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07/28/2003 Archived Entry: "Taiwan Baseball News: Proud Day For Chinese Baseball"
Taiwan Baseball News: Proud Day For Chinese Baseball
By Andrew Wong
Friday was certainly a proud day for Chinese baseball.
Chin-hui Tsao became the first Taiwanese pitcher to pitch in the big leagues as the Colorado Rockies starter won in his Major League debut by a score of 7-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Tsao surrendered three earned runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He was also 0-for-2 at the plate.
He skipped the Rockies' Triple-A system and went directly to the Major Leagues from Double-A because of his exceptional control (126 strikeouts to 26 walks).
At the end of the night, fans gave him a standing ovation and the Taiwanese crowd waved the country's red-and-blue flag with the white sun. Tsao, 22, then removed his cap and waved it, not only to those in attendance but millions that watched the game on Taiwanese television.
Tsao's Final Line
IP H R ER BB SO HR BF
6.1 8 3 3 1 5 2 28
Pitches: 99
Strikes: 63
Ground-outs: 4
Fly-outs: 10
