This ball is signed by one of the greatest teams in Japan baseball history. In 1968, the Giants were in the midst of their V9 era, in which they celebrated nine consecutive Japan Series titles! This St. Louis Cardinals Logo baseball may have been the type used during the Tour. 12 prominent Yomiuri Giants have signed the ball boldly and carefully using a black marker. The Giants were the Cardinals' opponents several times during the Tour. Each player wrote his uniform number next to his signature. Players signing the ball include Japan Hall of Fame members/Golden Players Sadaharu Oh, Tetsuharu Kawakami, Isao Shibata, Masahiko Mori and Tsuneo Horiuchi. Other signees include Shigeru Takada, Minoru Nakamura, Shozo Doi, Akira Takahashi, Akira Kunimatsu, Kunio Jonouchi and Yukinobu Kuroe. Unfortunately, there is no Shigeo Nagashima or Masaichi Kaneda autograph, since neither of these two stars played on the Tour. However, except for Nagashima, the signatures represent the Giants' starting lineup and top pitchers for 1968. Strangely, someone has written "69 TOKYO GIANTS" on the ball in English, but surely this is a mistake as a Cardinals Tour occurred in 1968 and furthermore all 12 players who signed that ball are among the sixteen Giants who participated in the Tour.

Size: Regular baseball size

Condition: Signatures all grade 10 out of 10. The ball is Nm/Mt.