The 1978 Yakult Swallows defeated the Hankyu Braves 4 games to 3 to win their first Japan Series title. The MVP of the series was Katsuo Osugi (HOF - Golden Player - died age 47). The ball also includes signatures of Tatsuro Hirooka (HOF) (Mgr), Masahiko Mori (HOF - Coach), Tsutomu Wakamatsu (Golden Player), Dave Hilton, Charlie Manuel, Hiromu Matsuoka, Yasujiro Suzuki, Akihiko Ooya, Tooru Sugiura, Kenichi Kajima, Shinichiro Ihara, Kazuhide Funada (died age 50) and Takeshi Yasuda.
Size: Regular baseball size
Condition: Signatures 10 out of 10. The ball is Mint.
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