[Resutls on Feburay 24]

At Kochi

Lions      | 0 0 0   1 0 1   1 1 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 3 0 | 5

[Kakiuchi drove 3 runs in.  The draft no.1 rookie
 Takagi was not very good]


At Nichinan (Miyazaki)

Buffaloes  | 0 3 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 3 2   0 4 0   0 0 X | 9

[A new foreign Carp player Lopez hit a HR to
 out of the ballpark]


[Results on Feburary 25]

At Miyazaki

Buffaloes  | 0 0 1   0 1 0   0 3 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 3 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 5

[Matsui hit a 3-run homer at his first act bat.
 Nishi, the draft no.2 rookie, went 2 for 5 and
 Motoki, who is now in hot race of regular position
 against Nishi, hit 4 for 5]


At Miyakojima(Okinawa)

BayStars   | 1 0 3   0 0 2   1 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2

[Ichiro went 0 for 3 (1SB, 1GDP)]


At Miyakonojo(Miyazaki)

Swallows   | 6 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 2   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 3


At Nago(Okinawa)

Dragons    | 0 0 0   1 2 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 1 0   2 2 0   0 0 X | 5

[Noguchi, a Dragon pitcher, allowed 4 runs.
 Hiranuma and Uehara, who pitched one inning,
 pitched not bad]


[Results on March 1]

Tokuyama(Yamaguchi)

Hawks      | 1 5 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 5 0 0   1 1 2   2 0 X |11

HR: Ohmichi 1, Kokubo 1
    Yoshioka 1,2, Ohno, N. 1

[Both starters, Hidekazu and Kohno, were not very good yet]


[Results on March 2]

Aki(Kochi)

Lions      | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 2 0   1 0 0   0 0 X | 3

[Makoto (called Hagiwara till last season) went 3-4,
 Hiyama 2-3.  Rookie Nakanose pitched 1 inning.
 A Lion rookie Takagi got first hit]


Urazoe(Okinawa)

BlueWave   | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 2 | 4

HR: Kida 1

[Since adopted was strange local rule that
 game should be done until the three out of
 the bottom of the 9th inning,  Kida's
 game-ending(Sayonara) 2-run homer became a just
 game-winning 2-run homer :-)]


Kagoshima

Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   2 1 0   0 2 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 1

[Katsunori finally appeared this game from
 the top of the 5th inning.  But he allowed
 1 stolen base and got 1 strike out and
 1 ground double play]


Kita-Kyushu(Fukuoka)

Hawks      | 2 0 0   3 0 0   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 1 0 2   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 4

HR: Matsui 2

[Kida felt something strange at his waist and
 retired in the top of 4th inning]


Ishikawa(Okinawa)

Fighters   | 4 0 3   3 0 0   1 0 0 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 4

HR: Tanaka 2, Kataoka 1, Brito 1, Kawana 1
    Taihoh 1

[The homerun hit by Brito went out of the ballpark!
 It is said that it went about 150m]


[Results on March 3]

Haruno(Kochi)

Tigers     | 1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

[Kiyohara went 5-0, Takagi, D. 4-2.
 Coolbaugh and Hiyama drove 1 run in for each]


Okinawa-city

Fighters   | 0 1 0   1 0 0   0 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 0   1 0 7   0 1 X | 9

HR: Brito 2, Ogawa 1


Kumamoto

Buffaloes  | 2 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 X | 4

[The Swallows won with only 6 hits]


Fukuoka Dome

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 2 0   0 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 2   0 2 3   0 0 X | 7

HR: Yugamidani 1, Yoshioka 3, Matsui 3

[The Giants starter was Cho.  His pitching
 was not bad.  The Hawks starter Kudoh pitched
 only fastballs and allowed no runs]


Ishikawa(Okinawa)

Dragons    | 3 0 4   0 0 0   0 3 1 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 4   5 1 2   4 1 X |17

HR: Taihoh 2, Koji 1
    Braggs 1, Rose 1, Shindoh 1, Hatayama 1, Kawabata 1

[The Dragon pitchers allowed 12 earned runs.
 The Bay Star batters went 19 for 44]


[Results on March 5]

At Fukuoka Dome

BlueWave   | 4 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 1 0 | 3

HR: Ohmichi 2

[Ohmichi hit a home run and a double.  Hidekazu
 pitched 3 innings and allowed no runs.
 Hoshino pitched also 3 innings without allowing
 any runs.  Ichiro got no hit]


[Results on March 6]

At Koshien

Fighters   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 2   0 1 0   0 0 X | 3

[The draft no.1 rookie Funaki appeared.
 He pitched two innings, allowing 2 hits and
 no runs.  Another rookie Nakanose pitched
 1 inning with no hits and no runs.
 Hiyama went 3 for 3, and got 2 RBI.
 Tiger pitchers seems very good, but batters
 are not very good.  Last season, the Tigers
 won (got the highest W-L average) in exhibition
 games, but went down to the bottom in the regular
 season games...  I hope that 1996 Tigers don't
 follow the 1995 Tigers :-)]


At Hiroshima

BlueWave   | 0 0 0   4 0 0   0 3 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 2 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 3

HR: Takahashi, S. 1

[Checo started but he allowed 4 runs in the 4th inning.
 Ichiro appeared at the bottom of the 6th inning and
 went 1 for 2]


At Nagoya

Marines    | 0 3 0   0 4 0   5 0 1 |13
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 3 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 4

HR: Hori 1, Hayakawa 1

[The Dragon pitchers allowed more than 10 runs
 in three games in a row.  Hirata gave up 9 runs
 for three innings]


[Results on March 7]

At Koshien

BayStars   | 2 2 0   6 1 1 |12
-----------+---------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 1   0 0 2 | 3
(called game by rain)

Tiger starter Yabu allowed 3 earned runs in 3 innings.
4 errors were credited for Tiger in-fielders, one of them
were for Yabu.  The first loss of Tigers in exhibition games
was their typical losing pattern :-)


At Nagoya

Marines    | 0 0 1   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 3 1 0   0 1 0   0 0 X | 5

HR: Yamasaki 2

The starting pitcher for the Marines was Nakada and
that for the Dragons was Murata, both of who were
moved this off.  Nakada doesn't seem to be changed :-)


At Kobe

Swallows   | 0 0 0   4 1 0   3 1 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 2   2 0 1   1 0 0 | 6

HR: Hata 1

The Blue Wave starter Noda pitched 5 innings allowing
5 runs.


Nissei(Osaka)

Fighters   | 0 1 1   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+---------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 2 | 2
(called game by rain)

HR: Rhodes 1

Shibakusa, the Fighter starter, completed 6 innings.


[Results on March 8]

Takasago(Hyogo)

Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 2 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

The Marine starter Takayanagi, moved from the Buffaloes,
pitched for 4 innings, allowing only one hit.
The Tiger starter Kakuri pitched for 4 innings.
It is true that Yamazaki allowed runs but the Tigers
pitchers seem to be pretty good ... at least in
exhibition games :-)  But the Tiger batters went only
5 for 31.


At Fukuoka Dome

Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 2 0   0 0 0   0 0 X | 2

The Lion starter Ishii Takashi pitched 6 innings.
The Hawk starter Kudoh pitched very well.


At Kurashiki Mascat (Okayama)

Giants     | 0 0 0   2 0 1   0 3 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 2 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 3

HR: Mack 1

Mack hit a home run at his first exhibition game.
Ramirez, who dreams to be the second "Checo",
pitched for 2 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs.


[Results on March 9]

Akashi

Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 1 2 0   0 0 0   1 0 X | 4

Tiger pitchers still go well.
The starter was Kawajiri.
Rookies Funaki and Nakanose also pitched.


At Naruto (Tokushima)

Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 1 1 0   2 0 0   0 0 X | 4

The Swallow starter Yamabe pitched for 5 innings allowing
4 hits and 6 bases on balls and hit batters.


At Kure (Hiroshima)

Lions      | 0 0 0   1 1 1   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 0   2 1 1 | 4

HR: Suzuki, K. 1


Tamaki, S., who is a Carp rookie pitcher, pitched 3 innings
but allowed 3 runs.  Takeshita, a Lion pitcher, pitched for
5 innings allowing 6 hits and no runs.


At Kobe

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 2 7 0   0 1 0   0 0 X |10


The Giant starter Cho allowed 9 runs.


At Fujiidera

Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 1 0   2 0 1   4 0 X | 8

HR: Nakamura, N. 1, Mitsuyama 1, C.D (Donnels) 1

The Marine starter was Naitoh who allowed 3 runs.
Tsuno also allowed 4 earned runs.
The Buffalo starter Takamura pitched for 4 innings.


At Kita-kyushu

BayStars   | 0 3 2   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 2 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 4

HR: Braggs 2, Kokubo 2, Haru 1

Morita, who was a nice "hold" pitcher till last season,
started for the Bay Stars.  He allowed only one earned run.
The Bay Star batters went very well.  Ishii went 3 for 5.
The Hawk starter Wakatabe pitched for 4 innings but allowed
8 hits and 5 earned runs.


[Results on March 10]

At Koshien

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1

Jeff Manto got his first hit, which was a RBI double, at
his 21st PA.


At Takamatsu (Kagawa)

Swallows   | 0 1 2   3 4 0   0 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1

HR: Meulens 1, Joh 1, Brito 3

Bross pitched five innings allowing no runs.
Shimoyanage, who was moved from the Hawks,
allowed 6 runs in 4 innings.


At Fukuyama (Hiroshima)

Lions      | 0 2 2   1 2 0   0 0 1 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 4 3 0   0 2 0   0 6 X |15

HR: Lopez 2, Suzuki, K. 2, Nishiyama 1,2, Cooper 1, Kakiuchi 2


At Kobe

Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 1 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 2

HR: Matsuyama 1, Spike (Randy Ready) 1

Irabu started allowing one hit and one earned run
in 3 innings.  Nimura, who was traded from the Dragons,
got the game-winning hit.


At Kimiidera (Wakayama)

Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 1 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

HR: Coles 1


At Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi)

Hawks      | 3 0 0   0 4 0   0 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 1   1 0 0   3 0 1 | 6

HR: Fujimoto 1, Haru 2

Araki, who was moved from the Swallows, pitched for 2 innings
allowing no runs.

[Results on March 11]

At Fujiidera

Lions      | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 1 | 2

The Lion starter Nishiguchi pitched 7.1 innings
and the Buffalo starter Shinada, who has changed
his pitching form into "Tornade style" (Nomo-style)
since last fall, pitched 7.0.  Both of them allowed
only one run.  The Lions adopted intentional BB
strategy at the pinch of the 9th inning in vein...
Fukukubo got the game-ending base hit to center.
As a result, the Lions are still in losing streak :-)


[Results on March 12]

At Nishi-kyogoku

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 2   0 0 0   2 0 X | 4


[Glenn Davis got 2 hits and drove 2 runs in]


At Chiba

Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 2 0   2 0 0   0 0 X | 4

[The Fighter starter Nishizaki pitched for 4 innings
 and allowed 7 hits and 4 runs.  Following him, Gross
 pithced the left of the game, allowing only one hit.
 The Marine starter Komiyama pitched for 3 innings,
 and Hillman for 1 inning.  Both of them allowed
 no runs]


At Fujiidera

Swallows   | 1 0 0   0 4 0   4 0 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0


[The Swallow pitchers, Itoh,A., Yoshii and Katoh,
 shut out the Buffaloes.
 The Buffalo starter Koike pitched well for 4 innings.
 But Akahori allowed 4 runs]


At Kobe

Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 X | 2

[Both of the starters, Hidekazu(H) and Takahashi, K.(BW)
 allowed no runs.  Hidekazu pitched for 6 innings
 allowing 2 hits and Takahashi for 7 innings, allowing
 4 hits]


[Results on March 13]

At Nishinomiya

Swallows   | 0 1 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 2

HR: Dobashi 1

[Shinjyo came back and went 1 for 3.  Hiratsuka,
 who moved from the Blue Wave, went 1 for 4 and
 got 1 RBI.  The Tiger starter Inomata allowed
 3 ER for 2.0 innings but the others, Kasai-Tamura-
 Hattori-Furumizo didn't give up any runs.
 The Swallow starter Tabata pitched for 5 innings
 with no EA]


At Kobe

BayStars   | 0 0 2   0 0 0   2 1 2 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: D.J 1, Kida 2

[The Bay Star batters went well.
 The Blue Wave lead-off Ichiro went 0 for 4
 in recent 2 games]


At Chiba

Carp       | 0 0 2   1 0 1   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Ogata 1

[The Marine starter Takayanagi pitched for 5 innings
 but allowed 7 hits.  The Carp starter Takahashi, K.
 allowed 4 hits for 6 innings]



At Nagoya

Lions      | 0 0 1   1 0 0   2 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2

HR: Kanemura 1, Aikoh 1

[The Lion pitchers, Watanabe, H.-Shintani-Ishii, Take.,
 went very well to shutout the Dragons.
 The Dragons starter Imanaka pitched for 2 innings]


At Nissei(Osaka)

Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 4 0 0   0 0 0   3 0 X | 7

HR: Rhodes 2,3, Fujimoto 2

[The Buffalo starter Yamasaki pitched for 5 innings
 allowing only one hit]


[Results on March 14]

At Koshien

Hawks      | 2 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 3 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2

HR: Coolbaugh 1

[The HR of Coolbaugh was the first home run for the Tigers
 in exhibition games.  The Tiger starter Funaki pitched for
 4 innings.  It is true that he is a rookie but he would be
 a Tiger starter this season]


At Kobe

Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 4   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 6

HR: Motonishi 1

[The BW pitchers, Nomura, Kaneda and Watanabe,
 shutout the Swallows.  The BW batters got 12 hits.
 In paticular, Motonishi got 3 hits and 5 RBI.  But
 Ichiro went 0 for 3]


At Chiba

Carp       | 1 0 0   0 1 0   1 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 1 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 2

[Both of the starters, Kitoh and Sonokawa,
 seem to be ready for this season]


At Toyohashi(Aichi)

Lions      | 1 1 3   1 1 0   0 0 2 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 4 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 6

HR: Cooper 2, Taihoh 2,3, Kakiuchi 3

[The Lion batters got 17 hits.
 The Dragon starter Murata allowed 11 hits and 6 ER
 for 4 innings]


At Nissei(Osaka)

BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 1 0 0   0 1 0   1 0 0 | 3

HR: Nakamura, N. 2

[Morita of the Bay Stars started and seemed to
 be not bad]


At Mito

Fighters   | 0 0 0   2 0 0   1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

[Iwamoto started and pitched well.
 The Giant starter was Kohno, who moved from the Fighters,
 and he allowed 5 hits and 1 ER for 4 innings.
 Following him, Galvez appeared.  He pitched for
 2 innings, allowing 1 hit and no runs]


[Results on March 15]

At Utsunomiya(Tochigi)

Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 | 0
-----------+-------------+--
Giants     | 0 3 3   0   | 6
(Called game by rain)

[The Giant starter Kawahara allowed 4 hits and no runs
 for 5 innings.  The Lions starter Takeshita allowed
 7 hits and 6 earned runs for 3 innings.  Kiyohara of
 the Lions didn't appear in this game]


[Results on March 16]

At Oita

Tigeres    | 0 0 2   1 1 1   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   1 0 1   0 0 0 | 2

HR: Ishimine 1, Takayama 1

[Yabu gave up 2 ER in 6 innings.  Checo
 pitched 5 innings allowing 7 hits and 4 ER]


At Gifu

BlueWave   | 1 1 0   2 1 0   0 1 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 3   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 4

HR: Ichiro 1,2

[Ichiro hit back-to-back homers]


At Maebashi(Gunma)

Lions      | 0 0 0   1 1 0   1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   1 0 0   1 0 0 | 2

HR: Kakiuchi 4, Suzuki, K. 3, Matsui(G) 4

[Kiyohara went 1 for 4]


At Jingu

Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 1 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   2 0 0   0 1 X | 3

[Bross pitched 7 innings with one ER]


At Kusanagi (Shizuoka)

Marines    | 2 0 0   4 0 1   1 1 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Jack 1, Ohmura 1

[Hillman pitched 4 innings with 1 ER.  Araki,
 who moved from the Swallows, allowed 3 ER in
 4 innings.  Spike (Randy Ready) and Jack (Jack
 Daugherty) seem to be good]


At Fukuoka Dome

Buffaloes  | 0 2 0   0 1 1   0 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 1   1 0 0   0 1 0 | 3

HR: Murakami 1


[Results on March 17]

At Seibu

Giants     | 0 0 0   3 4 0   0 2 1 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 3 4 0   1 0 0   2 0 1 |11

HR: Shimizu 2, Hirosawa 1,2, Matsui(G) 5

[The Giant starter Cho allowed 5 ER in 1.0 innings.
 Kaku gave up 6 hits and 7 ER for 5 innings]


At Fukuoka Dome

Buffaloes  | 0 0 2   0 2 0   3 0 2 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   2 2 0   0 0 1 | 5

HR: Ishii 1

[Aquino pitched for 4 innings allowing 3 hits and no earned runs]


At Tokyo Dome

Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 3 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0 | 2


At Kurashiki

Tigers     | 1 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   1 1 1   0 0 X | 3

HR: Wada 1, Etoh 1, Ishimine 2

[Yufune threw for 6 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 ER]



[Results on March 18]

At Chiba Marine

BlueWave   | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2

[Ichiro hit a triple, which was the only hit allowed
 by Irabu]


[Results on March 19]

At Fukuoka Dome

Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 1 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

[Both starters, Yamabe and Kudoh, were very good]


At Yokohama

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1

HR: Manto 1, Braggs 3

[Saitoh of the Giants (3 innings), Makihara (2 innings)
 and Birkbeck (4 innings) pitched very well]


At Seibu

Buffaloes  | 0 5 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1 | 2

[Nakamura, N. went 3 for 3]


At Tokyo Dome

Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

[Both starters, Imanaka and Gross, pitched
 for 5 innings very well]


At Chiba Marine

BlueWave   | 5 0 1   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1

[Takayanagi allowed 5 hits and 6 ER in 5 innings]


[Results on March 20]

At Seibu

Fighters   | 0 0 0   1 3 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 0 | 3

HR: Ducey 1, Kiyohara 1


At Takamatsu (Kagawa)

Carp       | 0 1 1   0 0 0   2 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Kimura 2, Asai 1

[Takeuchi pitched for 6 innings, allowing 4 hits.
 Asai went 3 for 4, a homer and two doubles
 and drove 2 runs in]


At Fukuoka Dome

Swallows   | 0 0 1   0 3 1   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 2 1   2 0 0   1 0 X | 6

HR: Lydy 1,2


At Chiba Marine

Dragons    | 1 0 1   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 1 0 3   0 2 0   0 0 X | 6

HR: Coles 2


At Yokohama

Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 2 1   0 4 0   1 0 X | 8

HR: Saeki 2, Iizuka 1, Rose 4

[Morita pitched for 6 innings, allowing 8 hits
 but no runs]


At Tokyo Dome

BlueWave   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3
(tie game)

HR: Takahashi, S. 2, Okazaki 1, Deguchi 1

[Galvez pitched 5 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run.
 Hirai gave up 2 homers]


[Results on March 21]

At Yokohama

Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 4 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 X | 4

HR: Rose 2, Yamasaki 3

[At last, Sun, the best Korean pitcher, appeared.
 He pitched only one inning (7th) and allowed 1 hit
 and got 2 SO]


At Jingu

BlueWave   | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 1 4 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 3

HR: Ichiro 3

[Starter Bross pitched for 7 innings]


At Tokyo Dome

Buffaloes  | 0 2 1   1 1 0   3 0 1 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 1 0   0 0 4   0 2 0 | 7

HR: Ohishi 1, Suzuki 1, Tanaka 3, Ueda 1, Yasuda 1

[Ueda of the Fighters went 3 for 4]


[Results on March 22]

At Seibu

Giants     | 0 0 0   2 1 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 1 1 0   0 1 0   4 2 X | 9

HR: Manto 2, Sasaki 1, Cooper 3

[Kiyohara fielded as 1B since last June when
 he was injured.  Ishii Takehiro pitched 6
 innings not bad.  Kohno of the Giants had
 to be removed getting only one out (allowing
 3 hits and 3 ER)]


Rookie Game (All players are rookies)

Pacific    | 0 0 2   2 0 1   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Central    | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 2

Hope Award(likes MVP)
Funaki(T), Hiramatsu(F), Mutoh(Bu)
Matsumoto(M), Fujii(D)


[Results on March 23]

At Yamaguchi

Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 1 2   0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 4 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 X | 6

HR: Koh 1, Maeda 1, 
    Akiyama 1, Fujimoto 3, Matsunaga 1

[Bolton allowed 5 hits and 6 ER in 3 innings]


At Fujiidera

Tigers     | 1 2 0   1 0 0   0 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 1 0 | 3

[Starter Kawajiri pitched for 5 innings allowing
 5 hits.  Shinjyo got 2 hits, one of which was
 a triple]


At Chiba

Swallows   | 3 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 2 | 5

HR: Inaba 1, Hirai 1

[Irabu pitched for 6 innings, allowing 10 hits
 and 4 ER.  Hilman also allowed 6 hits and 2 ER]


At Tokyo Dome

BayStars   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 4 0   0 0 0   0 0 X | 4

HR: Ducey 2

[The Bay Star closer, Sasaki had appeared.
 He allowed 2 hits and no runs in one inning]


At Seibu

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 2   0 0 2   0 1 X | 5

HR: Deguchi 2, Sasaki 2

[Shintani pitched for 7 innings, allowing
 only 3 hits.  Giant lefies, Miyamoto and
 Kawaguchi, pitched for 2 innings and
 allowed 2 ER for each]


At Matsuyama

Dragons    | 0 3 1   0 4 0   0 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Taihoh 5, Powell 1

[Hoshino pitched for 5 innings but allowed
 8 hits and 8 ER.  Powell went 2 for 5 and
 drove 3 runs in]

Appendix: Olympic-sending game

Amature All Japan  1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 = 6
Pro-selected team  0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 = 3

[Amature players, who are allowed to use
 metal bats, had won.  Both Yufune(T) and
 Yamauchi(C) gave up 2 runs, so ama-batters
 are not very bad.  Fukudome got a RBI double
 to right foul line]


[Results on March 24]

At Kurashiki

Dragons    | 1 0 0   0 4 0   3 1 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 1 1   3 0 0   0 2 0 | 7

[Sun pitched against Ichiro.  Ichiro got
 a weak grounder to 1B but it was too weak
 and Ichiro is too fast to get him out.
 Not only he reached to first but also
 he got a stolen base]


At Fukuoka Dome

Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 3 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 1 1   2 0 1   0 0 X | 5

HR: Matsunaga 2, Lopez 3

Ohno pitched for 5 innings but allowed 8 hits and 4 ER.
Kudoh of the Hawks again allowed no runs for 3 innings]


Fujiidera

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3

[The closers, Furumizo and Akahori, allowed 3 runs]


Jingu

Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 3   2 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   1 0 0   2 0 0 | 3

HR: Jack 2

[Marines won with "winning relay" of Kawamoto and Narimoto]


Yokohama

Fighters   | 0 1 0   0 0 2   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 1 0   0 2 1   2 0 X | 6

HR: Ide 2, Saeki 3

[Gross pitched for 6 innings and allowed
 10 hits and 4 ER]


Tokyo Dome

Lions      | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2

HR: Kiyohara 2

[Watanabe, H. seemed to be very good.  He would be
 the opening pitcher.  Saitoh and Galvez of the Giants
 were good.  Kiyohara got a nice homer to center
 from Makihara]


[Results on March 25]

At Fukuoka Dome

Carp       | 0 0 0   1 1 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 3   0 1 1   1 0 X | 6

HR: Maeda 2, Lopez 4

[The Carp starter Kitoh was not good.  Now all the
 Carp starters, Checo, Ohno and Kitoh, didn't get
 good results :-)  Takeda, the Hawk starter, pitched
 not very bad.  He might help the Hawk starters]


[Results on March 26]

At Jingu

Giants     | 0 0 2   0 2 6   0 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 2

HR: Mack 2, Dobashi 2


At Seibu

BayStars   | 0 1 0   2 0 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 2   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 3
(Tie game)

HR: Braggs 4


At Kobe

Tigers     | 0 0 2   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 0 3   0 2 0   3 0 X | 9

HR: Hiratsuka(T)1, Takahashi, S. 3


At Kurume

Carp       | 4 0 0   0 0 2   0 2 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Maeda 3, Etoh 2,3, Lopez 5, Matsunaga 3


[Results on March 27]

At Komaki(Aichi)

BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   4 1 X | 5

[Both starters, Saitoh,T. of the Bay Stars and
 Maeda of the Dragons, were good.  The Dragons
 won three games in a row, although they went
 only 5-10 in total]


[Results on March 28]

At Okazaki(Aichi)

Swallows   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 2 3   0 0 0   0 0 X | 5

HR: Inaba 2

[Bross pitched for 4 innings, allowing 7 hits
 and 5 ER.  Kaku started and allowed 1 hit and
 1 ER in 3 innings.  In the last three innings,
 7 Dragon pitchers had appeared to win :-)]


At Kurashiki

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

HR: Manto 3

[Yabu started and pitched until 5th inning,
 allowing one hit.  Hiratsuka went 2 for 4.
 He seems to be a good batter in the Tigers.
 The Tigers in exhibition games finally went
 down to the bottom as they did in the last
 season ;_;]

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            G  W  L  T  PCT  
BayStars   16 10  5  1 .667 
Carp       14  9  5  0 .643 
BlueWave   19 11  7  1 .611 
Buffaloes  18  9  7  2 .562 
Swallows   18 10  8  0 .556 
Marines    14  7  7  0 .500 
Giants     19  8  9  2 .471 
Lions      18  7  9  2 .438 
Fighters   16  6  8  2 .429 
Hawks      19  8 11  0 .421 
Dragons    17  6 10  1 .375 
Tigers     16  5 10  1 .333