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1963 Taiyo Whales GIGANTIC Baseball signed by Japanese Hall of Famer Osamu Mihara
This baseball is from the Central League's Taiyo Whales of Japan. It is dated on the sweet spot, "March 16, 1963" from the day it was signed. The Whales came in 5th place in the '63 season. Signatures of the entire team are in near perfect black marker and all are signed in Japanese. The key signature is Japanese Hall of Famer and Whales manager Osamu Mihara. Kiyoshi Doi, a seven-time all-star has also signed the ball, as well as American players for Japan, Francis Agcaoili and Jim McManus. Overall EX-MT. At 11” in diameter and a whopping 22" in circumference, this is a whale of a ball.
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