1958 JCM32a Baseball MENKO Card~ WALLY YONAMINE ~Japan HOFer ~SF 49ers ~HAWAIIAN

Description: 1958 JCM 32a (JCM-32-A) 'Marumatsu Scoreboard Back' borderless Baseball Menko Card Wally Yonamine (end of swing pose) 与那嶺要 HOFer nicknamed The 'Japanese Jackie Robinson' born and raised in Olowau, Maui Hawaii Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer former San Francisco 49ers Running Back These Color Baseball Menko Cards were made in 1958. This set is Catalogued as JCM 32a in the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.Examples from this set are Scarce overall. Wally Yonamine 与那嶺要 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Wally was born and raised in Olowau, Maui Hawaii Yonamine was a player in NPL Pro Baseball from 1951-1962. Before that he briefly played for the San Francisco 49ers as a running back in the NFL Yonamine signed a $14,000 contract, playing running back for the San Francisco 49ers in their second season (1947). Doing so, he became the first Football player of Japanese American ancestry to play Professional Football. His football career ended during the off-season, when he broke his wrist playing in an amateur baseball league in Hawaii. In Baseball, Yonamine was the first American to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II. A multi-skilled outfielder, Yonamine was also noted for his flexible batting style and aggressive baserunning during his career with the Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons. In Japan, Yonamine was a member of four Japan Series Championship teams, the Central League MVP in 1957, a consecutive seven-time Best Nine Award winner (1952–58), an Eleven-Time All-Star, a three-time Batting Champion, and one of the first foreigner to be a manager (Dragons, 1972–77). Yonamine attended Lahainaluna on Maui, and Oahu's Wallace Rider Farrington High School. The name of his high school was the origin of his nickname, originally Wallace, but quickly changed to Wally, which would later become his legal name. medium heavy wear creases, stain collector grade. about 1-13/16" by 3 Great for the 'USA Japan card collector', or Japanese Card collector.... guaranteed authentic and unaltered. ~SHIPPING~  I have to start charging for shipping on items over $20.  On $20+, It cost me $4.36 to send a small 3oz USPS tracked envelope.  On mid-range items in the $20-$50 range  I need to charge for a part of this fee  so have a new $2 Shipping Charge on some items.   Mahalo

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Location: Keaau, Hawaii

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