JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
08/16/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 9137 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (37-40) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 1
Osaka Sailors (38-40) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 0
Bulls Upend Sailors, 5-3
The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Kotei Stadium, knocking off the Osaka Sailors, 5-3. On the mound for Kobe was left-hander Heikichi Kawasaki, who played a pivotal role in the win. Kawasaki got the win, improving to 10-6. He allowed 13 hits and walked 3 over 9 innings. Kawasaki allowed 3 runs. Kobe has a 3-game win streak, while Osaka has lost 3 in a row.

Kawasaki had a key at-bat in the top of the fourth to put Kobe in front, 3-1. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Kawasaki said.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .379 4 42
K. Dobashi LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .318 1 40
Y. Goto 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .317 4 45
H. Kobayashi CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .329 2 47
G. Matsushima C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .328 2 47
K. Minami 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .345 2 52
M. Akahoshi RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 .354 2 19
T. Kusunoki SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .233 2 33
H. Kawasaki P 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .300 0 6
Totals 35 5 12 5 3 3 23      
BATTING
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 3 , Y. Goto , H. Kobayashi 2 , G. Matsushima , K. Minami 2 , H. Kawasaki 3
2-out RBI: H. Yamamoto , H. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Goto 2 , T. Kusunoki
Sac Bunt: G. Matsushima , K. Minami
Sac Fly: M. Akahoshi
Hit by Pitch: H. Kobayashi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Yamamoto (8)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Dobashi (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Minami SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .222 2 22
   b-R. Nakahara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 0 23
   e-T. Koyama SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
K. Fujinami CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .365 2 49
   c-S. Shibuya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 2
   T. Obata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
N. Takahashi LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .356 0 41
I. Rustoff C 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .359 2 53
M. Tago 2B, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .293 1 27
Y. Maehara 3B, SS, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .247 2 39
M. Inoue RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 .222 1 6
M. Hamasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .305 1 42
T. Watanabe P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 0 10
   a-I. Kaneda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383 7 54
   d-A. Kaneshiro CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .481 0 9
Totals 37 3 13 3 3 5 27      
a - I. Kaneda pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 8th
b - R. Nakahara pinch hit for B. Minami in the 8th
c - S. Shibuya pinch hit for K. Fujinami in the 8th
d - A. Kaneshiro substituted for I. Kaneda in the 9th
e - T. Koyama substituted for R. Nakahara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Fujinami (21, 6th Inning off H. Kawasaki, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Minami (5, 6th Inning off H. Kawasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Minami 4 , K. Fujinami 2 , N. Takahashi 2 , I. Rustoff 3 , Y. Maehara , M. Inoue , M. Hamasaki , T. Watanabe , I. Kaneda
2-out RBI: I. Rustoff , M. Inoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Fujinami , I. Rustoff , M. Tago , M. Inoue , M. Hamasaki 2
Sac Bunt: M. Tago 2 , T. Watanabe
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Fujinami(Goto at 3rd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kawasaki W (10-6) 9.0 13 3 3 3 5 0 154 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kawasaki 51
Batters Faced: H. Kawasaki 43
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kawasaki 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kawasaki 154-94
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Watanabe L (11-9) 8.0 12 5 5 3 3 0 142 4.20   
T. Obata 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Watanabe 38
Batters Faced: T. Watanabe 39, T. Obata 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Watanabe 6-14, T. Obata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Watanabe 142-81, T. Obata 14-8
Hit Batsmen: T. Watanabe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heikichi Kawasaki
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:59 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 19669
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