Eiji Bandō

Eiji Bandō
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
Chunichi Dragons (1959 – 1969)

Eiji Bandō (板東 英二 Bandō Eiji, born April 5, 1940) is a Japanese television entertainer and former baseball player. 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.

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

Game show

• Sekai Fushigi Hakken! (TBS) - 1986––present
• Magical Brain Power!! (Nippon TV) - 1990–1999, 2001

References

1. 鉄腕板東、驚異の奪三振記録 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
2. "Koshien horror stories -- stop this madness now!". The Japan Times. 2000-08-20. Retrieved 2007-12-17.