JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
07/02/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8963 - SATURDAY, JULY 2ND , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (21-17) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Kobe Bulls (15-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 7 0
Sailors Suffer 5-2 Loss to Kobe
The rain did not keep Kobe and Osaka from finishing their game.

Starting pitcher Heikichi Kawasaki was a major factor in the 5-2 Kobe Bulls triumph over the Osaka Sailors. Kawasaki got the win, improving to 5-4. He allowed 9 hits and walked 2 over 9 innings. Kawasaki allowed 2 runs.

Had Hokuto Yamamoto not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Yamamoto hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Bulls.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Kobe manager Ineo Tsutsumi.

After today's action, Kobe sits at 15-23; Osaka slips to 21-17.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Minami SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .230 0 12
   b-S. Shibuya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 1
K. Fujinami CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .371 1 28
I. Kaneda RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .455 3 28
N. Takahashi LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .366 0 25
I. Rustoff C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .349 1 34
Y. Maehara 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 2 26
M. Tago 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .253 1 10
M. Hamasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 0 16
Y. Watanabe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .074 0 0
   T. Obata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Nakahara PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .383 0 14
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 6 13      
a - R. Nakahara pinch hit for T. Obata in the 9th
b - S. Shibuya pinch hit for B. Minami in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Fujinami (12, 1st Inning off H. Kawasaki, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Minami (8, 5th Inning off H. Kawasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Minami 2 , K. Fujinami 2 , I. Kaneda 2 , N. Takahashi 2 , Y. Maehara , M. Tago , M. Hamasaki
2-out RBI: I. Kaneda , N. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Minami , I. Rustoff 2
GIDP: S. Shibuya
Sac Bunt: Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hamasaki (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .360 2 18
K. Minami 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .327 2 27
Y. Goto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 3 21
H. Kobayashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 2 23
E. Kobayashi RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .315 1 14
   b-K. Imamura PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-T. Ota SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 2
K. Dobashi LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .358 0 13
G. Matsushima C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .308 0 23
T. Kusunoki SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .224 2 17
   a-M. Akahoshi PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .368 0 4
H. Kawasaki P 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .296 0 3
Totals 29 5 7 5 3 1 9      
a - M. Akahoshi pinch hit for T. Kusunoki in the 7th
b - K. Imamura pinch ran for E. Kobayashi in the 7th
c - T. Ota substituted for K. Imamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Dobashi 2 (9, 2nd Inning off Y. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Obata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Minami (6, 7th Inning off Y. Watanabe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto , K. Minami 3 , Y. Goto , H. Kobayashi , K. Dobashi 4 , H. Kawasaki
2-out RBI: H. Yamamoto , K. Minami , H. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamamoto , Y. Goto , E. Kobayashi , M. Akahoshi
Sac Bunt: K. Dobashi , H. Kawasaki
Sac Fly: T. Kusunoki
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Minami-Ota-Goto)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Watanabe L (2-5) 6.2 6 5 5 2 1 0 102 5.81   
T. Obata 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Watanabe 41
Batters Faced: Y. Watanabe 29, T. Obata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Watanabe 8-11, T. Obata 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Watanabe 102-65, T. Obata 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Obata 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kawasaki W (5-4) 9.0 9 2 2 2 6 0 132 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kawasaki 65
Batters Faced: H. Kawasaki 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kawasaki 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kawasaki 132-87
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heikichi Kawasaki
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:00 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 27930
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 5th inning.
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