I was thinking recently that Hall of Fame pitcher Shigeru Sugishita had only played for the Dragons during his career. This turns out not to be the case - he spent the 1961 season (his last) with the Daimai Orions. I was further surprised to see that one of his cards in the 2000 20th Century Best 9 shows him as an Orions player - I've had this card for a while so I must have completely forgotten about his Orions detour.
It's always a bit jarring to see someone who had a long career for one team in a uniform for another team - kind of like seeing Willie McCovey in a Padres uniform or
Wally Yonamine in a Dragons uniform. (Hmm, maybe there was something in the air in 1961...)
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| 2000 BBM 20th Century Best 9 #367 |
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