On August 16, 1992, at Kōshien, Meitoku Gijuku beat Seiryō 3 to 2. Meitoku walked Seiryō’s batter Matsui Hideki intentionally in all five of his plate appearances. Megaphones and other objects were thrown from the stands, and the game was stopped for a time. When Meitoku’s school song was played after the game, the crowd chanted kaere, go home.
Meitoku’s manager, Mabuchi Shirō, faced fierce public criticism. After the game, Seiryō’s manager, Yamashita Tomoshige, praised Matsui for taking the twenty pitches without lunging at them or glaring at the pitcher.