The Lions and Fighters had a scoreless tie going into the bottom of the twelfth inning Friday in Hokkaido. With two outs and pinch runner Go Matsumoto on second, though, pinch hitter Yuya Gunji stepped to the plate and ended both the tie and the game:
It was only the second time in NPB history that a player hit a pinch hit, sayonara home run to end a scoreless tie in extra innings. The first time? July 29th, 1970 when Junichi Ikeda hit a walk-off grand slam in the thirteenth inning to beat the Giants 4-0.
Here are cards of both Gunji and Ikeda:
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| 2024 Topps Stadium Club NPB #163 |
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| 1973/74 Calbee #118 |
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