Product code: Rare Lot: 3 deals Katsuya Nomura Japanese Menko Cards: Hall of Famer & Baseball Legend
Own a piece of baseball history with this lot of 3 vintage Japanese menko cards featuring Hall of Famer Katsuya Nomura, the greatest catcher in Japanese League history. A baseball icon, Nomura had a 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks (now the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) & was a 19-time All-Star, & won 2 Japan titles. He was awarded the Pacific League MVP Award five times, became the first NPB batter to win the Triple Crown in 1965, & still holds the record for second-most home runs (657), RBIs (1,988), hits (2.901), & games played (3,017) in NPB history. Nomura also had a successful managerial career winning 3 more titles & 1,565 games. Cards are part of the JCM 13A 1960 Marusho Flag Back, JCM 13C 1963 Marusho Flag Back, & JCM 11 1964 Marusan deals Simple Back sets, & measure about 1.75 inches wide by 3 inches tall. Please see pictures for cards' condition.
Own a piece of baseball history with this lot of 3 vintage Japanese menko cards featuring Hall of Famer Katsuya Nomura, the greatest catcher in Japanese League history. A baseball icon, Nomura had a 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks (now the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) & was a 19-time All-Star, & won 2 Japan titles. He was awarded the Pacific League MVP Award five times, became the first NPB batter to win the Triple Crown in 1965, & still holds the record for second-most home runs (657), RBIs (1,988), hits (2.901), & games played (3,017) in NPB history. Nomura also had a successful managerial career winning 3 more titles & 1,565 games. Cards are part of the JCM 13A 1960 Marusho Flag Back, JCM 13C 1963 Marusho Flag Back, & JCM 11 1964 Marusan deals Simple Back sets, & measure about 1.75 inches wide by 3 inches tall. Please see pictures for cards' condition.