Gary
Garland /
the
japanese insider
TRIVIA TIME ANSWERS
April
3, 2002 - The last three
no hitters that Yomiuri Giants hurlers have pulled off have been at the expense
of the Hiroshima Carp, although this was over a 25 season period. And the
Carp have been the outfit to go down in flames for four of the Giants last
five no hitters. The dates, locations, pitchers and scores are thus:
October 10, 1967 at Korakuen
Stadium, Tokyo (Tsuneo Horiuchi 11-0).
May 18th, 1970 at Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo (Hidetake Watanabe 2-0).
April 18th, 1976 at Hiroshima Municpal Stadium, Hiroshima (Hajime Kato
5-0).
May 18th, 1994 at Fukuoka
Dome, Fukuoka (Hiromi Makihara 6-0).
Breaking up the possibility
of making these consecutive was a 16-0 no hitter spun by Kunio Jonouchi at
Korakuen Stadium on May 16th, 1968 against the Taiyo Whales (now the
Yokohama Bay Stars). Ironically, that was Jonouchi's worst season to date
with Yomiuri, as he went 11-7 with a 3.06 ERA and began a downhill slide
that resulted in his being released by the team three years later. I'm guessing
arm trouble. Lifetime, he was 141-88 with a 2.57 ERA. He was a three time
20 game winner and averaged less than two walks a game. It appears that he
is now a scout for the Giants.
Btw, the Whales were no
hit again that season by Hiroshima great Yoshiro Sotokoba on Septemeber 14th
at the Carp's homeground. Final score was 2-0.
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