Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes drilled a solo homer in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game at the Seibu Dome to become the first ever foreign Pacific League player to notch 50 home runs in a season.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 65 41 5 .613 - Yomiuri 63 57 2 .525 9.0 Hiroshima 52 53 6 .495 12.5 Yokohama 53 57 3 .482 14.0 Chunichi 54 59 3 .478 14.5 Hanshin 47 67 1 .412 22.0 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Kintetsu 65 55 2 .542 - Daiei 65 55 1 .542 - Seibu 66 56 0 .541 0.0 Lotte 57 59 2 .491 6.0 Orix 56 59 4 .487 6.5 Nippon Ham 46 71 3 .393 17.5
The run made little difference to the score as the Buffaloes crashed 8-1 to the Seibu Lions.