BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/01/1950
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6834 - MONDAY, MAY 1ST , 1950 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (1-0) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 11 1
Fukuoka Falcons (0-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Hirai Slugs 2 Home Runs, Stars Beat Falcons, 5-2
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Fukuoka Falcons were eager to watch Dave Lavallee square off against Ed Brown of the visiting Nagasaki Stars. In the end, the Stars won the game, 5-2, with Teruhi Hirai leading the way. Ed Brown, the winner, goes to 1-0. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. Shiro Sawada earned the save for Nagasaki, his 1st.

Hirai contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Nagasaki in the top of the fifth. With his team trailing 2-1, Hirai took a curveball from Dave Lavallee and stroked the home run to right-center. His 2nd home run of the season allowed the Stars to leap in front, 3-2.

"Winning is the only thing that really matters," Hirai told the Nagasaki Observer. "If you can win without even breaking a sweat, more power to you."
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Arakawa 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
H. Miyazaki RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
T. Hirai CF 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 .667 2 3
K. Morita LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
H. Ninomiya 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1
Y. Mori C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
Y. Suzuki 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
U. Tada SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
E. Brown P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-K. Tokuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   S. Nakamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Sekiguchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   S. Sawada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 4 23      
a - K. Tokuda pinch hit for E. Brown in the 7th
b - S. Sekiguchi pinch hit for S. Nakamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Mori (1, 4th Inning off D. Lavallee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hirai 2 (2, 4th Inning off D. Lavallee, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Lavallee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Arakawa , T. Hirai 8 , K. Morita , H. Ninomiya 2 , Y. Mori 2 , Y. Suzuki , U. Tada 2 , E. Brown
2-out RBI: T. Hirai , H. Ninomiya , U. Tada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hirai , Y. Mori , U. Tada , S. Sekiguchi
Sac Bunt: H. Miyazaki
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Arakawa (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tada-Suzuki-Arakawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kanai CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
N. Ishihara 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
T. Sato LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
S. Hashimoto 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
M. Murakami 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Tamura RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Y. Nagashima SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   a-S. Nojima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Kato C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Lavallee P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Takahashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 6 15      
a - S. Nojima pinch hit for Y. Nagashima in the 9th
b - K. Takahashi pinch hit for D. Lavallee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kanai (1, 2nd Inning off E. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kanai 2 , N. Ishihara , S. Hashimoto 2 , Y. Nagashima
2-out RBI: K. Kanai , S. Hashimoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sato , M. Murakami , B. Tamura
GIDP: Y. Nagashima
Sac Bunt: M. Murakami , D. Lavallee
Team LOB: 7
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Brown W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 110 3.00   
S. Nakamura H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
S. Sawada SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Brown 58
Batters Faced: E. Brown 25, S. Nakamura 3, S. Sawada 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Brown 6-7, S. Nakamura 1-1, S. Sawada 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Brown 110-63, S. Nakamura 8-6, S. Sawada 36-22
WP: E. Brown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lavallee L (0-1) 9.0 11 5 5 4 4 2 153 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lavallee 45
Batters Faced: D. Lavallee 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lavallee 5-18
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lavallee 153-92
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Teruhi Hirai
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 44645
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