1975 Japan National Collegiate Baseball Team Game-Worn Mizuno Uniforms, Tao No. 10 and Arai No. 12, Two Sets
1975 Japan National Collegiate Baseball Team Game-Worn Mizuno Uniforms, Tao No. 10 and Arai No. 12, Two Sets
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Two complete game-worn uniforms of the Japan national collegiate baseball team from 1975, the year of the fourth Japan-USA Collegiate Baseball Championship, numbered 10 for Yasushi Tao and 12 for Nobuhisa Arai.
The Piece
Mizuno, founded in Osaka in 1906, has dressed Japanese baseball since the sport's earliest professional seasons, and these cream flannel-weight sets carry its woven label at the collar of each jersey. The jerseys read JAPAN across the chest in red tackle twill, with a Hinomaru patch on the left sleeve, red and white striped trim at the neck and cuffs, and player names and numbers on the backs: TAO 10 and ARAI 12. The matching trousers carry the same red and white side stripes.
Yasushi Tao was then the star batter of Doshisha University; drafted first by the Chunichi Dragons that autumn, he was named Central League Rookie of the Year in 1976. The 1975 squad also featured future professional names such as Suguru Egawa and Kiyoshi Nakahata. Unlike professional uniforms, national collegiate sets were made in tiny numbers for a single series, and very few left the players' hands.
Details
- Maker: Mizuno, Japan
- Team: Japan national collegiate baseball team
- Event: Fourth Japan-USA Collegiate Baseball Championship, 1975
- Players: No. 10 Yasushi Tao; No. 12 Nobuhisa Arai
- Set: Two jerseys and two pairs of trousers, offered together
- Colour: Cream with red and white trim
- Patches: Hinomaru on the left sleeve; numbered tags inside
- Use: Game-worn
Condition
Honestly worn in play: overall fading, pilling, abrasion, stains and marks throughout, consistent with use on the field. The lettering, numbers and patches remain complete and legible. These are historical objects rather than display-perfect pieces.
Condition grade C (heavily used) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Store folded flat in acid-free tissue away from light; we advise against washing, which would erase the field wear that is part of the story.
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