JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/23/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 9155 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Rakisuta Rams (49-37) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
Vesutan Bees (50-36) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 12 0
Rams Fall Short, 3-2, at Vesutan
Vesutan Bees starter Yoshitora Nakagawa turned in a sterling performance against the Tokyo Rakisuta Rams, leading his team to a slim 3-2 win. With the win, Vesutan upped its record to 50-36.

The Bees got a lift from left fielder Senri Taguchi, who in the bottom of the seventh stroked a 2-0 sinker into center for a run-scoring single. It was his 65th hit of the season and put the Bees ahead, 3-1.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Vesutan manager Wen-bin Terada.
TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hamada CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 0 33
T. Kitagawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .338 0 50
   a-I. Waki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 0 7
   b-T. Nakano PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
   d-Y. Fukumoto C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 5
G. Okazaki RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .372 4 41
T. Matsumoto LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .323 6 62
G. Nakamura 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .311 2 38
T. Ando 3B 3 0 0 1 0 3 4 .303 2 28
M. Morioka C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 0 0
   c-A. Kawai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 0 3
   e-A. Murakami 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 9
N. Katagiri SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 26
   f-S. Matsumura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .402 1 27
T. Iwasaki P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .352 0 10
   g-M. Hattori PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 11
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 8 14      
a - I. Waki pinch hit for T. Kitagawa in the 8th
b - T. Nakano pinch ran for I. Waki in the 8th
c - A. Kawai pinch hit for M. Morioka in the 8th
d - Y. Fukumoto substituted for T. Nakano in the 8th
e - A. Murakami substituted for A. Kawai in the 8th
f - S. Matsumura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
g - M. Hattori pinch hit for T. Iwasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Matsumoto (13, 6th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Waki , G. Okazaki 3 , T. Matsumoto 2 , T. Iwasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hamada , M. Morioka , A. Kawai
Sac Bunt: T. Matsumoto
Sac Fly: T. Ando
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Katagiri-Iwasaki, Katagiri-Kitagawa-Nakamura)
OF assists: 1 (Hamada(Kawai at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawai CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 2 38
S. Taguchi LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .311 2 32
   a-T. Urata LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 9
H. Kimura 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .358 3 63
Y. Smith 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .327 3 53
   b-F. Yoshida 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
T. Nishimura 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .320 1 19
S. Tanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 2 35
K. Sakai SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 24
H. Kawamura RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 1 29
Y. Nakagawa P 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .327 0 8
Totals 32 3 12 3 2 3 18      
a - T. Urata substituted for S. Taguchi in the 8th
b - F. Yoshida substituted for Y. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nishimura (7, 4th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Kawai (10, 5th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kawai 3 , S. Taguchi 2 , H. Kimura 2 , Y. Smith , T. Nishimura 3 , K. Sakai , H. Kawamura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nishimura , Y. Nakagawa
GIDP: Y. Smith , T. Nishimura
Sac Bunt: M. Kawai
Team LOB: 8
TOKYO RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Iwasaki L (9-8) 8.0 12 3 3 2 3 0 103 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iwasaki 47
Batters Faced: T. Iwasaki 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iwasaki 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iwasaki 103-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Nakagawa W (11-7) 9.0 6 2 2 3 8 0 143 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Nakagawa 72
Batters Faced: Y. Nakagawa 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Nakagawa 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Nakagawa 143-93
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitora Nakagawa
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:59 PM JST
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 19394
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