Japanese Baseball Bibliography
JAPANESE BASEBALL & BASEBALL CARD BIBLIOGRAPHY (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) JUNE 1995
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Originally COMPILED BY: PAUL MARGIOTT,P.O. BOX 62, E. WINDSOR HILL, CT 06028. PH: 860-644-0320
CONTENTS
- BOOKS (specifically about Japanese baseball)
- RELATED BOOKS
- GUIDES AND RELATED
- GUIDES - baseball cards
- NEWSLETTERS
- MAGAZINE ARTICLES - general content
- MAGAZINE ARTICLES - baseball card or stamp content
- NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Cromartie, Warren (1991) SLUGGING IT OUT IN JAPAN: an American Major Leaguer in the Tokyo Outfield
Maitland, Brian (1991) JAPANESE BASEBALL A FANS GUIDE
Miike, Fred N. (1955) BASEBALL MAD JAPAN
Obojski, Robert (1975) THE RISE OF JAPANESE BASEBALL POWER
Oh, Sadaharu and David Falkner (1984) SADAHARU OH - A ZEN WAY OF BASEBALL
Stanka, Jean and Joe (1987) COPING WITH CLOUTERS, CULTURE AND CRISIS
Whiting, Robert (1977) THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE BAT
Whiting, Robert (1989) YOU GOTTA HAVE WA
Barry, Dave (1992) DAVE BARRY DOES JAPAN
Dawidoff, Nicholas (1994) THE CATCHER WAS A SPY; The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg Pantheon Books, New York
Greenfield, James (1968) "Baseball's Son of Heaven" in: YESTERDAY IN SPORT
Holman, John (1954) JAPAN IS BIG LEAGUE IN THRILLS
Kaufman, Louis (1974) MOE BERG: ATHLETE, SCHOLAR, SPY
Kyoto Shoin Co. Ltd ( - ) THE TOY MUSEUM #4; Menko and Marbles (text in English and Japanese)
Michael Shapiro (1989) JAPAN IN THE LAND OF THE BROKENHEARTED
Nagata, Yoichi and John B. Holway (1989) "Japanese Baseball" in: TOTAL BASEBALL (Thorn and Palmer eds.) Ch. 25
Obojski, Robert (1991) BASEBALL MEORABILIA
Pepitone, Joe and Stainback (1975) JOE YOU COULDA MADE US PROUD
Uhlan, Edward and Dana L. Thomas (1957) SHORIKI: MIRACLE MAN OF JAPAN; A Biography
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THE YOMIURI WELCOME THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS, special 10"x14" issue of THE DAILY YOMIURI, OCT 1966, 22 pp.
1967 JAPAN PRO BASEBALL YEARBOOK by Mel Baily, 1967, 36 pp. (Nicely produced yearbook/guidebook includes 1966 season review, summaries of top Japanese players and all gaijin, many nice photos.
1972 PROGRAM FOR S.F. GIANTS VS. LOTTE ORIONS, (for 3 game exhibition series in Honalulu)
JAPAN PRO BASEBALL GUIDE, 1936-1974,compiled by Edward A. Broder, 1975, 42 pp. (loaded with historical info and stats.)
JAPAN PRO BASEBALL FAN HANDBOOK, compiled by Wayne Graczyk, Issued yearly 1976-present, contains all rosters, schedules, stats, etc; 1976-83 40pp., 1984-86 44pp., 1987 52pp., 1988-90 102pp., 1991-present 124pp. 1988-present guides contain statistical registers of all gaijin since 1950. 1989-present guides called "JAPAN PRO BASEBALL FAN HANDBOOK AND MEDIA GUIDE".
AMERICANS IN JAPAN", compiled at various times by Edward A. Broder and/or Melvin A. Baily and/or Wayne S. Graczyk. Initially issued in 1975 as "JAPANESE PRO BASEBALL FOREIGN PLAYER REGISTER"; at least 5 revised editions, in 1976,1978,1980,1982, AND 1986. 30-40pp. each. Beginning in 1988, this info was incorporated in the "JAPANESE PRO BASEBALL FAN HANDBOOK" (above).
THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, by the (Japanese) HOF, translated by Philip Block. C.1993 guide to the HOF, contains much historical info, 10pp.
FOREIGN PLAYERS IN JAPAN 1936 - 1949, compiled by Ralph Pearce and Jeff Alcorn, 12pp., 1994. Contains additional information based on recent research not included in Graczyk's guides.
THE BASEBALL JAPAN GUIDE 1994, by Jim Allen, 103pp. Ala Bill James, this guide provides detailed statistical analysis and commentary on all Japanese teams and players.
ALLEN'S GUIDE TO JAPANESE BASEBALL 1995, by Jim Allen, 114 pp. The 2nd annual version of the above guide.
JIM ALLEN'S 1996 GUIDE TO JAPANESE BASEBALL, by Jim Allen, 237pp. The 3rd annual version of the above guide.
JIM ALLEN'S 1997 GUIDE TO JAPANESE BASEBALL, by Jim Allen, 244pp. The 4th annual version of the above guide.
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THE SPORTS CARD HEAVEN JAPANESE BASEBALL CARD AND MEMORABILIA REFERENCE GUIDE, by Robert Klevens, 1990 (1st edition), 30pp.
THE SPORTS CARD HEAVEN GUIDE TO JAPANESE BASEBALL AND BASEBALL CARDS, by Robert Klevens, 1991 edition, 53pp.
JAPANESE BASEBALL CARD QUARTERLY, published by Kings Baseball Cards, Summer 1991 (premier issue, 31pp. note: no subsequent "QUARTERLIES" have been published).
JAPANESE BASEBALL CARDS CHECKLIST AND PRICE GUIDE, by Gary Engel and Paul Margiott, 1994, listings and values for more than 100 sets (nearly 10,000 different cards).
MIZUNO JAPANESE BASEBALL NEWSLETTER, published by Marty Kuehnert, 10 issues per year (since 1973, discontinued c1993)
THE JAPANESE BASEBALL ENTHUSIAST, by Ralph Pearce, 7 issues published (May 93, Jul 93)
YAKYU - A NEWSLETTER FOR FANS OF JAPANESE BASEBALL AND BASEBALL COLLECTIBLES, published and edited by Philip Block. Quarterly Issue: Winter 1994, Spring 1995 and Summer 1995 issues published thus far.
RISING SONS - JAPAN'S BID FOR ATHLETIC SUPREMACY, by Lawson Robertson, The Saturday Evening Post, June 22,1935, 4 pp (small amount of baseball content).
SLIDE FUJIMURA , SLIDE, by Norman Cousins, Colliers, Nov 5 1949, 7 pp.
JAPAN'S GIANTS, uncredited, Life, Apr 6 1953, 2 pp.
CASEY STENGEL DAZES JAPAN, by Tim Cohane, Look, Jan 24 1956, 3 pp.
BOWED BUT NEVER BLOODIED, by Robert Whiting, Unknown Source, excerpted from upcoming book "The Chrysanthemum And The Bat" (therefore 1976 or 1977), 5 pp.
WHERE THE MANAGER TELLS YOU TO STRIKE OUT, by Robert Whiting, Sport, May 1977, excerptedfrom "The Chrysanthemum And The Bat", 7 pp.
BASEBALL WITHOUT THE MUSTARD, by Michael Shapiro, Sport, Mar 1985, 1 page.
LAND OF THE RISING FASTBALL, by Ron Fimrite, unknown source (appr. 1985), 10 pp.
WHERE THE TWAIN SHALL MEET, by Merritt Clifton, SABR'S The National Pastime, Spring 1985, 11 pp. (Originally Self-Published As "Japanese Baseball Makes The Big Leagues").
EAST MEETS WEST IN THE JAPANESE GAME OF BESUBORU, by Robert Whiting, Unknown Source, Content Indicates 1986, 10 pp.
THE PAIN OF PERFECTION, by Robert Whiting, Sports Illustrated, May 15 1989, Excerpt From "You Gotta Have Wa", 11 pp.
WA IS HELL, by Barry Hillenbrand, Time, Sept 25 1989, 1 page.
THE SAMARAI OF SUMMER, Business Tokyo, July 1990, 5 pp.
HAS JAPANESE BASEBALL COME UP TO MAJOR LEAGUE LEVEL?, by Kazuo Sayama, SABR'S The Baseball Research Journal #20 1991, 3 pp.
BASEBALL BEHIND BARBED WIRE, by Jay Feldman, Whole Earth Review, Winter 1990, 8 Pp (later appeared In SABR'S The National Pastime #12 1992).
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, YU HONG-KAI?, by Nicholas Dawidoff, Sports Illustrated, Aug 19 1991, 12 pp. (Mostly Taiwan Content)
CALIFORNIA'S QUIRKY SPURS, by R. Scott Mackey, SABR'S The National Pastime #12 1992, 3 pp.
A POLITE BASHING, by Sean Horgan, Sports Illustrated, Sep 16 1992, 2 pp.
YONAMINE FIRST OF MORE THAN 450 OVER 43 YEARS, by Ken Marantz, Baseball Weekly, Oct 26 - Nov 1 1994, 1 page.
AWAY GAMES, by Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated (Cover Story: H. Watanabe), Oct 31 1994, 4 pp.
GIANTS COME UP BIG, by Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, Nov 7 1994, 3 pp.
INTEREST IN JAPAN RISING, by BOB KLAPISCH, The Sporting News, Dec 21 1994, 1 page.
AN OUTFIELDER FOR HIROSHIMA (Fibber Hirayama), by Mark Harris, Sports Illustrated, Aug 4 1958, 6 pp.
A YANK IN JAPAN (Joe Stanka), by Donald S. Connery, Sports Illustrated, June 25 1962, 6 pp.
BIG NEWK IN JAPAN (Don Newcombe), uncredited, Ebony, Nov 1962, 5 pp.
BIG LEAGUERS IN JAPAN (Johnny Logan), Newsweek, Mar 30 1964, 1 page.
JAPAN'S MR. OH HITS MORE HOMERS THAN BIG BOOG, by Roy Blount Jr., Sports Illustrated, Mar 29 1971, 2 pp.
MEN WITH A YEN FOR THE FENCES (Oh/Aaron HR contest), by Dick Young, Sports Illustrated, Nov 11 1974, 3 pp.
MOVE OVER FOR OH-SAN (Sadaharu Oh), by Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, Aug 15 1977, 9 pp. (Oh On Cover).
THE HOTTEST AMERICAN IMPORT IN JAPAN (Randy Bass), by Craig Neff, Unknown Source, Content Indicates 1987, 8 pp.
DON NEWCOMBE, by Bob Lemke, SCD/The Trader Speaks, July 1989, 2 pp.
FLYING FEET FROM FUJIYAMA (Yutaka Fukumoto), by Fumihiro Fujisawa, SABR'S The Baseball Research Journal #20 1991, 2 pp.
DARYL SPENCER, SCD, Nov 21 1991, 2 pp.
DOUBLE HEADER (REVIEW OF CROMARTIES' BOOK), by Kirk Martini, Mangajin #14, Feb 1992, 3 pp.
SCHOLAR, LAWYER, CATCHER, SPY (Moe Berg), by Nicholas Dawidoff, Sports Illustrated, Mar 23 1992, 10 pp.
CHUCK CAREY - PITCHING THE GIANTS, by Floyd Cowan, Tokyo Today, May 1992, 4 pp.
THE AARON/OH HOME RUN CONTEST, SCD, Jul 3 1992, 1 page.
THE AMAZING STORY OF VICTOR STARFFIN, by Richard Puff, SABR'S The National Pastime #12 1992, 3 pp.
LEFTY O'DOUL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE BASEBALL, by Richard Leutziger, SABR'S The National Pastime #12 1992, 5 pp.
SADAHARU OH'S PLACE IN BASEBALL'S PANTHEON, by Frederick Ivor-Campbell, SABR'S The National Pastime #12 1992, 2 pp.
BENJI' RECALLS TWO YEARS IN JAPAN (Ben Oglivie), by Tony Prudom, SCD, July 23 1993, 1 page.
ORIENT EXPRESS (Makoto Suzuki & Chan Ho Park), by Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, Mar 28 1994, 4 pp.
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND (cover story: Dan Gladden), by Ken Marantz, Baseball Weekly, Oct 26 - Nov 1 1994, 4 pp.
HE'S OVER HERE (Hideo Nomo), by Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, May 15 1995, 3 pp.
THE FRENZY OVER HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL,By Mitsuyoshi Okazaki, LOOK JAPAN, August 1984..
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VIII. MAGAZINE ARTICLES - BASEBALL CARD OR STAMP CONTENT
(ALL 1-2 pp UNLESS NOTED)
AMERICAN PLAYERS HAVE FOUND NEW LIFE IN JAPANESE LEAGUES, by Jeff Alcorn, Baseball Hobby News, Feb 1981. (part of a series which began in December,therefore I assume articles also appeared in Dec 1980 and Jan 1981 issues).
AMERICANS STAR IN JAPANESE LEAGUE, by Ted Taylor, SCD, Feb 3 1984.
AMERICANS PUT ON FIRST EVER BASEBALL CARD SHOW IN JAPAN, by Allan Kaye, Baseball Card News, Jan 19 1990.
BASEBALL: JAPAN'S NATIONAL PASTIME, by Jim David And Larry Fuhrmann, Beckett Monthly, Feb 1990, 4 pp.
JAPANBALL, by John B. Tenney, Baseball Cards, May 1990, 5 pp.
SAND COUNTRY STAMPS STUDY PLAYER PAIRS, SCD, May 11 1990.
MEET LARRY FUHRMANN, AN EPERT OF JAPANESE CARDS, by Rich Marazzi, SCD, July 13 1990.
FIELDER PLAYS KEY ROLE IN POPULARITY OF JAPANESE CARDS, by Rich Marazzi, SCD, Feb 1,1991.
A YEN FOR BASEBALL CARDS, by Rick Wolff, Sports Illustrated, Mar 4 1991. (Some Issues Only).
JAPANESE CARDS, by Larry Fuhrmann, Tuff Stuff, Apr 1991.
STAMPS HELPING INCREASE INTEREST HERE IN JAPANESE BASEBALL, by Frances Pendleton, SCD, May 17 1991.
AUCTION SUMMARY, by Robert Obojski, SCD, Aug 9 1991.
ONE FOR THE GAIJIN, by Ed Henderson, Baseball Cards, Sept 1991, 3 pp.
A YEN FOR CARDS, Baseball Cards, Mar 1992.
JAPANESE SPORTS CARD MARKET MATURING, by Larry Fuhrmann, Tuff Stuff, May 1992.
A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT JAPANESE BASEBALL, by Ed Henderson, SCD, July 31 1992.
COLLECTING JAPANESE BASEBALL CARDS, by Bob Schulhof, SCD, Sept 11 1992, 3 pp.
ROUGH DIAMONDS - JAPANESE BASEBALL CARDS, by Andre Rodriguez, Investors Guide To Collectibles, Fall 1992, 3 pp.
TITLE = ?, Baseball Hobby News, Sept/Oct 1993.
WHO'S ON FIRST? (TOPPS CARD, that is), by Mary Pawlak, SCD, 12/2/94.
JAPANESE BASEBALL CARDS GO BACK A LONG WAY, by Tom Mortenson, SCD, 4/14/95.
JAPANESE CARDS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE CECIL, by Rich Marazzi, SCD, 4/14/95.
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Many have appeared, primarily in: The Japan Times, the Mainichi Daily News, and the Daily Yomiuri. occasional articles have also appeared in U.S mainstream newspapers such as the N.Y. Times.
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