JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KINBOSHI KITES
05/30/1949
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JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8847 - MONDAY, MAY 30TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (6-4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Kinboshi Kites (4-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 6 0
Kites Bridle Kingfishers, 4-2
The Kinboshi Kites bested the Yokohama Kingfishers by a score of 4-2, with center fielder Motoji Tanaka getting the main credit. On the day, Tanaka was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Kites. Kinboshi goes to 4-5.

Tanaka had a timely hit for Kinboshi in the bottom of the seventh. With Yokohama trailing 2-1, he turned a 2-2 slider into a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season, making it 4-2, Kinboshi.

"Motoji is still learning," said Kites manager Kaita Kurosawa. "The sky's the limit for him."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Fujimoto RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 0 1
R. Fujii LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .263 1 8
T. Iwahashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .372 1 4
N. Oishi 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .282 0 2
H. Shimada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .425 0 2
F. Honda C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
Y. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 5
Y. Urata CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .444 0 5
   a-S. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
T. Endo P 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-S. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
Totals 32 2 8 1 3 4 15      
a - S. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Urata in the 9th
b - S. Sato pinch hit for T. Endo in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Fujii (2, 1st Inning off R. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fujii 4 , T. Iwahashi 2 , N. Oishi 2 , Y. Smith , Y. Urata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Fujimoto , H. Shimada
GIDP: T. Iwahashi , H. Shimada
Sac Bunt: I. Fujimoto
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tanaka CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .348 1 9
K. Nakagawa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .324 0 1
   c-Y. Shimizu SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hayashida LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 0 4
T. Miyamoto 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 0 0
E. Miyake RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 2
Y. Kubo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 1 5
N. Matsumoto C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .400 0 3
E. Eda SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 0 3
   a-S. Aoyama PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. Hatanaka 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
R. Watanabe P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 5 13      
a - S. Aoyama pinch hit for E. Eda in the 7th
b - K. Hatanaka substituted for S. Aoyama in the 8th
c - Y. Shimizu substituted for K. Nakagawa in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Tanaka (1, 7th Inning off T. Endo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tanaka 5 , K. Nakagawa , T. Miyamoto , N. Matsumoto , S. Aoyama
2-out RBI: M. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nakagawa , Y. Kubo , K. Hatanaka
Sac Fly: Y. Hayashida
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kubo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tanaka 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Miyamoto-Eda-Nakagawa, Watanabe-Shimizu-Hatanaka)
PB: N. Matsumoto
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Endo L (0-1) 8.0 6 4 4 4 5 1 131 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Endo 55
Batters Faced: T. Endo 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Endo 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Endo 131-73
Hit Batsmen: T. Endo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Watanabe W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4 0 128 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Watanabe 64
Batters Faced: R. Watanabe 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Watanabe 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: R. Watanabe 128-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Motoji Tanaka
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:10 PM JST
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 12164
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