He is tied with Joe Stanka for the most career wins among non-Japanese players.
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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 Donald Stanka (born July 23, 1931) is a former major league baseball player from Hammon, Oklahoma.
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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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