Japanese Baseball Pins and Buttons
Description: The Nishi Nippon Pirates were a former Nippon Professional Baseball team and a founding member of the Central League in 1950. The team was owned by the Nishinippon Shimbun and played their home games in Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka. After only one season in which they fell victim to the first perfect game in professional Japanese baseball history, had financial and managerial problems, and finished in sixth place, the Pirates merged with the other Fukuoka-based Nishitetsu Clippers to form the Nishitetsu Lions in the Pacific League.
Japanese Baseball Card of Tetsuharu Kawakami Pin
by Tom Tom + Co
$2.75 $3.25
NANKAI HAWKS Retro Mascot Taka-Chan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Pin
by The Pop Fan Shop!
$2.75 $3.25
Description: The Daiei Stars (大映スターズ, Daiei Sutāzu) were a Japanese professional baseball team that was founded in 1946, and played in various incarnations until 1957, when it merged with another team. Overall, the franchise only had three winning seasons, never rising higher than third place. The team was in the second division, or B-class, for seven seasons, including its last four years of existence. The Stars played in Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
Description: The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural member of the Pacific League. The Orions were named after the constellation of the same name. The Marines won the inaugural Japan Series in 1950. In 1958, the team was merged with the Daiei Unions and renamed the Daimai Orions. In 1964 they became the Tokyo Orions, and the Lotte Orions in 1969. The franchise was slow to replicate its initial success: the Orions made the Japan Series in 1960 and 1970, only to lose both years.
Los Angeles Dodgers Vintage Japanese Baseball Pin
by PrismPop Art
$2.75 $3.25
Description: The Osaka Tigers are the oldest baseball team in Japan. This tribute design makes you feel part of the team. Cool, new, popular, recent, trending, top pick, best seller, top seller, editors pick, number 1 ranked, hot, must-have, recommended, liked, great artwork, awesome design, recommended choice, featured, All designs, best-selling graphics, best trending.
Description: The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (大阪近鉄バファローズ, Ōsaka Kintetsu Bafarōzu) were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stadium, and later in Osaka Dome. Although the team won four Pacific League championships, they lost all four Japan Series in which they played. The team's batting lineup was known as Itemae Dasen (いてまえ打線).
