JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT NAGOYA HOSHO RELIABLES
05/22/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT NAGOYA HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 8813 - SUNDAY, MAY 22ND , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (0-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 11 1
Nagoya Hosho Reliables (2-0) 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 10 18 0
Nagoya Hosho's Kuga Goes Ballistic with 5 Hits
Koushirou Kuga said "it felt like taking batting practice" today at Nagoya Minami Stadium, and it showed in the box score. The Nagoya Hosho shortstop had a fantastic 5-for-5 day against the Kobe Bulls, leading his club to victory, 10-4.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Kuga said later."

Koushirou Kuga hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th and singled in the 7th.

KOBE BATTING LINESCORE NAGOYA HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
E. Kobayashi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-K. Imamura PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-Y. Ozaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Kobayashi CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .333 1 4
G. Matsushima C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
K. Minami 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .375 0 0
K. Dobashi LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .429 0 1
K. Matsunami 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   b-M. Aso PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-M. Akahoshi 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kusunoki SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .143 0 0
N. Kagawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 6 13      
a - K. Imamura pinch hit for E. Kobayashi in the 7th
b - M. Aso pinch hit for K. Matsunami in the 8th
c - M. Akahoshi substituted for M. Aso in the 8th
d - Y. Ozaki pinch hit for K. Imamura in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Minami (1, 8th Inning off T. Yoshioka, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Dobashi (1, 8th Inning off T. Yoshioka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kobayashi (1, 1st Inning off T. Yoshioka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 3 , K. Imamura , H. Kobayashi 4 , G. Matsushima , K. Minami 4 , K. Dobashi 4 , K. Matsunami
2-out RBI: H. Kobayashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kobayashi , G. Matsushima , K. Dobashi , K. Matsunami
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Minami (1) , K. Dobashi (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kobayashi (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Takase LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .571 0 1
S. Kumakubo 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .500 0 4
T. Takeuchi 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250 0 1
K. Kuga SS 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 .900 0 3
M. Nozawa 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .556 0 3
H. Kurokawa CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 1 3
Y. Ishimoto C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1
K. Kura RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
T. Yoshioka P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 41 10 18 10 2 2 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kumakubo (2, 1st Inning off N. Kagawa, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Takeuchi (1, 2nd Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Kuga (1, 2nd Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Nozawa (1, 5th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Nozawa (2, 1st Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kumakubo (1, 2nd Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Takase 2 , S. Kumakubo 6 , T. Takeuchi 2 , K. Kuga 6 , M. Nozawa 6 , H. Kurokawa , Y. Ishimoto , K. Kura 2
2-out RBI: N. Takase , S. Kumakubo 2 , T. Takeuchi , K. Kuga 2 , M. Nozawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takeuchi , M. Nozawa , H. Kurokawa 2 , T. Yoshioka
Sac Bunt: T. Yoshioka
Team LOB: 10
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE NAGOYA HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kagawa L (0-1) 3.0 13 9 9 1 0 0 80 27.00   
S. Yamasaki 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 75 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kagawa -6
Batters Faced: N. Kagawa 23, S. Yamasaki 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kagawa 2-7, S. Yamasaki 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kagawa 80-52, S. Yamasaki 75-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Yoshioka W (1-0) 9.0 11 4 4 2 6 1 132 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Yoshioka 53
Batters Faced: T. Yoshioka 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Yoshioka 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Yoshioka 132-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koushirou Kuga
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:00 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 16973
Special Notes: Koushirou Kuga ties the NAG regular season game record for hits with 5.
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