Rare Lot: 5 Katsuya Nomura Japanese Menko Cards: Hall of Famer & Baseball Legend
Own a piece of baseball history with this lot of 5 vintage Japanese menko cards featuring Hall of Famer Katsuya Nomura, the greatest catcher in Japanese League history.
A baseball icon, Nomura had a 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks (now the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) & was a 19-time All-Star, & won 2 Japan titles. He was awarded the Pacific League MVP Award five times, became the first NPB batter to win the Triple Crown in 1965, & still holds the record for second-most home runs (657), RBIs (1,988), hits (2.901), & games played (3,017) in NPB history. Nomura also had a successful managerial career winning 3 more titles & 1,565 games.
These vintage baseball cards are part of the JCM 39 1959 Marusho Bat on Right, JCM 33e 1959 Yamakatsu Upper Left Glove, JCM 14g 1964 Bat on Right, JCM 30b 1959 Doyusha Team Name Back, & the JCM 57c 1960 Maruya Green Pitching Grip sets, & measure about 1.75 inches wide by 3 inches tall. Please see pictures for cards'' condition
