Rob Fitts
Robert K. Fitts is the author of numerous articles and seven books on Japanese baseball and Japanese baseball cards. Fitts is the founder of SABR’s Asian Baseball Committee and a recipient of the society’s 2013 Seymour Medal for Best Baseball Book of 2012; the 2019 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award; the 2012 Doug Pappas Award for best oral research presentation at the annual convention; and the 2006 and 2021 SABR Research Awards. He has twice been a finalist for the Casey Award and has received two silver medals at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. While living in Tokyo in 1993-94, Fitts began collecting Japanese baseball cards and now runs Robs Japanese Cards LLC. Information on Rob’s work is available at RobFitts.com.
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SABR Journal Articles written by Rob Fitts
- Introduction: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1960-2019
- ‘There’s No Joy in Tokyo’: The 1990 Super Major Series
- Godzilla Returns: The 2004 MLB Opening Series in Japan
- End of an Era: The 2006 Aeon All-Star Series
- US Tours of Japan, 1907-2019: Team and Player Statistics
- Introduction: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan 1907-1958
- The 1908 Reach All-American Tour of Japan
- Returning Home: The 1914 Seattle Nippon and Asahi Japanese American Tours
- The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan
- Murder, Espionage, and Baseball: The 1934 All-American Tour of Japan
- Joe DiMaggio’s Last Hurrah: The 1951 Lefty O’Doul All-Star Tour
- The Bums in the Land of the Rising Sun: How the 1956 Dodgers’ Tour of Japan Marked the End of a Dynasty
- Sayonara Jackie Robinson: How An American Hero Finished His Career In Japan
- The Shared National Pastime: San Diego’s First Japanese Ball Game
- Babe Ruth and Baseball Diplomacy
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