Eiji Bandō
Eiji Bandō (板東 英二, Bandō Eiji, born April 5, 1940) is a Japanese television entertainer, former baseball player and YouTuber. He pitched many innings in his high school career. The Japan High School Baseball Federation was afraid that he would injure his arm, so they set a new rematch rule in 1958. However, he pitched 18 innings in a 1958 quarterfinal game, which resulted in the first rematch in the National High School Baseball Championship. He reached the final, but didn't win. His record of 83 strikeouts in the tournament remains unbroken.[1] He joined Chunichi Dragons but it is said that he didn't regain his pitching strength.[2] He can't extend his elbow even now.
| Eiji Bandō 板東 英二 | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 5, 1940 Manchukuo | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 1959, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1969, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss | 77-65 |
| ERA | 2.89 |
| Strikeouts | 748 |
| Teams | |
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Works
Singles
- "Moeyo Dragons!" – 1974
Information
- Doyō Daisuki! 830 (Kansai TV) – 1987–1997
Variety show
- Sunday Dragons (CBC) – 1983––present
- Unbelievable (Fuji TV) – 1997–1998
References
- 鉄腕板東、驚異の奪三振記録 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- "Koshien horror stories -- stop this madness now!". The Japan Times. 2000-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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