Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, Volume II: 1960-2019

Introduction: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1960-2019

The year 2022 marked the official 150th anniversary of Japanese…

San Francisco Baseball Returns to Japan: The 1960 Giants Goodwill Tour

1960 San Francisco Giants Goodwill tour program featuring…

No Alibis: The Detroit Tigers’ 1962 Tour of Japan

1962 Detroit Tigers Goodwill Tour program (Robert Fitts…

1966: The Dodgers Return to Japan

Maury Wills attempts to turn a double play against the…

Cardinals Take Care of Business in the Land of the Rising Sun (1968)

Japanese star slugger Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants.…
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, Volume II: 1960-2019

‘They Beat Us the Japanese Way’: The San Francisco Giants’ 1970 Spring Tour

The San Francisco Giants – a party of more than 60, including…

The 1974 New York Mets Goodwill Tour of Japan

Calbee potato chip baseball card depicting Hank Aaron and…

The Big Red Machine’s Last Hurrah: Cincinnati Reds Tour of Japan, 1978

From left to right: George Foster, Sadaharu Oh, Pete Rose,…
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, Volume II: 1960-2019

The 1979 Major League All-Star Series in Japan

When a group of major-league baseball all-stars traveled…

A Near Escape: the 1981 Kansas City Royals Tour of Japan

1981 Kansas City Royals Goodwill Tour advertisement (Robert…

The 1984 Baltimore Orioles Tour in Japan: The Final Attempt at a True World Series

November 19, 1984 issue of Shukan Baseball depicting stars…

Baseball from Mars: The 1986 Super Major Series

Telephone card souvenir from the 1986 Super Major Series…

The 1988 Major League-Japan All-Star Series

The 1988 Major League-Japan All-Star Series was the 24th…

‘There’s No Joy in Tokyo’: The 1990 Super Major Series

Cecil Fielder on the Hanshin Tigers (Robert Fitts Collection)   In…

Redemption: The 1992 MLB vs Japan All-Star Baseball Series

1992 All-Star Baseball Series program (Robert Fitts Collection)   For…

The 1996 Sun Super Major Series in Japan

“I don’t know how else to feel,” Hideo Nomo said –…

The 1998 Super Dome All-Star Series in Japan

1998 Super Dome All-Star Series program featuring Sammy…
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, Volume II: 1960-2019

Major League Baseball’s Historic Opening Day Series: New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs, 2000

The year 2000 was not just the beginning of a new century…

The 2000 All-Star Series in Japan

Japanese baseball was front and center as the excitement…

Major League Baseball’s 2002 All-Star Tour of Japan

The glossy, color print advertisement for the 2002 All-Star…

The 2004 MLB All-Stars Tour of Japan

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One…

Godzilla Returns: The 2004 MLB Opening Series in Japan

After Hideki Matsui hit a home run against the Yomiuri…

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