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."
TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hamada CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .292 0 38
T. Kitagawa 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .336 0 57
G. Okazaki RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .364 4 43
T. Matsumoto LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .327 6 65
I. Waki 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .309 0 8
T. Ando 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .313 2 29
H. Fujisawa C 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .364 0 34
N. Katagiri SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275 0 31
T. Iwasaki P 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .339 0 10
Totals 41 8 14 8 2 2 18      
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
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Dobashi LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 1 50
E. Kobayashi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327 3 23
Y. Goto 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .332 4 48
   a-K. Matsunami 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .373 0 16
H. Kobayashi CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .325 2 55
G. Matsushima C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .337 2 56
K. Minami 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .345 2 58
M. Akahoshi RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .348 3 25
T. Kusunoki SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240 2 38
   b-Y. Ozaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .372 0 5
N. Kagawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 0 2
   S. Yamasaki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 1
   c-H. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .370 5 48
Totals 36 3 10 3 0 6 14      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iwasaki 61
Batters Faced: T. Iwasaki 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iwasaki 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iwasaki 130-91
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kagawa 10
Batters Faced: N. Kagawa 30, S. Yamasaki 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kagawa 5-11, S. Yamasaki 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kagawa 83-57, S. Yamasaki 60-38
WP: N. Kagawa
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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