JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/05/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 9090 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (25-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1
Vesutan Bees (39-31) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 16 0
Victory Pushes Bees Record to 39-31
The Vesutan Bees topped the Yokohama Kingfishers, 7-1, in Japanese Baseball Association action at Fukuoka Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Vesutan pitcher Nariakira Yamada. Yamada got the win, improving to 7-7. He allowed 9 hits and walked 0 over 9 innings. Yamada allowed 1 run. With the victory, the Bees upped their record to 39-31.

Takechi Kinoshita dealt the Kingfishers a blow in the bottom of the first. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Vesutan leading 1-0, Kinoshita hit a full count fastball for a 2-run single.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Yamada told the Vesutan Times. "It's as simple as that."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Fujimoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 3 18
R. Fujii LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .309 3 37
T. Iwahashi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .368 6 41
N. Oishi 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 2 21
H. Shimada SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .316 0 20
F. Honda C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281 0 21
Y. Smith 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 39
   b-S. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 5
Y. Urata CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .310 0 26
T. Watanabe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0
   a-S. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 0 3
   R. Sawai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3 13      
a - S. Sato pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 8th
b - S. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: I. Fujimoto , T. Iwahashi , N. Oishi 2 , H. Shimada 2 , F. Honda , Y. Smith , Y. Urata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwahashi , S. Fukuda , Y. Urata
GIDP: F. Honda , Y. Smith
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: I. Fujimoto (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Urata-Honda, Oishi-Shimada-Smith)
OF assists: 3 (Urata(Yamada at home), Fujii(Kimura at home), Fujii(Kawai at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kawamura RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 1 22
T. Tanaka 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .348 2 42
H. Kimura SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .345 3 53
Y. Smith 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .312 2 46
T. Nishimura 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .336 0 6
T. Kinoshita C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .325 0 23
M. Kawai CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .292 2 25
S. Nakashima LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .324 0 9
N. Yamada P 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .520 0 6
Totals 36 7 16 7 3 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Nakashima (6, 8th Inning off R. Sawai, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Yamada (2, 8th Inning off R. Sawai, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Yamada (1, 2nd Inning off T. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kawamura , T. Tanaka , H. Kimura 2 , Y. Smith , T. Nishimura 3 , T. Kinoshita 2 , M. Kawai 2 , S. Nakashima 2 , N. Yamada 6
2-out RBI: Y. Smith , T. Nishimura , T. Kinoshita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kawamura , H. Kimura , S. Nakashima
GIDP: T. Nishimura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tanaka (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Tanaka-Nishimura, Smith-Tanaka-Nishimura)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Watanabe L (2-10) 7.0 10 4 4 3 3 0 116 5.24   
R. Sawai 1.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 36 6.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Watanabe 41
Batters Faced: T. Watanabe 31, R. Sawai 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Watanabe 6-9, R. Sawai 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Watanabe 116-72, R. Sawai 36-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamada W (7-7) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3 0 96 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamada 68
Batters Faced: N. Yamada 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamada 9-13
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamada 96-63
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nariakira Yamada
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 3:30 PM JST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 19306
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 6th inning.
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