 | JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT KOBE BULLS 08/28/1949 |  |  | | | |
 | JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS AT KOBE BULLS | GAME ID: 9180 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1949 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Tokyo Rakisuta Rams (53-38) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | Kobe Bulls (43-44) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
Rams Stop Bulls, 8-3 | Tokyo Rakisuta right-hander Tetsuji Iwasaki pitched his team to victory over the Kobe Bulls at Matsunoki Stadium. The final score was 8-3. Iwasaki got the win, improving to 10-8. He allowed 10 hits and walked 0 over 9 innings. Iwasaki allowed 3 runs. Tokyo Rakisuta, at 53-38, holds down second place in the Japanese Baseball Association.
Takao Matsumoto, the 35-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Matsumoto contributed a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put Tokyo Rakisuta up, 5-0.
Matsumoto called the win "a lesson in teamwork." | |
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TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: G. Okazaki (14, 1st Inning off N. Kagawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Waki (5, 2nd Inning off N. Kagawa, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: H. Fujisawa (3, 2nd Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: N. Hamada , T. Kitagawa 2 , G. Okazaki 3 , T. Matsumoto , I. Waki 5 , H. Fujisawa 4 , N. Katagiri , T. Iwasaki 2-out RBI: T. Kitagawa , T. Matsumoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Okazaki , T. Matsumoto 2 , I. Waki Sac Bunt: T. Ando Sac Fly: N. Katagiri Team LOB: 10 | | | a - K. Matsunami substituted for Y. Goto in the 7th b - Y. Ozaki pinch hit for T. Kusunoki in the 9th c - H. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: G. Matsushima (18, 4th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Kobayashi , Y. Goto 2 , H. Kobayashi , G. Matsushima 3 , K. Minami , M. Akahoshi 2 , T. Kusunoki 2-out RBI: M. Akahoshi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kobayashi , T. Kusunoki 2 Sac Bunt: N. Kagawa Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: M. Akahoshi (5)
FIELDING Errors: E. Kobayashi (7) | | |
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TOKYO RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Iwasaki W (10-8) | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 3.58 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Kagawa L (11-8) | 5.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4.30 | S. Yamasaki | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 5.11 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tetsuji Iwasaki Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph Start Time: 1:59 PM JST Time: 2:41 Attendance: 31703 Special Notes: 1B Yukiyoshi Goto was injured in a collision at a base. |
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