Pre-War Japanese Baseball Cards

November 15, 2011 by Rob Fitts · 3 Comments

I was writing an update for my web site on the history of Japanese baseball cards when I realized that American fans might enjoy seeing this baseball eye candy. So, I’m posting this short history of pre-World War II Japanese cards here on Seamheads. This is not meant to be a comprehensive history; it’s just […]

Filed under General · Tagged with 1870s , American Fans , Baseball Card , Century High School , Dominant Type , Edo Period , Eye Candy , Generic Objects , Generic Player , Hiraoka , Horace Wilson , Japanese Baseball Cards , Japanese Cards , Meiji Period , Menko , Military Heroes , National Railways , Sports Figures , Studying In American , World War Ii

Wally Yonamine and the Integration of Japanese Baseball

September 16, 2011 by Rob Fitts · 1 Comment

A rock whizzed by Wally Yonamine’s head. Jeers and taunts followed. “Yankee Go Home!” “Go Back to Hawaii!” Some yelled insults in Japanese, while a few yelled the only English they knew, “One, Two, Three!” The abuse had begun the minute Wally took his position in Koshien Stadium’s left field. The home-town Hanshin Tiger fans […]

Filed under General , International Baseball , Japan , Top Stories · Tagged with