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4 unusual facts about Joe Stanka


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).

Joe Stanka

Joe Donald Stanka (born July 23, 1931) is a former major league baseball player from Hammon, Oklahoma.

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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