JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/22/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 9042 - FRIDAY, JULY 22ND , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Rakisuta Rams (35-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 12 1
Vesutan Bees (33-25) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0
Rams Clip Bees, 5-4
Tokyo Rakisuta right-hander Hideshi Igarashi pitched his team to victory over the Vesutan Bees at Fukuoka Stadium. The final score was 5-4. Tokyo Rakisuta goes to 35-23. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

The game was all tied up in the top of the eighth, until Igarashi delivered big-time for Tokyo Rakisuta, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Nariakira Yamada. The game-changing hit put the Rams on top, 5-4.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Igarashi.
TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Matsumura 1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .426 1 19
T. Kitagawa 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 35
G. Okazaki RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .357 2 28
T. Matsumoto LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .323 3 40
H. Fujisawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .345 0 24
N. Hamada CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 0 23
   a-A. Kawai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 0
   d-Z. Hayashida CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Murakami 3B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .224 0 3
   b-G. Nakamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 2 28
   c-T. Nakano PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   e-S. Hiramoto 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
N. Katagiri SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .271 0 16
H. Igarashi P 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .200 0 5
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 6 11      
a - A. Kawai pinch hit for N. Hamada in the 8th
b - G. Nakamura pinch hit for A. Murakami in the 8th
c - T. Nakano pinch ran for G. Nakamura in the 8th
d - Z. Hayashida substituted for A. Kawai in the 8th
e - S. Hiramoto substituted for T. Nakano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Murakami (2, 7th Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Okazaki 2 (10, 6th Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off N. Yamada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Matsumura (1, 7th Inning off N. Yamada, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Matsumura 4 , G. Okazaki 7 , H. Fujisawa , N. Hamada , A. Murakami 3 , G. Nakamura , N. Katagiri 2 , H. Igarashi
2-out RBI: H. Igarashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Matsumura , T. Matsumoto , H. Igarashi
Sac Bunt: H. Igarashi
Sac Fly: T. Matsumoto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Murakami-Kitagawa-Matsumura, Kitagawa-Katagiri-Matsumura)
OF assists: 1 (Matsumoto(Kajiyama at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .344 2 37
M. Kawai RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 2 19
H. Kimura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .359 3 44
Y. Smith 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .314 2 39
T. Nishimura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 0 5
S. Taguchi LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .305 1 20
T. Kinoshita C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 0 17
Y. Kajiyama CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .331 1 20
   a-S. Nakashima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 0 7
   b-H. Kawamura CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 20
N. Yamada P 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 .500 0 5
   c-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1 22
Totals 36 4 13 3 2 1 15      
a - S. Nakashima pinch hit for Y. Kajiyama in the 8th
b - H. Kawamura substituted for S. Nakashima in the 9th
c - S. Tanaka pinch hit for N. Yamada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Yamada (1, 2nd Inning off H. Igarashi, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Kinoshita (7, 8th Inning off H. Igarashi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , M. Kawai 2 , Y. Smith , T. Nishimura , S. Taguchi 2 , T. Kinoshita 3 , Y. Kajiyama , N. Yamada 4
2-out RBI: , N. Yamada 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tanaka , H. Kimura , Y. Kajiyama , S. Nakashima
GIDP: H. Kimura , S. Taguchi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Kawai (2)
TOKYO RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Igarashi W (6-6) 9.0 13 4 2 2 1 0 122 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Igarashi 48
Batters Faced: H. Igarashi 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Igarashi 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: H. Igarashi 122-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamada L (6-5) 9.0 12 5 5 1 6 1 151 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamada 48
Batters Faced: N. Yamada 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamada 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamada 151-94
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideshi Igarashi
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:20 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 22894
Special Notes: Gombei Okazaki ties the RAK regular season game record for triples with 2.
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