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warshawlawFrom Ryan's recent auction, all HOFers: 1960 Jintan Gum Motoshi Fujita (thin green card: Rookie of the Year in 1957. Central League MVP awards 1958 and 1959); 1960 Katsuya Nomura (catcher: 9 HR titles, 7 RBI titles, a batting title, a triple crown, 5 MVP awards, 657 HRs (2nd on the all-time list), 1988 RBI (2nd on the all-time list), and 2901 hits (2nd on the all-time list); 1951 Wally Yonamine rookie (B & W card: led the league three times in batting average and runs. MVP Award in 1957, Best Nine (all star) team 7 straight years (1952-1958). .311 lifetime batting average ranks sixth on the all-time list); Katsuya Sugiura (pitching: In 1959, his finest season, Sugiura led the Pacific League with 38 wins, 336 strikeouts, an ERA of 1.40, and a .905 winning percentage); Kazuhisa Inao (red background card: Ironman after winning all 4 games for his team in 1958 Japan Series, Rookie of the Year, two MVPs, 5 times on Best Nine team, led the league in wins four times, strikeouts three times, and ERA five times. Pacific League records for lowest ERA (1.06 in 1956), wins (42 in 1961), and strikeouts (353 in 1961):
