| 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." | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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 | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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