Pennant Race! Collecting and Translating 1974 Calbee Series 1 (Part 5)
Part 5 of my 1974 Calbee Series 1 project. You can see the archive, which contains all the cards I have translated thus far, here . #31 Enatsu - Pitcher (Hanshin) “I know I can win every game against the Giants,” Enatsu has said. Spoken like a true champ. [ Baseball Museum ] Sandy Koufax has the Major League single-season strikeout record with 382. For some reason, this card has a slightly different heading on the back than the other 71 cards in Series 1. While the others read Pro Baseball Cards ・ 1974 Edition at the top, this one alone reads 1974 ・ Pro Baseball Cards. I don ’ t know why this is. #32 Ueda - Pitcher (Hanshin) Ueda says, modestly, that his goal is 15 wins, but given that he ’ s headlining the rotation with Enatsu this year as well, he has what it takes to get 20 for the second year in a row. [ Baseball Museum ] A relief pitcher is a pitcher who takes over for a starting pitcher. They are also called “relievers...