The Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner's office on Aug. 9 released the results of its recent survey whereby current players, coaches and managers selected the greatest games and most memorable moments in the 76 years of Japanese professional baseball history.
In the best game category, the winner was the dramatic Oct. 8, 1994, contest between the tied-for-first-place Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Stadium. The winning team would win the Central League pennant, and the Giants took it, 6-3, then went on to defeat the Seibu Lions in a six-game Japan Series.
No. 1 in the best moment category was the Oct. 21, 2009, come-from-behind, game-ending, grand slam home run by Terrmel Sledge at Sapporo Dome to give the Nippon Ham Fighters an incredible 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series.
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