1951 JGA11 Osato Gangu Baseball MENKO Card~ SHOSEI GO ‘2-Way’ Japan HOFer TAIWAN

1951 JGA11 Osato Gangu Baseball MENKO Card~ SHOSEI GO ‘2-Way’ Japan HOFer TAIWAN

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Condition: Ungraded

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TypeSports Trading Card
SportBaseball
LanguageJapanese
Player/AthleteShosei Go
Year Manufactured1951
Country/Region Of ManufactureJapan
Season1951

1951 JGA 11 (JGA-11) 'Osato Gangu Game Set' Japanese Baseball Menko Card Shosei Go 吳昌征 Mainichi Orions2-Way HOFer Taiwan born Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer These Attractive B&W Japanese Menko Game Cards were made in 1951. This set is Catalogued as JGA 11 in the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog. They came in a brightly colored box with instruction sheet. 3 players (Fujimura, Kawakami, Nishizawa) have 2 variations, with position, or with the circle blank. Some cards have been found with blank backs. These cards are fairly Scarce overall. Shosei Go 吳昌征 Go was a two-way Hall of Fame Player from Japanese occupied Taiwan.
 He played from 1937-1957 for the Giants, Tigers and Orions.
 Nicknamed the ‘Human Locomotive’ because of his speed. 
He had a career average of .272 with 381 stolen bases,
 and was MVP in 1943. 
As a pitcher, the bulk of his appearances were in 1946, when he went 14-6 with a 3.03 ERA and 16 complete games. 
 Go also threw the 1st PostWar No-Hitter, against the Tokyo Senators in 1946. light wearcollector grade 1-5/8" by 2-9/16" Great for the 'type card collector', or Japanese Card collector.... guaranteed authentic and unaltered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My BLOCKED BIDDER List...meobsol-3

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