JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS
09/07/1949
 
JAPANESE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VESUTAN BEES AT TOKYO RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 9213 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (58-40) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Tokyo Rakisuta Rams (58-41) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 3
Rams Nip Bees, 3-2
The Tokyo Rakisuta Rams and Vesutan Bees played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

Tokyo Rakisuta Rams starter Tetsuji Iwasaki pitched his team past the Vesutan Bees, 3-2. The win for the Rams lifted their record to 58-41.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when left fielder Takao Matsumoto, who is tied for 9th in the JBA with a .418 on-base percentage, hit a single. The Rams went on to win.

Iwasaki said the team appreciates the support from the fans. "I'm glad we could reward them with a good win," he said after the game.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kawamura RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .297 1 33
M. Kawai LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290 2 39
H. Kimura 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .346 3 68
Y. Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .337 3 62
T. Nishimura 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 1 27
S. Tanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 2 41
K. Sakai SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .329 2 36
Y. Kajiyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 1 27
   a-T. Kinoshita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 0 30
Y. Nakagawa P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 0 9
   b-S. Taguchi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 2 33
Totals 38 2 9 2 1 1 19      
a - T. Kinoshita pinch hit for Y. Kajiyama in the 9th
b - S. Taguchi pinch hit for Y. Nakagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nishimura (9, 2nd Inning off T. Iwasaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Kimura 2 (14, 4th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Sakai (5, 4th Inning off T. Iwasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kawamura , M. Kawai , H. Kimura 5 , T. Nishimura 3 , K. Sakai 3 , S. Taguchi
2-out RBI: K. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kimura 2 , Y. Smith , K. Sakai , Y. Kajiyama 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nishimura (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Sakai (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sakai-Nishimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hamada CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 41
T. Kitagawa 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 0 58
   a-G. Nakamura PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 2 39
   c-A. Kawai 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 3
G. Okazaki RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .370 4 47
   b-S. Matsumura PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .397 1 28
   d-Z. Hayashida RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
T. Matsumoto LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .334 7 69
I. Waki 1B, 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .275 0 11
T. Ando 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 2 30
H. Fujisawa C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .355 0 34
N. Katagiri SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293 0 37
T. Iwasaki P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .354 0 13
Totals 30 3 8 3 1 2 10      
a - G. Nakamura pinch hit for T. Kitagawa in the 5th
b - S. Matsumura pinch hit for G. Okazaki in the 8th
c - A. Kawai substituted for G. Nakamura in the 9th
d - Z. Hayashida substituted for S. Matsumura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Matsumoto (17, 5th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hamada , G. Okazaki , S. Matsumura , T. Matsumoto 3 , I. Waki , N. Katagiri , T. Iwasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kitagawa , I. Waki
GIDP: T. Ando
Sac Bunt: T. Ando
Sac Fly: I. Waki
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Hamada (31) , T. Ando (10) , N. Katagiri (24)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Nakagawa L (13-8) 8.0 8 3 1 1 2 0 105 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Nakagawa 59
Batters Faced: Y. Nakagawa 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Nakagawa 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Nakagawa 105-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Iwasaki W (12-8) 9.0 9 2 2 1 1 0 130 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iwasaki 61
Batters Faced: T. Iwasaki 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iwasaki 16-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iwasaki 130-89
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tetsuji Iwasaki
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:59 PM JST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 23381
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 6th inning.
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