This week’s card will be a bit different thanks to Steve Stein of Steve’s APBA Card Computer. It is not an official card but published by Compuduck Sports Software.
Steve sent me a copy of 1974 Sadaharu Oh from the Yomiuri Giants in the Nippon Pro Baseball Central League. Wowza! What a card!
Sadaharu Oh played 22 seasons for the Giants and to say he hit consistently would be an understatement. In a stretch of fifteen seasons, he hit over 40 homers in all but two.
The 1974 campaign was something special though. Oh slugged .761 behind a .333 batting average and 49 home runs. Walking 158 times, he only had 44 whiffs.
That gave Sadaharu Oh a pretty remarkable .532 OBP.
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Yomiuri | JPCL | 130 | 553 | 385 | 105 | 128 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 158 | 44 | .333 | .532 | .761 |
Sadaharu’s Skills
In my opinion, the best part about Oh’s 1974 card is his fielding. He’s rated as a 1B-5.
Just kidding!
Check out Oh’s power numbers of 1-1-1-0-0. He will hit some taters for anyone who rolls for him. Oh only had 18 doubles and no triples so the majority of his extra base hits go yard. That’s a good thing even though those pesky second column 7s may be frustrating. Oh has eight of them.
How many 14s does Sadaharu Oh’s 1974 card have? I count nine. Those include a 21-14 and a 24-14. In addition, he has a 26-22 and a 61-22 to help replicate Oh’s eight hit by pitches.
A tasty card indeed! I was teasing about the 1B-5 earlier but that’s just icing on the cake.
Steve’s company Compuduck sells sets which DO NOT directly compete with the APBA Game Company. The Nippon Pro Baseball sets are just an example. If you’re interested, check out the listings.
thanks, Steve! I think fondly of the time that we met up in your area!
