Sadahura Oh Hand Signed Autographed Baseball

Sadahura Oh Hand Signed Autographed Baseball Sadaharu Oh (born 1940) is one of the most celebrated power hitters in professional baseball history and an iconic figure in Japanese sports. Playing his entire career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball from 1959–1980, Oh developed his famous one-legged batting stance and became an extraordinary home-run hitter. He finished his career with 868 home runs, the recognized world professional baseball career record, along with 2,786 hits and 2,170 RBIs. Oh won nine Central League MVP Awards, captured the Triple Crown twice, and helped the Giants win 11 Japan Series championships during his playing career. Following retirement, he became a successful manager and led Japan to victory in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. Oh was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 and remains one of the most important figures in international baseball history.Excellent condition. Age related wear. This Collection is offered with the personal guarantee of the consignor, Richard Andrews, who assembled it directly from the athletes over many years of collecting. Approximately ninety percent (90%) of the autographed items in this Collection were personally signed by the athlete in Mr. Andrews' presence. The remaining items were obtained from reputable auction sites.Mr. Andrews affirms that, to the best of his personal knowledge, no item in this Collection has been falsified, altered, re-signed, or misrepresented, and that the details provided for each item are accurate andbased on his own first-hand experience obtaining the autograph. Mr. Andrews began collecting baseball cards in the late 1950’s and continued into the early 1990’s. He befriended several promoters of sports card shows in the mid-1980’s, and this is how he came to know the athletes and obtain the majority of the autographs in his collection. In assisting with the aforementioned sports card shows, he was able to meet and spend personal time with many of his childhood baseball heroes, including Mickey Mantle, Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, Eddie Mathews, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, and many others.As added assurance, Crafted Auctions will accept the return of any item in this Collection if the buyer obtains a documented “not authentic†determination from PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett within one hundredtwenty (120) days of purchase. The item must be returned in the same condition in which it was received, accompanied by the authenticator's written determination, for a full refund of the purchase price. Additionally, by appointment, Mr. Andrews will make himself available to share with any buyer additional specific details of any item in the Collection that is being offered at auction.