JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS
08/07/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 9100 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (41-31) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 2
Tokyo Rakisuta Rams (41-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
5 Straight Wins for Bees
Vesutan starter Yoshitora Nakagawa pitched well against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams at Rakisuta Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 6-2. In 9 innings, Nakagawa surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 4. He allowed 2 runs. The third-place Bees have won 5 in a row.

Masanao Kawai, the former first round draft pick , had a direct impact on the outcome. Kawai contributed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put Vesutan up, 4-0.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Nakagawa.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kawamura RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .268 1 24
T. Tanaka 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .349 3 45
H. Kimura SS 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .347 3 54
Y. Smith 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .309 2 46
T. Nishimura 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .339 0 7
S. Taguchi LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .304 1 25
M. Kawai CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .296 2 28
S. Tanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 1 25
Y. Nakagawa P 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .354 0 7
Totals 32 6 10 6 3 2 13      
BATTING
Triples: T. Tanaka 2 (11, 1st Inning off T. Iwasaki, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kawamura , T. Tanaka 6 , H. Kimura , T. Nishimura 2 , M. Kawai 2 , Y. Nakagawa 2
2-out RBI: T. Tanaka , M. Kawai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kawamura , H. Kimura
GIDP: T. Nishimura
Sac Fly: S. Taguchi
Hit by Pitch: H. Kimura
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kawai (14)
CS: H. Kawamura 2 (7) , T. Nishimura (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (1) , T. Nishimura (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Tanaka-Kimura-Nishimura, Tanaka-Kimura-Nishimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hamada CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .278 0 27
T. Kitagawa 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .352 0 43
I. Waki 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .238 0 2
T. Matsumoto LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .319 4 51
G. Nakamura RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .310 2 36
A. Murakami 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .235 0 6
M. Morioka C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
   a-G. Okazaki PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .371 4 38
N. Katagiri SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259 0 21
   b-S. Matsumura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .441 1 25
T. Iwasaki P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .354 0 10
   c-M. Hattori PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 0 11
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 7 24      
a - G. Okazaki pinch hit for M. Morioka in the 9th
b - S. Matsumura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
c - M. Hattori pinch hit for T. Iwasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Hamada 2 , T. Kitagawa 2 , T. Matsumoto , A. Murakami , M. Morioka , G. Okazaki
2-out RBI: N. Hamada , T. Kitagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Waki , G. Nakamura , M. Morioka , N. Katagiri
GIDP: T. Kitagawa , T. Iwasaki
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: N. Hamada (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Iwasaki-Katagiri-Waki)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Nakagawa W (9-6) 9.0 8 2 2 4 7 0 159 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Nakagawa 66
Batters Faced: Y. Nakagawa 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Nakagawa 7-11
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Nakagawa 159-94
WP: Y. Nakagawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Iwasaki L (9-6) 9.0 10 6 6 3 2 0 139 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iwasaki 42
Batters Faced: T. Iwasaki 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iwasaki 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iwasaki 139-81
Hit Batsmen: T. Iwasaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitora Nakagawa
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:59 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21791
Special Notes: Tadasumi Tanaka ties the VES regular season game record for triples with 2.
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