Description: c1950 JK Unc. (JK-Uncatalogued) 'Small Blue Border' Mini Japanese Baseball Karuta Game Cardsmall cards are 1-1/4" by 1-5/8" ea. ea. sheet is 9" by 12" 49 Card Uncut 'Photo Card' Sheet49 Card Uncut 'Reader Card' Sheet Identified Players Include... Victor Starffin, Tetsuharu Kawakami, Atsushi Aramaki, Shigeru Chiba, Michio Nishizawa, Jiro Noguchi, Fujio Fujimura, Hideo Fujimoto, Kaoru Betto, etc. Many Players are Japanese Baseball Hall of FamersThese Tiny Colorful Baseball Menko Cards were made in c1950 (Aramaki in set). This Japanese Karuta (JK) set is Uncatalogued in the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.Many Pro players are identified on the matching reading cards.These cards are Scarce to Rare overall. Iroha Karuta is based on a game introduced to Japan by the Portuguese in the late 1500’s and early 1600’s. It consists of pairs of cards—a picture card and a reading card. Each pair shares the same Japanese hiragana character. One way to play the game is to place all the picture cards face up and to deal out the reading cards. Then each player in turn reads a reading card. The other players attempt to be the first to pick up the corresponding picture card. a few players included... Shigeru Chiba 千葉 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame was a Japanese baseball 2nd baseman who played from 1938 to 1941, and again from 1946 to 1956. He later managed the Kintetsu Buffalo from 1959 to 1961. Tetsuharu Kawakami 川上is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Kawakami was a player from 1938-1958 He was a professional player for 18 years, winning 5 batting titles, 2 home run crowns, 3 RBI titles and had 6 titles for the most hits in a season. He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP 3 times As Manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships. Michio Nishizawa 西沢 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame was a player from 1936-1958 Nishizawa was a two-way player, Ohtani-like ie pitched no hitter 1942, hit 5 grandslams in 1950led league in many batting categories. Viktor Starukhin Victor Starffin Виктор Константинович Старухин 青い目の日本人 Victor is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Starffin was a Russian-born baseball player. While playing in Japan, he became the first professional pitcher in Japan to win 300 games. With 83 career shutouts, he ranks number one all-time in Japanese professional baseball. When Victor was a kid, after the Russian Revolution his family moved to Northern Japan. after HS, Starffin wanted to get into Japan’s Waseda University, but he was scouted by Matsutaro Shoriki in the autumn of 1934 as a member of the national baseball team for an exhibition game against the United States. At that time, the Ministry of Education had a regulation stating that high school baseball players who played professionally forfeited their eligibility to enter higher education, so Starffin was reluctant to turn pro. However, he and his family had entered Japan on transit visas, and his father, Konstantin Starffin, was in jail awaiting trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter, both of which put the family at risk of deportation. Shoriki effectively blackmailed Starffin, stating that if Starffin refused to play professionally, Shoriki would use his connections with the Yomiuri Shimbun to publicize the details of Konstantin Starffin's case. In 1957, Starffin was killed in a traffic accident when the car he was driving was hit by a tram. In 1960, he became the First Foreigner Elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Atsushi Aramaki 荒巻 淳is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Aramaki was a star left handed pitcher from 1950-1962. He had a career 173-107 record, with a 2.23 ERA He was named Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 1950. In 1953, he pitched a complete-game victory over the American All-Stars. He coached from 1962 until his death in 1971 Hideo Fujimoto 藤本 英雄 Hideo is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (also known as Hideo Nakagami) He was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73), as well as best all-time winning percentage (.697). He had a 200-87 Pitching record. During his career, which spanned the one-league and two-league era, he played for the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons. He was the player-manager of the Giants in 1944 and part of 1946 (the league cancelled all games in 1945 because of the Pacific War).Jirō Noguchi 野口二郎 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Noguchi was a two way player from 1939-1952 He was a Japanese baseball pitcher and outfielder/infielder who played 13 seasons in Japanese Pro Leagues from 1939 to 1952. A two-way player who really excelled at pitching, Noguchi was a six-time 20-game winner, a three-time 30-game winner, and once won 40 games in a season. His 1.96 career earned run average is second all-time. As a batter, Noguchi had a 31-game hitting streak, a Japanese professional baseball record which stood for 25 years. Noguchi was one of four brothers who played professional baseball in Japan. For his career, Noguchi went 237–139 with a career 1.96 ERA. He ranks very high in a number of career pitching records, including victories, complete games, shutouts, walkless complete games, and innings pitched. etc. Tiny Cards! light medium wear, stainsno creases collector grade. full sheets are 9" by 12" ea.individual cards when cut would be about 1-1/4" by 1-5/8" ea. Would Look Great Framed! Great for the 'type 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. LARGER Items I need to charge for a part of this fee so have a new $4 Shipping Charge on some larger items. Mahalo
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Card Size: 1-1/4" by 1-5/8"
Type: Sports Trading Card
Sport: Baseball
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Set: 1950 JK Unc. 'Karuta' Japanese Baseball MENKO Card Sheets
Card Name: 1950 JK Unc. 'Karuta' Japanese Baseball MENKO Card Sheets
Manufacturer: 1950 JK Unc. 'Karuta' Japanese Baseball MENKO Card Sheets
Player/Athlete: Atsushi Aramaki, Fumio Fujimura, Hideo Fujimoto, Jiro Noguchi, Kaoru Betto, Michio Nishizawa, Noboru Aota, Shigeru Chiba, Tetsuharu Kawakami
Year Manufactured: 1950
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Season: 1950
