Eiji Bandō

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Eiji Bandō 板東 英二
Bandō in 1959
Pitcher
Born: (1940-04-05)April 5, 1940 Hulin, Manchukuo
Died: July 22, 2026(2026-07-22) (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
Chunichi Dragons (1959 – 1969)

Eiji Bandō (板東 英二, Bandō Eiji; April 5, 1940 – July 22, 2026) was a Japanese television entertainer, 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 did not win. His record of 83 strikeouts in the tournament remains unbroken. He joined Chunichi Dragons but it is said that he did not regain his pitching strength. He could not extend his elbow even then.^{[citation needed]}

Bandō died from chronic heart failure on July 22, 2026, at the age of 86.

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