Sayonara home run! : the art of the Japanese baseball card / by John Gall and Gary Engel ; foreword by Steven Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gall, John, 1963-

Contributor:

Engel, Gary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball cards--Collectors and collecting--Japan.

Baseball cards.

Baseball cards--Collectors and collecting.

Japan.

Physical Description:

191 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2006]

Summary:

With talented young Japanese players signing to the American Majors, interest in Japanese baseball is at an all-time high. "Sayonara Home Run!" introduces curious fans to Japan's national pastime through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful baseball cards. A fascinating text traces the roots and cross-cultural history of the Japanese game, while hundreds of illustrations showcase gorgeous vintage cards. Woven throughout are profiles of key Japanese players, features on important U.S. team tours of Japan (with Japanese cards of players such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio), and insights into the social history of the cards. Including primers on Japanese player nicknames and baseball terms, and the fine points of the Japanese game, "Sayonara Home Run!" is a must-have for anyone interested in baseball, Japan, or this unique chapter in popular design.

Contents:

Pre-World War II Cards 36

The 1934 U.S. Major League All-Star Tour of Japan 48

Menko Cards 52

Bromides 92

Yomiuri Giants 101

Game Cards 112

The San Francisco Seals' 1949 Tour 119

Hanshin Tigers 135

Nicknames 140

Candy, Gum, and Food Cards 146

Team Name Histories 154

Tobacco Menko 164

Hitto! 170

Card Identification 174

Gaijin 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 191).

ISBN:

0811849457

OCLC:

60664324

Publisher Number:

9780811849456