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Originally Posted by Mark17
Baseball has been popular in Japan for almost a hundred years. But, other than players who also played in the USA, how many people can name at least 5 Japanese players, besides Oh?
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Just from my collection:
Kazuhisa Inao: 276-137 record and a 1.98 ERA, 42 wins in a season, 20 consecutive wins, and 1.06 ERA in his rookie year
Isao Harimoto: best player you've never heard of: .319 BA, 3,085 hits (#1 all time NPB), 504 home runs, and 319 stolen bases
Katsuya Nomura: 657 home runs, 2,901 hits, and 1,988 RBIs, 5x MVP and a triple crown
Masaichi Kaneda and Tetsuya Yoneda: Kaneda had 400 wins and 4,490 Ks. Yoneda 350 wins 3,388 Ks.
Victor Starffin: 303 wins, 176 losses, a 2.09 career ERA, and 83 career shutouts, the most in league history. He is the first Japanese leaguer to reach 300 wins and holds the record for wins in a single season with 42 victories in 1939.
Hint: he's the white guy. Russian raised in Japan.
And I know it isn't part of the challenge but I do like this Oh card:
1978 Yamakatsu