Eiji Bandō
| Eiji Bandō 板東 英二 | |
|---|---|
 Bandō in 1959 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 5, 1940 Hulin, Manchukuo | |
| Died: July 22, 2026 (aged 86) | |
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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Eiji Bandō (板東 英二, Bandō Eiji; April 5, 1940 – July 22, 2026) was a Japanese television entertainer, baseball player and YouTuber.[1] 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.[2] He joined Chunichi Dragons but it is said that he didn't regain his pitching strength.[3] He couldn't extend his elbow even then.
Bandō died from chronic heart failure on July 22, 2026, at the age of 86.[4]
Work
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
References
- ↑ "B.E.(Boiled Egg)チャンネル - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "【ご報告】". こんにちは、板東英二です (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2026-07-28.