I'm continuing my Opening Day tradition of doing a post showing a baseball card from the last year that each of the 12 NPB teams won the Nippon Series - inspired by
the series of posts that
Night Owl Cards has been doing for a while now for MLB teams. In a different world this would have happened in March but better late than never:
The last time the
HAWKS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v05PhQ4KFiM/XuwIDTeJ5dI/AAAAAAAAZF0/ZgJq2iaGFZkAoPERS87rjAVEeshsK2j6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/19%2BEpoch%2BOne%2BKawashima.jpg) |
2019 Epoch One #193/SH-024 |
The last time the
FIGHTERS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x9-dd9WaAyA/XuwIXptmZqI/AAAAAAAAZG0/TjjBMjARMcMYuRqFwJ3M_z1zgoDVk5SPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/16%2BNippon%2BHam%2BOhtani.jpg) |
2016 BBM/Nippon Ham Home Run Sausage #2016N-137 |
The last time the
EAGLES won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x50Ph376r64/XuwIpKj7vhI/AAAAAAAAZHg/wr2lq_ts6XcTW_nJIto9YHssh46xNcRBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/13%2BBBM%2BEagles%2BMima.jpg) |
2013 BBM Eagles #E16 |
The last time the
GIANTS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSDejw346_c/XuwIyxbhReI/AAAAAAAAZH0/-9XjjaKQv2AiJdAXffHJwgUW0QyyhGOjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/12%2BBBM%2B1st%2BVersion%2BOgasawara.jpg) |
2012 BBM 1st Version #229 |
The last time the MARINES won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UqjvKL9OJ7g/XuwI8r681MI/AAAAAAAAZH4/B4xHp3L10zoCfNcXj553_dJCIZCS2GEewCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/10%2BMarines%2BTeam26.jpg) |
2010 Marines Team 26 |
The last time the
LIONS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7yjUN0dD0kM/XuwJG-txUSI/AAAAAAAAZIE/6_q2EJlkIzEbVpEAtJwgg1MYL5jMhc1bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/08%2BBBM%2BLC%2BKishi.jpg) |
2008 BBM Lions Classic #23 |
The last time the
DRAGONS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ8pS0Rx3HA/XuwJPWdRR2I/AAAAAAAAZIM/8yu6fBFzQcIjF8nX3jqxvkk-ZJtbnUhfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/07%2BBBM%2B2nd%2BVersion%2BFukudome.jpg) |
2007 BBM 2nd Version #606 |
The last time the
SWALLOWS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_kw91O7HwGM/XuwJXXtseSI/AAAAAAAAZIU/CIwjYKFxoIYRXPxnJXFmxDrf5L-f2lFIACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/01%2BFB%2BSwallows%2BInaba.jpg) |
2001 Future Bee Swallows #Ys-3 |
The last time the
BAYSTARS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mBrg-BqbSqM/XuwJga_O4dI/AAAAAAAAZIc/SjgY-BOIJdcD1CAGeuebJ7Bax_s7uA5-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/98%2BBBM%2BDH%2BSasaki.jpg) |
1998 BBM Diamond Heroes #23 |
The last time the
BUFFALOES* won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xlBzfS-xnGY/XuwJsS8Hr4I/AAAAAAAAZIk/wAiK2FfhaqgoVwY1An_8KmaNxq_OkuwTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/96%2BCalbee%2BNoda.jpg) |
1996 Calbee #39 |
The last time the
TIGERS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJb_-TMAnTo/XuwJ0nvlW1I/AAAAAAAAZIs/wiFWKtJukc8lvRCJ7YS9CmnCFf2_ggJEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/85%2BCalbee%2BMayumi.jpg) |
1985 Calbee #24 (Akinobu Mayumi) |
The last time the
CARP won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAaIVeJOswk/XuwJ_hI27yI/AAAAAAAAZI0/MCWQay4V0QIeEdx7O99aMSnMUIhHjIjCACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/84%2BCalbee%2BMituo%2BTatsukawa.jpg) |
1984 Calbee #165 (Mitsuo Tatsukawa) |
*The Buffaloes were called the BlueWave in 1996
All 12 current NPB teams have won the Series at least once so there are no "Photo Not Found" teams.
3 comments:
I still hope to be doing this for MLB in July!
Wow. The Hawks are in the midst of a dynasty.
@night owl - I hope so too.
@Fuji - yes, three straight championships, five of the last six and six of the last nine. Kind of hoping it's the END of the dynasty and not the middle though.
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