1984 Japan - 50th Anniversary of Professional Baseball 1915
Se-tenant pair featuring Eli Sawamura (沢村 栄治) 1917-1944 - right-handed pitcher Yomiuri Giants (1936-1943) and Masaru Kageura (景浦 將)1915-1945 outfielder, infielder, right-handed pitcher - Hanshin/Osaka Tigers (1936-1938, 1943) : both inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Single issue for Matsutaro Shoriki (正力 松太郎)1885-1969 Japanese media mogul and politician, owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun. Known as the father of Japanese professional baseball. Hw organized the an All-Star team in 1934 that meet an American All-Star team. Shoriki became the Nippon Professional Baseball's unofficial first commissioner in 1949. Inducted in the 1959 inaugural class of the Japanese Baseball Gall of Fame. The Matsutaro Shoriki Award is presented annually to the person who contributes the most to Japanese baseball
1984-November-15
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