BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/15/1950
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6876 - THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1950 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (26-15) 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 13 0
Fukuoka Falcons (15-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 1
Hirai Stars for Stars in 7-4 Win
Teruhi Hirai left his imprint on the 7-4 Nagasaki win against the Fukuoka Falcons. Hirai, who is on pace for 127 RBI this season, was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Nagasaki pitcher Ed Brown got the win, upping his record to 7-3. Teizo Hasegawa got the loss. Shiro Sawada, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 9th save.

Nagasaki took a 4-1 lead on Hirai's 10th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Teizo Hasegawa in the top of the sixth, propelled Nagasaki to the win.

"I've been criticized for being a slacker, but the one thing I do care about is winning," Hirai told the Nagasaki Observer.

The win elevated the Stars to 26-15.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .235 0 0
U. Tada SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .289 0 13
T. Hirai RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .350 10 39
K. Tokuda LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .298 7 16
Y. Mori C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .254 6 19
Y. Suzuki 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 1 14
B. Nakagawa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 3
J. Komatsu 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
E. Brown P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .097 0 0
   S. Sawada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7 0 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tokuda (4, 6th Inning off T. Hasegawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Mori (7, 6th Inning off T. Hasegawa, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hirai (8, 7th Inning off T. Hasegawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hirai (10, 6th Inning off T. Hasegawa, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Tokuda (7, 7th Inning off T. Hasegawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hamasaki 2 , U. Tada 2 , T. Hirai 7 , K. Tokuda 7 , Y. Mori 2 , B. Nakagawa , E. Brown
2-out RBI: K. Tokuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown
GIDP: U. Tada , J. Komatsu
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Tokuda (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Sato LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 4 18
N. Ishihara 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .301 5 18
S. Hashimoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 3 20
K. Kanai CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .282 7 33
K. Takahashi 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .220 0 2
M. Murakami 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .220 3 13
H. Kato C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 2 10
Y. Nagashima SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 2 9
   b-B. Tamura PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .232 4 13
T. Hasegawa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 1
   C. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nojima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 0 5
   M. Oki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Miyata PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 4 14      
a - S. Nojima pinch hit for C. Sasaki in the 7th
b - B. Tamura pinch hit for Y. Nagashima in the 9th
c - Y. Miyata pinch hit for M. Oki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Takahashi (4, 4th Inning off E. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Nagashima (2, 7th Inning off E. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Tamura (4, 9th Inning off E. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Ishihara 2 , S. Hashimoto , K. Takahashi 3 , Y. Nagashima 2 , B. Tamura 4 , Y. Miyata
2-out RBI: K. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takahashi , M. Murakami , S. Nojima
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Takahashi (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ishihara-Nagashima-Takahashi, Nagashima-Ishihara-Takahashi)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Brown W (7-3) 8.2 8 4 4 3 4 1 139 2.37   
S. Sawada SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Brown 53
Batters Faced: E. Brown 37, S. Sawada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Brown 9-13, S. Sawada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Brown 139-90, S. Sawada 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sawada 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hasegawa L (3-8) 6.2 13 7 7 0 1 2 96 4.10   
C. Sasaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
M. Oki 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hasegawa 21
Batters Faced: T. Hasegawa 31, C. Sasaki 1, M. Oki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hasegawa 8-8, C. Sasaki 0-1, M. Oki 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hasegawa 96-63, C. Sasaki 2-1, M. Oki 20-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Teruhi Hirai
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 18581
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