Description: The JRM19 set consists of 6 1 7/8 inch round menko with blank backs. Please note that I have several of these sets so you won't receive the exact cards pictured but ones in similar condition. Kaoru BettoTigers 1948-49, Orions 1950-57 HOF 1988Known as the “Gentleman of Baseball,” Betto was a collegiate star who didn’t enter professional baseball until he was 28 years old. He signed with the Hanshin Tigers in 1948 and hit .328 with 13 homers as a rookie and was selected to his first of six consecutive Best Nine teams. The following season, he hit .322 with 39 home runs and 126 RBI. With the creation of the Pacific League in 1950, Betto left the Tigers for the Mainichi Orions. The slender slugger (5’ 11”, 165 lb.) batted .335 with 43 homers, 105 RBI, and 34 stolen bases to win the 1950 MVP award as he led the Mainichi Orions to the first Japan Series Championship. The following year, Betto hit .308 with a homer in seven games against Eddie Lopat’s Major League All-Stars. A lifetime .300 hitter, he retired as an active player in 1957. Betto enjoyed considerable success as a manager, skippering the Orions, Buffaloes, and Whales.Visit My Ebay Store for More Vintage Japanese Baseball Cards Don't Miss my Books on Japanese Baseball An Illustrated Introduction to Japanese Baseball Cards Banzai Babe Ruth: SABR's Best Baseball Book of 2012Wally Yonamine: The Biography of the Jackie Robinson of JapanMashi: The Biography of Masanori Murakami the first Japanese in the Major LeaguesRemembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the GameIssei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers
Price: 4.99 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Sport: Baseball
League: Nippon Baseball League
Season: 1948
