JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/10/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 9107 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (33-38) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Vesutan Bees (42-32) 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 X 11 13 2
Bees Beat Bulls, 11-3
Hyuuga Kimura helped his team muscle past the Kobe Bulls, 11-3. In the game, the Vesutan second baseman went 4-5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The triumph puts Vesutan at 42-32 for the season.

With Vesutan leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Kimura hit a 2-run single off Kobe hurler Kesaharu Takagi. It was the 98th hit of the season for Kimura and put his team ahead, 6-3.

"We maximized our offense today," said Vesutan skipper Wen-bin Terada. "That makes everyone's life easier."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .370 4 38
K. Dobashi LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .320 1 36
Y. Goto 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .302 4 40
H. Kobayashi CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .328 2 40
G. Matsushima C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .327 2 41
K. Minami 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .347 2 49
M. Akahoshi RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .385 2 16
K. Ishikawa SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .500 0 1
K. Takagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 5
   S. Yamasaki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-K. Matsunami PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .358 0 12
Totals 33 3 9 3 3 5 14      
a - K. Matsunami pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yamamoto (16, 1st Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Akahoshi (3, 2nd Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Dobashi (16, 5th Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 2 , K. Dobashi 3 , Y. Goto , H. Kobayashi 2 , M. Akahoshi 2 , K. Ishikawa 2
2-out RBI: K. Dobashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamamoto , Y. Goto , G. Matsushima , K. Minami 2
Sac Bunt: K. Takagi 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Dobashi (5) , H. Kobayashi (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawai CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 2 30
S. Taguchi LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .314 2 26
   b-K. Murakami PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Kimura 2B 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .356 3 57
Y. Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 2 47
   c-F. Yoshida PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
T. Nishimura 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 .325 0 9
   d-T. Maruyama PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
S. Tanaka C 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .267 2 29
T. Urata RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .288 1 8
   a-G. Miyagawa PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
N. Uemura SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 0 2
N. Yamada P 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .519 0 8
Totals 35 11 13 11 4 3 13      
a - G. Miyagawa pinch hit for T. Urata in the 7th
b - K. Murakami pinch hit for S. Taguchi in the 8th
c - F. Yoshida pinch hit for Y. Smith in the 8th
d - T. Maruyama pinch hit for T. Nishimura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kimura (9, 1st Inning off K. Takagi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Kimura (4, 8th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Taguchi (2, 3rd Inning off K. Takagi, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Tanaka (2, 4th Inning off K. Takagi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Taguchi 4 , H. Kimura 7 , Y. Smith , T. Nishimura 2 , S. Tanaka 5 , N. Uemura , N. Yamada 2
2-out RBI: S. Taguchi , S. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , T. Maruyama
Sac Bunt: M. Kawai
Sac Fly: T. Nishimura
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kawai (7) , N. Uemura (1)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Takagi L (4-7) 3.2 10 10 10 3 2 2 90 6.53   
S. Yamasaki 4.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 65 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Takagi -2
Batters Faced: K. Takagi 24, S. Yamasaki 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Takagi 4-5, S. Yamasaki 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Takagi 90-52, S. Yamasaki 65-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamada W (8-7) 9.0 9 3 2 3 5 0 128 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamada 61
Batters Faced: N. Yamada 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamada 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamada 128-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hyuuga Kimura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:59 PM JST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 16316
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