1) San Francisco Giants on Sept. 1, 1964

Stats with Giants:

Games: 54 / Innings Pitched: 89.1 / ERA: 3.34 / Strikeouts: 100

Notes: Murakami is THE first Japanese born player in MLB. He only played for about a year (across two seasons), so his Topps & O-Pee-Chee rookies are the only cards from his playing days.

2) Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 1995

Stats with Dodgers (2 stints):

Games: 191 / Innings Pitched: 1217.1 / ERA: 3.74 / Strikeouts: 1200

Notes: The second player took ~30 years to arrive after the first. Nomo was the NL RoY and an All-Star his first year.

This is Nomo's first of three appearances on the list.

3) Seattle Mariners on July 7, 1996

Stats with Mariners:

Games: 23 / Innings Pitched: 69.2 / ERA: 4.96 / Strikeouts: 52

Notes: I was actually a bit surprised that it wasn't *Ichiro* Suzuki here.

This is Mac's first of two appearances on the list.

4) Anaheim Angels on April 5, 1997

Stats with Angels:

Games: 287 / Innings Pitched: 442.1 / ERA: 3.85 / Strikeouts: 300

Notes: Was an All-Star in 2003 (with the Mariners).

5) New York Mets on May 1, 1997

Stats with Mets:

Games: 35 / Innings Pitched: 31.1 / ERA: 4.31 / Strikeouts: 19

Notes: Only played in 1997 season, all with the Mets.

6) New York Yankees on July 10, 1997.

Stats with Yankees:

Games: 74 / Innings Pitched: 395.2 / ERA: 4.80 / Strikeouts: 315

Notes: Pitched in 1999 ALCS Game 3 (gave up 7 runs in relief after the Red Sox already gained an early lead - Yankees still went on to win the World Series).

This is Irabu's first of three appearances.

7) Detroit Tigers on April 5, 1999.

Stats with Tigers:

Games: 51 / Innings Pitched: 67.1 / ERA: 6.42 / Strikeouts: 50

Notes: Actually played his last game, against Detroit, on August 3, 2005.

8) Milwaukee Brewers on May 9, 1999.

Stats with Brewers:

Games: 28 / Innings Pitched: 176.1 / ERA: 4.54 / Strikeouts: 161

Notes: Made a brief stop with the Mets before making it to Milwaukee.

This is Nomo's second of three appearances on the list.

9) Kansas City Royals on June 26, 1999.

Stats with Royals (2 stints):

Games: 76 / Innings Pitched: 333.2 / ERA: 4.96 / Strikeouts: 223

Notes: This actually ended up being where Suzuki stayed the longest. He also returned here for the last 7 games of his career in 2002 after pitching for Colorado and Milwaukee.

This is Mac's second of two appearances on the list.

10) Boston Red Sox on July 19, 1999.

Stats with Red Sox:

Games: 33 / Innings Pitched: 134.2 / ERA: 4.61 / Strikeouts: 85

Notes: The last team to integrate after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier is actually only the 10th team to get on this list.

This is Ohka's first of three appearances on the list.