JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/03/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 9199 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (44-47) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Kinboshi Kites (54-38) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0
Bulls Come Up Short at Kinboshi, 4-3
The Kinboshi Kites picked up a win at Konohana Stadium, knocking off the Kobe Bulls, 4-3. Starting pitcher Kannon Kato played a key role in the triumph. Kato got the win, improving to 8-9. He allowed 9 hits and walked 2 over 9 innings. Kato allowed 3 runs. The victory gives the Kites a record of 54-38.

Kinboshi pinch hitter Naotake Matsumoto contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With two down, he hit a sinker into right field for a 2-run single. It was his 30th hit of the season and put the Kites ahead, 4-2.

"I always intend to finish what I've started," said Kato.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yamamoto 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .370 5 51
K. Dobashi LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .327 1 52
E. Kobayashi RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .315 3 23
H. Kobayashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .322 2 56
G. Matsushima C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 2 56
K. Matsunami 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 0 18
T. Kusunoki SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243 2 39
K. Ishikawa 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .412 0 4
   a-M. Akahoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 3 25
N. Kagawa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 2
   b-T. Ota PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 4
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 2 11      
a - M. Akahoshi pinch hit for K. Ishikawa in the 9th
b - T. Ota pinch hit for N. Kagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yamamoto (21, 3rd Inning off K. Kato, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kusunoki (10, 6th Inning off K. Kato, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Ota (2, 9th Inning off K. Kato, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yamamoto 4 , K. Dobashi , G. Matsushima , T. Kusunoki 4 , T. Ota 3
2-out RBI: , H. Yamamoto 2 , K. Dobashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kobayashi , H. Kobayashi , K. Ishikawa , N. Kagawa
Sac Bunt: N. Kagawa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kobayashi(Kato at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Hayashida CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390 0 50
M. Tanaka 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .411 3 53
K. Nakagawa RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .336 6 45
   e-E. Yoshimura RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1 8
H. Nakagawa C 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .281 1 39
E. Miyake LF 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .217 3 33
Y. Kubo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282 3 39
U. Nishioka 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .347 1 34
   c-N. Matsumoto PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .288 2 14
   d-K. Hatanaka 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
E. Eda SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 1 28
   a-T. Miyamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 21
   b-M. Shimabukuro SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 2
K. Kato P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 0 3
Totals 29 4 8 4 4 2 11      
a - T. Miyamoto pinch hit for E. Eda in the 5th
b - M. Shimabukuro substituted for T. Miyamoto in the 6th
c - N. Matsumoto pinch hit for U. Nishioka in the 6th
d - K. Hatanaka substituted for N. Matsumoto in the 7th
e - E. Yoshimura substituted for K. Nakagawa in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: K. Nakagawa (6, 4th Inning off N. Kagawa, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Tanaka (11, 6th Inning off N. Kagawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Hayashida , M. Tanaka 5 , K. Nakagawa 3 , Y. Kubo , N. Matsumoto , K. Kato
2-out RBI: N. Matsumoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nakagawa , M. Shimabukuro
Sac Fly: E. Miyake
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tanaka (31)
CS: E. Miyake (9)

FIELDING
PB: H. Nakagawa
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kagawa L (11-9) 8.0 8 4 4 4 2 0 102 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kagawa 48
Batters Faced: N. Kagawa 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kagawa 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kagawa 102-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kato W (8-9) 9.0 9 3 3 2 2 0 121 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kato 57
Batters Faced: K. Kato 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kato 15-10
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kato 121-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kannon Kato
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:20 PM JST
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 24059
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