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4 unusual facts about Gene Bacque


Gene Bacque

He is tied with Joe Stanka for the most career wins among non-Japanese players.

The Tigers won the Central League championship that year, and Bacque pitched in the sixth game of the Japan Series against Joe Stanka of the Nankai Hawks (the Hawks won, 4-0).

Bacque threw a no-hitter in 1965 against the Yomiuri Giants, and won over 10 games for five years in a row from 1964 to 1968.

Joe Stanka

He is tied with Gene Bacque for the most wins among foreign players in Japan, going 100–72 during his seven-year career in Japan.



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