JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
08/02/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 9088 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (37-31) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 15 0
Osaka Sailors (34-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0
Bees Win at Osaka, 3-2
The Vesutan Bees got a stellar performance from pitcher Yoshitora Nakagawa, who handcuffed the Osaka offense en route to a win, 3-2, at Kotei Stadium. Nakagawa went 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 8-6. The win puts Vesutan at 37-31 this season.

Masanao Kawai, the former first round draft pick , had a direct impact on the outcome. Kawai contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the sixth inning to put Vesutan up, 2-0.

"This was a tough loss," said Osaka manager . "It'll stick in my craw for a while."
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kawamura RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 1 22
T. Tanaka 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .352 2 41
H. Kimura SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .348 3 52
Y. Smith 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .307 2 43
   b-F. Yoshida 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
T. Nishimura 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .306 0 5
S. Taguchi LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 1 24
   a-G. Miyagawa RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
M. Kawai CF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 2 25
S. Tanaka C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .257 1 24
Y. Nakagawa P 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 .333 0 7
Totals 40 3 15 3 0 6 21      
a - G. Miyagawa substituted for S. Taguchi in the 8th
b - F. Yoshida substituted for Y. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Nakagawa (1, 3rd Inning off S. Matsuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Smith (14, 5th Inning off S. Matsuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Kawai (6, 6th Inning off S. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka 2 , H. Kimura 3 , Y. Smith 4 , T. Nishimura , S. Taguchi 2 , M. Kawai 3 , S. Tanaka , Y. Nakagawa 3
2-out RBI: H. Kimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kawamura , T. Nishimura , S. Taguchi , Y. Nakagawa
Sac Bunt: Y. Nakagawa
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Kimura-Nishimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Minami SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .214 1 19
K. Fujinami CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 2 40
   b-S. Shibuya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   H. Ito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Kaneda RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .396 5 44
N. Takahashi LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .378 0 37
I. Rustoff C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .344 2 46
M. Tago 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295 1 22
   d-A. Kaneshiro PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 5
Y. Maehara 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 2 37
M. Hamasaki 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .302 1 37
S. Matsuda P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 7
   a-R. Nakahara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .368 0 21
   c-M. Inoue CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 1
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 8 14      
a - R. Nakahara pinch hit for S. Matsuda in the 8th
b - S. Shibuya pinch hit for K. Fujinami in the 8th
c - M. Inoue substituted for R. Nakahara in the 9th
d - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for M. Tago in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rustoff (21, 5th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Kaneda (14, 9th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Minami (3, 8th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Minami 4 , I. Kaneda 2 , N. Takahashi , I. Rustoff 3 , A. Kaneshiro , M. Hamasaki
2-out RBI: B. Minami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shibuya , Y. Maehara , M. Hamasaki
GIDP: M. Tago
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kaneda(Tanaka at home))
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Nakagawa W (8-6) 9.0 8 2 2 1 8 0 142 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Nakagawa 70
Batters Faced: Y. Nakagawa 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Nakagawa 6-12
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Nakagawa 142-89
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Matsuda L (11-6) 8.0 14 3 3 0 6 0 129 2.73   
H. Ito 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matsuda 48
Batters Faced: S. Matsuda 37, H. Ito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matsuda 12-5, H. Ito 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matsuda 129-91, H. Ito 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitora Nakagawa
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:59 PM JST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 29480
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