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Research Books on Asian Baseball Japanese Baseball Superstars: Hall of Fame and Meikyukai Player Profiles
| Japanese Baseball Superstars: Hall of Fame and Meikyukai Player Profiles |
| Written by Robert Fitts and Gary Engel |
| Saturday, 20 January 2001 23:57 |
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It contains the first English language biographies ever of over 150 Japanese stars!
Profiles include every player, manager and executive in the Japan Hall of Fame or Meikyukai (Golden Players Club).
Printed in English, this 8 1/2" x 11" volume is the first book of its type aimed at an English speaking audience.
Japanese baseball Superstars contains:
Lifetime Statistics for all HOF and Meikyukai members who played pro ball in Japan
Selected baseball card checklist for postwar HOF/Meikyukai members
Over 90 baseball card photos of pro HOF/Meikyukai members
Available in both spiral bound (black & white pictures) and CD-Rom (color pictures) $22 plus postage
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