Rob Fitts had some promo cards for his biography of Wally Yonamine produced and they are available from him for the price of postage. I'd suggest emailing him at rob@robsjapanesecards.com for more information. He sent me a couple today (and asked me to mention them on the blog):
They look like they were produced by the guy who does The Infinite Baseball Card Set. (I want to point out that the card looks much better than my scan...)
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Nice, I'd hoped Gary might do a card of Yonamine if he could ever find a reference for the Salt Lake uniform, would make a great addition to the Infinite Baseball Card set.
Forgive my obsession with detail - I like to date the pictures on flashback (Old Boy) cards when I get them, but then I find differences from official uniforms, too. The fancy "G" was used by the Yomiuri Giants as a yellow or gold letter on a navy cap in 1951-1952. The orange "G" on black cap is an artistic prerogative. The Giants' jersey shown on Wally is from 1953-1960. Wally was a Giants outfielder from 1951 through 1960. I think players may have mixed and matched uniform parts back then. I really like the card's bold artistry, and the great bio data on the back. (I got one of the cards from Rob free with a card order.)
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