Legendary Pitcher Willen Pan Hangs Up His Cleats: A Career Marked by Unprecedented 149 Wins
2024/9/28 19:19
(Updated 9/29 00:30)
Pan Weilun’s Final Game
(Central News Agency Reporter Xie Jingwen, Taipei, 28th) In the final game of 42-year-old Uni-President Lions pitcher ”Dudu” Pan Weilun’s junior high school career, a crowd of 28,018 at Taipei Arena witnessed a 6.2-inning, 3-earned shutout against the Taiwan Steel Eagles. Joy ended her career, amid cheers from fans and one-on-one hugs from her teammates.
Union 7-Eleven Lions pitcher Pan Wei Lun began his professional baseball career from 2003 to 2010, setting cross-season records in 2007 and 2008. A rare record of 21 consecutive wins in 2008, the team produced the first no-hitter in high school history without four dead balls.
Today, the Lions drove into the stadium for Pan Weilun at the Taipei Arena and retired player Yang Jianfu opened the door for him and handed the ball to Pan Weilun.
Pan Weilun let the Eagles go for 3 in the first inning today, he walked first with two outs, and then allowed 2 runs to Zhang Zhaoyuan and Guo Fulin.
Pan Weilun faced another crisis in the 5th inning, allowing first baseman Zhang Zhaoyuan to reach on an error and Ji Qingran hit consecutive hits and lost 1 more run, but fielding helped extend the innings. Crisis of losing runs.
After Pan Weilun made his first catch in the 6th inning, head coach Lin Yuping called a timeout and went to the pitcher’s mound to talk to him for a moment. Pan Weilun was hit by a Magic Eagle. (Steven Moya) hit the jackpot.
Pan Weilun continued to pitch in the 7th inning, allowing Guo Fulin to hit a grounder to the pitcher and catch Lin Yuping.
Pan Weilun pitched a total of 6.2 innings today with 89 pitches, including 1 home run, 1 strikeout, 1 walk, and 4 runs allowed (3 earned) while giving up 4 runs; In his 22-year career, he played in 398 games, started 340 games, won 149 games and had 1,187 hits.