Description: October 1947野球ファン10月號 The Yakyu FanMagazine cover player...Kazuto Tsuruoka (Yamamoto) 鶴岡 一人 HOFer Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer cover says...野球ファン = Baseball Fan10 月號 = October Issue This B&W Japanese Baseball Magazine was issued October, 1947.A few action collage photo pages inside and text pages in middle and back. Kazuto Tsuruoka (Yamamoto) 鶴岡 一人 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame also known as Kazuto Yamamoto, was a former professional baseball infielder and manager in the Japan Baseball League (JBL) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Tsuruoka played for the same franchise in 1939, and from 1946 to 1952, which during his career changed names from the Nankai Club to Kinki Great Ring, and ultimately to the Nankai Hawks. (Tsuruoka did not play professional baseball from 1940 to 1945.) In 1939 he won the JBL home run title with 10. Returning to the JBL after World War II, in 1946 he won the JBL Most Valuable Player Award, repeating the feat in 1948. His team won the JBL championship both those years. In 1949, he was named player-manager of the Hawks. His playing career ended after the 1952 season, but he stayed on as the team's manager through the 1968 season, guiding the team to Japan Series championships in 1959 and 1964. His managerial record overall was 1773–1140, for a winning percentage of .609. looks to be complete light to average cover wear and stains (average wear on spine) light to average inside wear collector grade. thinner magazine is 7" by 10" and about 36 pages *The Yakyu Fan Magazine was a short-lived Japanese baseball magazine.It only lasted about 3 year until 1950. Great for the advanced Japanese Baseball collector.... guaranteed authentic and unaltered. Satisfaction Guaranteed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My BLOCKED BIDDER List...meobsol-3
Price: 35 USD
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Sport: Baseball
Player: Kazuto Tsuruoka (Yamamoto)
Year: 1947
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Nankai Hawks
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Team-Baseball: Nankai Hawks
Vintage: Yes
