Japanese Babe Ruth phone card

skrezyna23 · August 28, 2015 1:15AM

Last year I went to Tokyo for vacation and I bought this card at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame at the Tokyo Dome in a souvenir vending machine for 1000Y, or $10. I forgot to post it for you Ruth fans to see.

Hanshin Tigers vs Yomiyuri Giants @ Tokyo Dome (8/13/14)

psychump · August 28, 2015 4:34AM

Great Ruth with the typical Japanese anime you can see in his eyes. There is a new "Babe Ruth" type of player in their game now. His name is Shohei Otani, but he seems to be a better pitcher than hitter this season.

SumoMenkoMan · August 28, 2015 6:54AM

Very cool. That's a telephone card.

DanBessette · August 28, 2015 11:00AM

Sweet card!

CollectorAtWork · August 28, 2015 11:44AM

Very nice! I thought there was some Japanese Menko card that looked similar.

SumoMenkoMan · August 28, 2015 11:58AM

My understanding is that was on the cover of the programs for the American Baseball tour of Japan in the 1930s.

Japanese Babe Ruth phone card

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