1948 MENKO JRM1 NOBORU AOTA SGC 50 VG/EX 4 (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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Winning Bid:
$97.35
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Richard Merkin Auction #2
Item Description
2-11/16" in diameter. Colorized black and white headshots. The top half of the background is red, while the bottom half is green. The black text looks almost hand printed. The team name is printed in parentheses. Backs are blank. Actor Michitaro Mizushima is depicted in a baseball uniform in this set. JRM 1A-1H are all similar styles to JRM 1.
Noboru Aota was a Japanese professional baseball player. An outfielder, he played with the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants, Hankyu Braves, and Taiyo-Shochiku Robins from 1942-1959, playing in both the Japanese Baseball League and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). A five-time league home run champion, he was one of the first true sluggers of Japanese professional baseball - despite being only 5'7" and 171 lbs. Aota was selected as a Best Nine Award-winner five times and a NPB All-Star six separate times. Aoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball HOF in 2009. Designated by SGC as from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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