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1976 JRM12 Mitsuya Menko Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Carp HOF NM

Description: Visit My Ebay Store for More Vintage Japanese Baseball Cards NrMt Mitsuya MenkoCards measure 2 and 5/8 inches in diameter, backs are blankKōji Yamamoto (山本 浩二, Yamamoto Kōji, born October 25, 1946) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. A four-time home run king having played for Hiroshima Carp throughout his career, Yamamoto contributed to the team winning five league championships including its first-ever in 1975, and three titles of Japan Series in 1979, 1980 and 1984. He recorded over 40 home runs for five years in a row from 1977. With 536 home runs, he is fourth on the NPB career list. He is known as the Mr. Red Helmet (ミスター赤ヘル, Misutā Akaheru), nicknamed after Hiroshima Carp's symbolic red colored helmet.Yamamoto managed Hiroshima Carp twice, between 1989 and 1993, and later between 2001 and 2005. He led the team to win Central League championship in 1991. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, and is a member of the Meikyukai, or the "Golden Players Club."-Don't Miss my Books on Japanese Baseball An Illustrated Introduction to Japanese Baseball Cards Banzai Babe Ruth: SABR's Best Baseball Book of 2012Wally Yonamine: The Biography of the Jackie Robinson of JapanMashi: The Biography of Masanori Murakami the first Japanese in the Major LeaguesRemembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the GameIssei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers

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1976 JRM12 Mitsuya Menko Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Carp HOF NM1976 JRM12 Mitsuya Menko Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Carp HOF NM

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Sport: Baseball

Type: Sports Trading Card

Season: 1976

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