Korean native Hideo Fujimoto is the all time Japan Pro Baseball leader in lifetime ERA (1.90), single season ERA (0.73) and all time winning percentage (.697). He is credited with introducing the slider to Japanese baseball. He pitched the first perfect game in Japan Pro Baseball history. He is a Sawamura (Japan Cy Young) Award winner. In 1943 alone, he pitched in 432 2/3 innings, threw 19 complete game shutouts and went 100 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run! He was also a decent hitter, batting .245 in nearly 1,500 plate appearances, occasionally playing second base, third base, and outfield. The 5' 7" 145 right hander is certainly one of the most overlooked of the great Japanese baseball players.

On this card, the manufacturer has added a 3rd Prize Winner notation to the otherwise blank back, indicating that the bearer of the card is entitled to chose a larger, third prize winner card (now known as JBR 89a) from a product display sheet associated with the JBR 89 set.

Size: 2" x 2 15/16" (oversized card due to extra large top and bottom white borders)

Condition: Ex/Mt with ragged edge cuts