
Barnes & Noble price $29.95
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other all-stars from Barnes&Noble.com
All-Time Japanese Baseball
Register by Carlos Bauer
Brand New, Not Reviewed
Yet.
Barnes & Noble price
$23.95
Special Order: Ships 3-5
weeks
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Japanese Baseball Register from Barnes&Noble.com
The King of Swat: An Analysis of Baseball's Home Run Hitters from the Major, Minor, Negro and Japanese Leagues by William F. McNeil
Synopsis: "In search of baseball's greatest home run hitter, McNeil critiques different eras, studies ballpark dimensions and geography, examines player physiques, and ponders day vs. night games." (Libr J) Bibliography. Index. Includes analysis of Japan's greatest homerun hitters.
Barnes & Noble price $28.50
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King of Swat from Barnes&Noble.com
Nomo: The Tornado Who Took America by Storm by Edmon J. Rodman
A short biography of Nomo written for 8 to 12 year olds.
Barnes & Noble price $4.76
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The Tornado who Took America by Storm from Barnes&Noble.com
Nomo: The inside Story on Baseball's Newest Sensation by Herb Fagen
From The Publisher
Baseball has a new sensation!
His name is Hideo Nomo, and at the age of 26, the Los Angeles Dodgers'
rookie strikeout king from Japan has taken America by storm. This is the
only biography available on this charismatic, supremely talented hurler.
From his early years in Japan to his meteoric rise to the top of professional
baseball, Nomo chronicles it all. Photos.
Barnes & Noble price: $4.79
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this link to order Nomo:
The Inside Story on Baseball's Newest Sensation from Barnes&Noble.com
Sadaharu Oh: A Zen Way of Baseball by Sadaharu Oh & David Falkner
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The Classic on Japanese Baseball
A wonderful autobiography of the all-time homerun leader. One of the best baseball books I've ever read. It provides insights on both Oh and Japanese baseball. A must read for all baseball fans.
This book is currently out
of print. If you have trouble finding a copy, please email
me. I can often get copies for around $10 (shipping charges will
be added).
Slugging It Out in Japan by Warren Cromartie with Robert Whiting
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The Classic on Japanese Baseball
A highly entertaining recount of Cromartie's years with the Yomiuri Giants. An aewsome book! Find out what its really like to be a gaijin player in Japan.
This book is currently out
of print. If you have trouble finding a copy, please email
me. I can often get copies for around $10 (shipping charges will
be added).
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