1953 Tokyo Giants autographs
 

It's my turn to start cleaning out the bins, only to find some items I have no recollection on every getting or having. This ball is a mystery to me. Can anyone read Japanese? Looks like the stars of this team were Wally Yonamine and Noboru Aota; obviously Wally isn't there, but is Aota? Who are the SS players who signed English style?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Ken

Ask Robert Klevins at prestige collectibles or Rob Fitts. Can also try posting on https://www.facebook.com/groups/2006136192978819

The ones on the sweet spot are Bunji Kashiwaeda and Jun Hirota. It is the Yomiuri Giants not the Tokyo Giants of the JCPL (Japanese Central League).
The full roster is here:

https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseb...yg15514/y-1953

I was able to figure out the following signatures

Dick Bunji Kashiwaeda (Hawaiian)
Jun Hirota (Hawaiian)
Takehiko Bessho (HOFer)
Shigeru Chiba (HOFer)
Shigeru Mizuhara (HOFer)

Akiharu Tezuka
Masanori Iritani
Fukashi Minamimura
Takumi Ootomo

Thanks!!
Robert, don't you auction Japanese baseball items? Think this has much value?

Ken

I do auction items like this, but not sure when my next auction will be. Since some key signatures are missing I think this ball might sell for about $200 as is.