 | JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION TOKYO DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 09/03/1949 |  |  | | | |
 | JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | TOKYO DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | GAME ID: 9197 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1949 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Tokyo Denki Dynamics (48-42) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | Yokohama Kingfishers (28-67) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
4-1 Loss to Dynamics Extends Yokohama Losing Streak | Satoshi Smith never let Yokohama get something going. The Tokyo Denki left-hander commanded his curveball in pitching the Dynamics to a 4-1 win. Smith, the winner, moves to 10-11. He threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 5 walks. The slumping Kingfishers have lost 7 straight.
Tokyo Denki used the timely hitting of Manobu Hirano to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Dynamics on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Hirano told the Tokyo Denki Daily. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them." | |
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TOKYO DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Total Bases: S. Miyamoto 3 , M. Hirano , Y. Hayashida , K. Kanno , R. Yoshioka , T. Tagami , S. Smith 2-out RBI: M. Hirano , Y. Hayashida , K. Kanno Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kanno , R. Yoshioka GIDP: S. Toyama Sac Bunt: M. Hirano Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: T. Tagami (3)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Hirano-Kanno) OF assists: 1 (Hirano(Oishi at home)) PB: K. Kanno | | | | |
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TOKYO DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Smith W (10-11) | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 4.20 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Nakamura L (4-13) | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 6.13 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Satoshi Smith Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph Start Time: 3:00 PM JST Time: 2:34 Attendance: 21853 |
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