JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
08/25/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 9163 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (51-37) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 15 0
Kobe Bulls (42-43) 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 1 X 11 21 0
Bulls Topple Bees, 11-5, as Dobashi Shines
The home crowd had a good time watching the Vesutan Bees and Kobe Bulls get after it.

The Kobe Bulls downed the Vesutan Bees, 11-5, at Matsunoki Stadium. Kensaku Dobashi led the way, going 3-for-4 for Kobe. The winning pitcher was Murai Aso. His record is now 4-8. The right-hander went 6.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 13 hits for the Bulls.

In the top of the sixth, Vesutan were in rally mode. The score was 8-5, Kobe, with one out and runners on 1st and 3rd. But on a 2-2 pitch, Senri Taguchi lined out.

The Bulls, at 42-43, sit in 5th place in the Japanese Baseball Association.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawai CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 2 38
S. Taguchi LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 2 32
H. Kimura 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .358 3 64
T. Nishimura 1B 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .333 1 22
S. Tanaka C 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .290 2 36
K. Sakai SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .331 2 25
H. Kawamura RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 1 30
H. Fujita 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .180 0 4
N. Yamada P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .492 0 9
   a-Y. Smith PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327 3 54
   Z. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kinoshita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 28
   K. Hiramatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 15 5 2 0 19      
a - Y. Smith pinch hit for N. Yamada in the 6th
b - T. Kinoshita pinch hit for Z. Terada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kimura (11, 1st Inning off M. Aso, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nishimura (8, 5th Inning off M. Aso, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Smith (18, 6th Inning off M. Aso, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Tanaka (8, 9th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Kawamura (6, 6th Inning off M. Aso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sakai (2, 2nd Inning off M. Aso, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kawai , S. Taguchi , H. Kimura 3 , T. Nishimura 5 , S. Tanaka 4 , K. Sakai 4 , H. Kawamura 3 , N. Yamada , Y. Smith 2
2-out RBI: H. Kimura , T. Nishimura , S. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kimura , K. Sakai , N. Yamada
GIDP: K. Sakai
Sac Bunt: M. Kawai , K. Sakai
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kawamura(Yamamoto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .376 4 45
E. Kobayashi RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 .321 3 22
Y. Goto 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .326 4 46
H. Kobayashi CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 .325 2 54
G. Matsushima C 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .328 2 53
K. Minami 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 .344 2 55
K. Dobashi LF 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .325 1 48
T. Kusunoki SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .233 2 38
M. Aso P 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .368 0 4
   J. Kuroda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-M. Akahoshi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .344 3 24
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 1
Totals 39 11 21 10 3 2 20      
a - M. Akahoshi pinch hit for J. Kuroda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yamamoto (20, 2nd Inning off N. Yamada, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kusunoki (9, 3rd Inning off N. Yamada, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Dobashi 2 (20, 3rd Inning off N. Yamada, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Hiramatsu, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Kobayashi (5, 6th Inning off Z. Terada, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Goto (10, 7th Inning off Z. Terada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Dobashi (11, 5th Inning off N. Yamada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 4 , E. Kobayashi 4 , Y. Goto 4 , H. Kobayashi , G. Matsushima 3 , K. Minami 3 , K. Dobashi 7 , T. Kusunoki 2 , M. Aso
2-out RBI: H. Yamamoto , G. Matsushima , K. Dobashi , T. Kusunoki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamamoto , H. Kobayashi , K. Minami , T. Kusunoki , M. Aso
Sac Bunt: E. Kobayashi 2 , H. Kobayashi
Sac Fly: T. Kusunoki
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kobayashi (10)
CS: K. Minami (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kuroda-Kusunoki-Goto)
OF assists: 1 (Kobayashi(Kimura at home))
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamada L (10-8) 5.0 13 8 8 1 1 0 84 3.89   
Z. Terada 2.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 46 12.66   
K. Hiramatsu 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamada 9
Batters Faced: N. Yamada 28, Z. Terada 12, K. Hiramatsu 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamada 9-4, Z. Terada 2-3, K. Hiramatsu 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamada 84-49, Z. Terada 46-27, K. Hiramatsu 19-13
WP: N. Yamada , Z. Terada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Aso W (4-8) 6.1 13 5 5 1 0 1 101 8.08   
J. Kuroda 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 1.84   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Aso 26
Batters Faced: M. Aso 32, J. Kuroda 5, S. Yamasaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Aso 6-12, J. Kuroda 1-3, S. Yamasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Aso 101-62, J. Kuroda 22-15, S. Yamasaki 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kuroda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kensaku Dobashi
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:59 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 27133
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