JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
06/19/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8917 - SUNDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (12-13) 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 8 8 1
Kobe Bulls (11-15) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 6 11 1
Kites Win, 8-6, at Kobe
The Kinboshi Kites overcame a fine performance by Kobe shortstop Tetsu Kusunoki to defeat the Bulls, 8-6, at Matsunoki Stadium. Kusunoki was 3-4 with a triple and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Kannon Kato earned the win for Kinboshi. He lasted 7.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 0. With the win, he raised his record to 2-2. Nobuto Sakai locked down his 2nd save.

Kinboshi used the timely hitting of Haruhisa Nakagawa to seize the win. The catcher stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Kites on top, 7-4. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We got the victory," said Nakagawa. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."

The Kites, now 12-13, know that wins in June count the same as wins in September.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Hayashida CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .317 0 16
U. Nishioka 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .383 0 4
   c-Y. Shimizu 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Nakagawa RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .292 2 11
T. Miyamoto 2B 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 .268 0 4
E. Miyake LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .232 1 7
Y. Kubo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 1 15
   a-F. Kitano PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 1 6
   b-K. Hatanaka 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
H. Nakagawa C 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 .202 0 13
E. Eda SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .273 1 8
K. Kato P 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .333 0 3
   N. Sakai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 8 8 7 6 3 12      
a - F. Kitano pinch ran for Y. Kubo in the 7th
b - K. Hatanaka substituted for F. Kitano in the 7th
c - Y. Shimizu substituted for U. Nishioka in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: K. Kato (1, 7th Inning off M. Aso, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nakagawa (2, 9th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Hayashida , K. Nakagawa 4 , E. Miyake 2 , Y. Kubo , H. Nakagawa , E. Eda , K. Kato 3
2-out RBI: Y. Hayashida , K. Nakagawa , K. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hayashida , K. Kato
GIDP: K. Nakagawa , T. Miyamoto
Sac Bunt: K. Kato
Sac Fly: H. Nakagawa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hayashida (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .349 2 14
K. Minami 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 2 19
Y. Goto 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .338 2 15
H. Kobayashi CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 2 17
   a-M. Akahoshi PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .458 0 4
E. Kobayashi RF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 0 7
K. Dobashi LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .368 0 10
   b-Y. Ozaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 2
G. Matsushima C 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .314 0 17
T. Kusunoki SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .216 2 12
M. Aso P 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .385 0 2
   S. Yamasaki P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 0 1
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 0 17      
a - M. Akahoshi pinch hit for H. Kobayashi in the 7th
b - Y. Ozaki pinch hit for K. Dobashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yamamoto (5, 5th Inning off K. Kato, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kusunoki (2, 6th Inning off K. Kato, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Kusunoki (2, 8th Inning off K. Kato, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 3 , K. Minami , Y. Goto 2 , E. Kobayashi , G. Matsushima , T. Kusunoki 6 , S. Yamasaki
2-out RBI: H. Yamamoto , G. Matsushima , T. Kusunoki 2 , S. Yamasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Minami , H. Kobayashi , M. Akahoshi , Y. Ozaki , M. Aso
Sac Bunt: K. Minami
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Yamamoto (4)
CS: Y. Goto (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Yamamoto (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Minami-Kusunoki-Goto, Kusunoki-Minami-Goto)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kato W (2-2) 7.2 9 6 3 4 0 0 127 2.89   
N. Sakai SV (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kato 39
Batters Faced: K. Kato 36, N. Sakai 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kato 11-11, N. Sakai 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kato 127-73, N. Sakai 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Sakai 1-0
WP: K. Kato
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Aso L (1-4) 7.0 5 5 4 4 1 0 104 9.67   
S. Yamasaki 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 35 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Aso 46
Batters Faced: M. Aso 29, S. Yamasaki 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Aso 8-10, S. Yamasaki 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Aso 104-61, S. Yamasaki 35-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tetsu Kusunoki
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 30969
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