May 1995 Japanese baseball - The Baseball Archive
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[Results on May 2]

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   4 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 1 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 4

	Win : Makihara ( 3W 1L )
        Save: Okada    ( 1S )
	Lost: Kawajiri ( 1W 1L )
	HR: G Murata, M. 3, Kishikawa 1, Mack 4, Hirosawa 4
	    T Coolbaugh 3

[The starter Yufune was suddenly hit 2 HRs to be tied the game...]


Carp       | 1 0 0   0 0 1   0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   4 0 0   1 4 X | 9

	Win : Kawasaki ( 2W )
	Save: Takatsu  ( 6S )
	Lost: Sasaoka  ( 3W 2L )
	HR: C Nomura 5,6
	    S Iida 2


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 1 0 2   0 1 0   1 3 X | 8

	Win : Saitoh, T. ( 1W 2L )
	Lost: Kaku ( 2L )
	HR: D Hall 2
	    B Ishi 1, Komada 1, Rose 4

[Rose hit cycle-hits, the last of which was triple 'cooperated with'
 the left fielder of Dragons, Hall who crashed to the fence...]


Buffaloes  | 0 0 5   0 0 1   0 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Takamura ( 3W 2L )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3L )
	HR: Bu Bryant 5


Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 4 0   2 0 0   0 0 X | 6

	Win : Hasegawa ( 2W )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3W 2L )
	HR: B Motonishi 1, Ichiro 4


Marines    | 0 0 1   2 1 1   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Naitoh ( 1W 1L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 5W 2S )
	Lost: Imazaki ( 1W 1L )
	HR: M Aikoh 1


[Results on May 3]

Giants     | 0 1 0   0 0 1   0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Miyamoto ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Yabu ( 3W 2L )
	HR: G Hara 1, Matsui 3
	    T Shinjyo 3

[Yabu could not stopped the series of defeat]


Carp       | 3 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 1 2   2 3 0   0 0 X | 8

	Win : Itoh ( 2W )
	Lost: Yamauchi ( 2W 1L )
	HR: C Kanemoto 3, Maeda 4
	    S Meulens 4, Furuta 4


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 2 0 0   0 4 1   0 1 X | 8

	Win : Udoh ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Igarashi ( 1W 1S )
	Lost: Koike ( 1W 2L )
	HR: D Taiho 4, Yamazaki 1
	    B Shindoh 3


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

	Win : Shintani ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Nishimura ( 1L )
	HR: Bu Mizuguchi 1
	    L  Tsuji 1


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

	Win : Hirai ( 4W 2L 2S)
	Lost: Kimura ( 4W 2L 2S)
	HR: H Kokubo 5

[Taguchi hit the game-closing hit]


Marines    | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 1 0 0   3 0 3   0 0 X | 7

	Win : Gross ( 3W 3L )
	Lost: Komiyama ( 1W 1L )
	HR: F Deucy 3


[Results on May 4]

Giants     | 1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Kawaguchi ( 2W )
	Save: Ishige ( 2S )
	Lost: Yamasaki ( 2L )
	HR: G Matsui 4
	    T Coolbaugh 4


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

	Win : Kondoh ( 1W 1L )
	Save: Inoue, Y. ( 1S )
	Lost: Takatsu ( 1L 6S )
	HR: C Machida 1


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-------------------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 1

	Win : Sasaki ( 4W 3S )
	Lost: Kashima ( 1L )



Buffaloes  | 0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 2 0 7   1 0 1   0 1 X |12

	Win : Yokota, H. ( 2W )
	Lost: Yamasaki ( 3W 3L )
	HR: Bu Takumi 1
	    L  Suzuki 3


Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 1   2 3 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Yoshida, T. ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Hoshino ( 1W 3L )
	HR: H Mitchell 6


Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 4 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 X | 5

	Win : Nishizaki ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Shimazaki ( 2W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Enoki ( 1W 3L )


[Results on May 5]

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

	Win : Takeuchi ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Akimura  ( 2L 2S )
	HR: T Hiyama 1, Coolbaugh 5
            C Shohda 1


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

	Win : Okabayashi ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Yamada ( 2W 1L 3S )
	Lost: Nomura ( 3L )
	HR: S Meulens 5, Ikeyama 3, Arai 2
            B Braggs 3


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 1 1   1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 3 0 0   0 3 0   0 0 X | 6

	Win : Saitoh, M. ( 4W 1L )
	Lost: Satoh ( 1W 2L )
	HR: G Howell 2


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

	Win : Shiozaki ( 1W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Saitoh, M. ( 1W 2L )
	HR  : L Suzuki 4


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

	Win : Nagatomi ( 3W 1L 2S )
	Save: Kaneishi (    1L 6S )
	Lost: Akahori  (    3L 6S )
	HR  : F McIntosh 3


[Results on May 6]

Tigers     | 0 0 1   0 0 1   0 1 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 1 8 0   1 1 0   0 0 X |11

	Win : Checo ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Nakanishi ( 1L )
	HR: T Hiyama 2, Coolbaugh 6
            C Nomura 7,8, Medina 1, Etoh 7


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

	Win : Morita ( 2W 1S )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 4S )
	Lost: Yamabe ( 2W 1L )
	HR: S Hironaga 2


Dragons    | 1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 4 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 1   0 1 0   0 0 2 | 4

	Win : Satoh ( 2W 2L )
	Lost: Kuwata ( 1W 2L )
	HR: D Taihoh 5
            G Mack 5, Murata, M. 3


Hawks      | 0 0 0   1 1 0   0 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Kudoh ( 5W )
	Save: Kimura ( 4W 2L 3S )
	Lost: Ono ( 3W 2L )
	HR  : L Kiyohara 5


Fighters   | 4 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 2   0 0 4   0 0 0 | 6

	Win : Sano ( 1W 2L )
	Lost: Shimazaki ( 2W 2L 1S )
	HR  : F Taguchi 1
	      Bu Bryant 6


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

	Win : Irabu ( 1W 4L )
	Lost: Takahashi, K. ( 2W 2L )


[Results on May 7]

Tigers     | 1 0 0   1 0 0   0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   1 1 1   0 3 X | 6

	Win : Yamauchi ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Ohno     ( 2L 4S )
	Lost: Kubo     ( 1W 1L )
	HR: T Hiyama 3


Swallows   | 0 0 1   1 2 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 1 1   0 1 2   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Itoh   ( 1W )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 5S )
	Lost: Bross ( 4W 1L )

[Bross was forced to make Komada walk at the bottom of 6th on
 the situation that the second and third bases were filled with
 1 out. But he denied because had never done intentional walks,
 fearing wild pitch. He was hit a winning clutch by Komada after all]


Dragons    | 0 0 2   0 3 0   1 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0 | 2

	Win : Imanaka ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Jones ( 1W 2L )
	HR: D Taihoh 6, Hall 3
            G Yashiki 1


Hawks      | 0 0 0   1 0 1   0 0 2 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 3 0 1   3 1 2   2 2 X |14

	Win : Kaku ( 2W )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3W 3L )
	HR  : H Akiyama 8, Kokubo 6
              L Sasaki 4,5, Kakiuchi 8, Tanabe 1


Fighters   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   1 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 4 0 2   0 3 0   1 2 X |12

	Win : Powell ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Sakai  ( 1S )
	Lost: Imazeki ( 1W 3L )
	HR  : F Tanaka 6, Deucy 4
	      Bu Nakamura, N. 6,7, Bryant 7, Fujitate 1


BlueWave   | 0 0 0   3 1 0   2 4 1 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 1 0 0   0 3 0   0 2 0 | 6

	Win : Hirai ( 5W 2L 2S)
	Lost: Kawamoto ( 1L )
	HR: B Ichiro 5

[There are 3 catchers in Marines, but one is ill and the other
 changed into Johzume at the top of 7th. But at the top of 8th,
 he was made to get out. As a result, Igarashi, who was a second
 base man, tryed the catcher for the first time after he had 
 graduated junior high scholl]

**** The start of Quick Chart ****

NOTATION:
 G: Yomiuri Giants D: Chunichi Dragons  C: Hiroshima Carp
 T: Hanshin Tigers Y: Yokohama BayStars S: Yakult Swallows

 L: Seibu Lions         X: Orix BlueWave       B: Kintetsu Bufferloes
 H: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks M: Chiba Lotte Marines F: NipponHam Fighers

              Results                      (# of win) - (# of lost)
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y     L  X  B  H  M  F
04/17M                             -3 +2 +2 +3 -4  0   +6 +1 -3 +5 -5 -4
04/18T  - X O - - -  X X O O X O   -3 +1 +3 +3 -4  0   +5  0 -2 +6 -6 -3
04/19W  X X O O X O  X O O O X X   -4  0 +4 +4 -5 +1   +4 +1 -1 +7 -7 -4
04/20T  X X O O O X    X O   X O   -5 -1 +5 +5 -4  0   +4  0  0 +7 -8 -3
04/21F  O X X O X O  O X O X O X   -4 -2 +4 +6 -5 +1   +5 -1 +1 +6 -7 -2
04/22S  - - O O X X  + - X O - +   -4 -2 +5 +7 -6  0   +5 -1  0 +7 -7 -2
04/23S  O X X O X O  X - - - - O   -3 -3 +4 +8 -7 +1   +4 -1  0 +7 -7 -3
04/24M                             -3 -3 +4 +8 -7 +1   +4 -1  0 +7 -7 -3
04/25T  O O X - X -  - - X X O O   -2 -2 +3 +8 -8 +1   +4 -1 -1 +6 -6 -2
04/26W  O X X O O X  O X X X O O   -1 -3 +2 +9 -7  0   +5 -2 -2 +5 -5 -1
04/27T    X   X O O      X X O O   -1 -4 +2 +8 -6 +1   +5 -2 -3 +4 -4  0
04/28F  O - - X O X  O O X X X O    0 -4 +2 +7 -5  0   +6 -1 -4 +3 -5 +1
04/29*  X - - O X O  O - - O X X   -1 -4 +2 +8 -6 +1   +7 -1 -4 +4 -6  0
04/30S  O O X O X X  + O X O + X    0 -3 +1 +9 -7  0   +7  0 -5 +5 -6 -1
05/01M                              0 -3 +1 +9 -7  0   +7  0 -5 +5 -6 -1
05/02T  O X X O X O  X O O X O X   +1 -4  0+10 -8 +1   +6 +1 -4 +4 -5 -2
05/03*  O X X O X O  O O X X X O   +2 -5 -1+11 -9 +2   +7 +2 -5 +3 -6 -1
05/04*  O X O X X O  O X X O X O   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8 +1 -6 +4 -7  0
05/05*  O X X O O X  O - X X - O   +4 -7 -1+11 -9 +2   +9 +1 -7 +3 -7 +1
05/06S  X O O X X O  X X O O O X   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8  0 -6 +4 -6  0
05/07S  X O O X X O  O O O X X X   +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
05/08M                             +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y    L  X  B  H  M  F


CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
04/17M                        +------S2-Y--GT-----+
04/18T                        |      2 DY  GT     |
04/19W                        |     2  YD   GT    |
04/20T                        |    2    YD  TG    |
04/21F                        |   S C  Y| D GT    |
04/22S                        |  S C    Y D G T   |
04/23S                        | S   C  Y|  2   T  |
04/24M                        +-S---C--Y+--2---T--+
04/25T                        | S    C Y| 2     T |
04/26W                        |S      C YG D   T  |
04/27T                        | S     CY|G  D T   |
04/28F                        |  S    C 2   D  T  |
04/29*                        | S     CY|G  D T   |
04/30S                        |S       C2  D   T  |
05/01M                        +S-------C2--D---T--+
05/02T                        S        2C   D   T |
05/03*                       S|       2 |C   D   T|
05/04*                        S      2  C     D   T
05/05*                       S|     G Y |C     D T|
05/06S                        S      2  C     D   T
05/07S                        |S    Y GC|    D    |T
05/08M                        +S----Y-GC+----D----+T
CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30


PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
04/17M                        +---LH---X+--BFM----+
04/18T                        |   HL    X BF  M   |
04/19W                        |  H  L  X|B     M  |
04/20T                        |  H  L   2  F    M |
04/21F                        |   HL   B|X  F  M  |
04/22S                        |  H L    BX  F  M  |
04/23S                        |  H  L   BX F   M  |
04/24M                        +--H--L---BX-F---M--+
04/25T                        |   H L   |2F   M   |
04/26W                        |    2    |F2  M    |
04/27T                        |    LH   F XBM     |
04/28F                        |   L  H F|X  BM    |
04/29*                        |  L  H   FX  B M   |
04/30S                        |  L H    XF   BM   |
05/01M                        +--L-H----XF---BM---+
05/02T                        |   L H  X| F BM    |
05/03*                        |  L   HX |F   BM   |
05/04*                        | L   H  XF     BM  |
05/05*                        |L     H 2|      2  |
05/06S                        | L   H   2     2   |
05/07S                        |L     H X|F   B M  |
05/08M                        +L-----H-X+F---B-M--+
PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30  -35
**** The end of Quick Chart ***

[Results on May 9]

BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 1 0   0 0 1   0 3 X | 5

	Win : Takeuchi ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Kohiyama ( 1L )

[The starter of Tigers, Yufune, could not win again. 
 After he gave a run Yokohama with his wild pitch at the top of
 8th and he made Braggs walk, he was changed to Furumizo.
 Furumizo was again so bad that the game was tied... I watched
 these patterns so many times in this season!! *But* for this game,
 Tigers finally won!]


Swallows   | 0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Kawasaki ( 3W )
	Save: Yamada ( 2W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Kaku ( 3L )
	HR: S O'Malley 10,11

[I wonder why O'Malley didn't hit so many home runs last season
 (The number of his HRs in last season is just 15).]


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

	Win : Yamauchi ( 4W 1L )
	Save: Inoue, Y. ( 2S )
	Lost: Makihara ( 3W 2L )
	HR: C Kanemoto 4


Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 2 4 0   0 3 0   0 0 X | 9

	Win : Hasegawa ( 3W )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 4L )
	HR  : B Taguchi 3,4, Fujii 4

[Destrade became the pitcher at the bottom of 8th 
 with no runners and two outs.  

            IP TBF  H BB  R
 Destrade:   0   3  1  2  0
      (The hit was a triple)

 He was changed after the bases had been filled.
 He said that he wanted to get a strikeout to show fighting pose.
 Ohgi, the field manager of BlueWave, sent a pinch hitter for Taguchi,
 fearing HB but later he said "at that speed, I didn't have to send
 the pinch hitter" :-)]


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

	Win : Takamura ( 4W 2L )
	Save: Akahori  ( 3L 7S )
	Lost: Wakatabe ( 1L )
	HR  : Bu Ishii 4


Fighters   | 0 0 2   0 0 0   2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 2 0 0   0 3 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Naitoh ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 5W 3S )
	Lost: Gross ( 3W 4L )


[Results on May 10]

BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 4   2 0 X | 6

	Win : Yabu ( 4W 2L )
	Lost: Udoh ( 2W 2L )
	HR: T Glenn 5

[BayStars lost 2 games continously for the first time in this season.
 There is a '2nd-year-jinx' (The player who played well in the rookie
 year can not play well in the next season) in Japan, but it's nothing
 to do with Yabu]


Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 1 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 4 0   0 0 0   1 2 X | 7

	Win : Koike ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Ochiai ( 1W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Itoh, A. ( 2W 1L )
	HR: S Meulens 6
	    D Hall 4,5


Carp       | 0 0 0   1 4 0   2 4 0 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 1 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 | 3

	Win : Kondoh ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Kawaguchi ( 2W 1L )
	HR: C Yamada 6
	    G Mack 6, Howell 3


Lions      | 0 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 0 0   4 0 0   1 1 X | 7

	Win : Noda ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Shintani ( 3W 2L )
	HR: L Mori 1


Buffaloes  | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 2

	Win : Yamasaki ( 4W 3L )
	Lost: Kimura ( 4W 3L 3S )
	HR: Bu Ohishi 1, Bryant 8


Fighters   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   3 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Nishizaki ( 4W 1L )
	Lost: Sonokawa ( 1L )
	HR: M Igarashi 1

[Results on May 12]

BayStars   | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   3 2 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Checo ( 4W 1L )
	Lost: Nomura ( 4L )
	HR: B Hatayama 4
            C Nishiyama 3, Medina 2, Etoh 8

	    
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 2 0   0 1 2 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   1 1 0   0 0 0 | 2

	Win : Saitoh, Ma. ( 2W )
	Save: Thigpen ( 3S )
	Lost: Kohno ( 1W 3L )
	HR: H Reimer 6

[Results on May 13]

Tigers     | 3 0 5   1 2 1   3 2 0 |17
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 5   0 2 0   0 0 0 | 7

	Win : Furumizo ( 1W 2L 2S )
	Lost: Satoh ( 2W 3L )
	HR: T Ishimine 4, Glenn 6
	    D Nakamura 4

[Both teams sent 6 pitchers! 17 runs is the maximum
 in this season]


Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 X | 2

	Win : Yamabe ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Kuwata ( 1W 3L )
	HR: S Hata 1

[Yamabe shut out Giants]


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

	Win : Inoue, Y. ( 1W 2S )
	Lost: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 5S )
	HR: B Rose 5, Tanishige 2

[Sasaki, the best closer in Baystars (maybe in Japan), finally lost
 with his wild pitch]


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

	Win : Irabu ( 2W 4L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 5W 4S )
	Lost: Ono ( 3W 3L )
	HR: M Incaviglia 1
	    L Kakiuchi 9


BlueWave   | 1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 3   0 1 0   0 1 X | 5

	Win : Shinada ( 2W )
	Save: Akahori ( 3L 8S )
	Lost: Hoshino ( 1W 4L )
	HR: BW Ichiro 6,7, Fujii 5
	    Bu Suzuki 2, Bryant 9


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

	Win : Kudoh ( 6W )
	Save: Thigpen ( 4S )
	Lost: Yamahara ( 1W 1L )
	HR: H Yoshinaga 3,4


[Results on May 14]

Giants     | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 X | 2

	Win : Bross ( 5W 1L )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1L 7S )
	Lost: Saitoh, M. ( 4W 2L )
	HR: S O'Malley 12

[At the top of 9th, Hirosawa, the top batter of this inning, 
 hit a fly to deep right. The ball went over the head of the right
 fielder, who jumped just before the fence... It was back to
 the ground, but I don't know whether it was back after it bounded in
 the stand or not (The height of the fence in Japanese ball parks is 
 not so high in general). Anyway it was judged as not HR and Hirosawa
 got the third base. Giants could not make Hirosawa back]


Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0 | 2

	Win : Ishii, Take. ( 5W )
	Save: Hashimoto ( 1W 1S )
	Lost: Hillman ( 1W 3L )
	HR: L Kiyohara 6

[Lions won with a squeeze bunt which was the second sacrifice bunt
 in this season for Lions]


Hawks      | 4 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 4   0 1 1 | 6

	Win : Shimazaki ( 3W 2L 1S )
	Lost: Kimura ( 4W 4L 3S )
	HR: F Kataoka 1, Tanaka 7, Taguchi 2

[It was hard luck for Hawks that Yoshinaga, who is the 4th batter
 in stead of injured Kevin Mitchell and hit 2 HRs yesterday, was
 injured in a cross play on the home base at the top of 1st. 
 Fighters started to catch up with Kataoka's 2-run HR, tied the game
 with Tanaka's HR and finally won by the game closing HR of Taguchi]

**** The Start of Quick Chart ****

NOTATION:
 G: Yomiuri Giants D: Chunichi Dragons  C: Hiroshima Carp
 T: Hanshin Tigers Y: Yokohama BayStars S: Yakult Swallows

 L: Seibu Lions         X: Orix BlueWave       B: Kintetsu Bufferloes
 H: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks M: Chiba Lotte Marines F: NipponHam Fighers

              Results                      (# of win) - (# of lost)
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y     L  X  B  H  M  F
04/25T  O O X - X -  - - X X O O   -2 -2 +3 +8 -8 +1   +4 -1 -1 +6 -6 -2
04/26W  O X X O O X  O X X X O O   -1 -3 +2 +9 -7  0   +5 -2 -2 +5 -5 -1
04/27T    X   X O O      X X O O   -1 -4 +2 +8 -6 +1   +5 -2 -3 +4 -4  0
04/28F  O - - X O X  O O X X X O    0 -4 +2 +7 -5  0   +6 -1 -4 +3 -5 +1
04/29*  X - - O X O  O - - O X X   -1 -4 +2 +8 -6 +1   +7 -1 -4 +4 -6  0
04/30S  O O X O X X  + O X O + X    0 -3 +1 +9 -7  0   +7  0 -5 +5 -6 -1
05/01M                              0 -3 +1 +9 -7  0   +7  0 -5 +5 -6 -1
05/02T  O X X O X O  X O O X O X   +1 -4  0+10 -8 +1   +6 +1 -4 +4 -5 -2
05/03*  O X X O X O  O O X X X O   +2 -5 -1+11 -9 +2   +7 +2 -5 +3 -6 -1
05/04*  O X O X X O  O X X O X O   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8 +1 -6 +4 -7  0
05/05*  O X X O O X  O - X X - O   +4 -7 -1+11 -9 +2   +9 +1 -7 +3 -7 +1
05/06S  X O O X X O  X X O O O X   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8  0 -6 +4 -6  0
05/07S  X O O X X O  O O O X X X   +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
05/08M                             +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
05/09T  X X O O O X  X O O X O X   +1 -6 +2+10-10 +3   +8 +2 -4 +2 -6 -2
05/10W  X O O X O X  X O O X X O    0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/11T    -   - - -                 0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/12F  - - O - - X  - - - O - X    0 -5 +4 +9 -9 +1   +7 +3 -3 +2 -7 -2
05/13S  X X O O O X  X X O O O X   -1 -6 +5+10 -8  0   +6 +2 -2 +3 -6 -3
05/14S  X - - O - -  O - - X X O   -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
05/15M                             -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y    L  X  B  H  M  F

<>

CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
MM/DDW                        +---------+---------+
04/25T                        | S    C Y| 2     T |
04/26W                        |S      C YG D   T  |
04/27T                        | S     CY|G  D T   |
04/28F                        |  S    C 2   D  T  |
04/29*                        | S     CY|G  D T   |
04/30S                        |S       C2  D   T  |
05/01M                        +S-------C2--D---T--+
05/02T                        S        2C   D   T |
05/03*                       S|       2 |C   D   T|
05/04*                        S      2  C     D   T
05/05*                       S|     G Y |C     D T|
05/06S                        S      2  C     D   T
05/07S                        |S    Y GC|    D    |T
05/08M                        +S----Y-GC+----D----+T
05/09T                        S      YCG|     D   T
05/10W                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/11T                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/12F                        |S    C  YG    D   T|
05/13S                        S    C    YG    D T |
05/14S                       S|    C    Y G   D T |
05/15M                       S+----C----Y-G---D-T-+
CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30

<>

PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
MM/DDW                        +---------+---------+
04/25T                        |   H L   |2F   M   |
04/26W                        |    2    |F2  M    |
04/27T                        |    LH   F XBM     |
04/28F                        |   L  H F|X  BM    |
04/29*                        |  L  H   FX  B M   |
04/30S                        |  L H    XF   BM   |
05/01M                        +--L-H----XF---BM---+
05/02T                        |   L H  X| F BM    |
05/03*                        |  L   HX |F   BM   |
05/04*                        | L   H  XF     BM  |
05/05*                        |L     H 2|      2  |
05/06S                        | L   H   2     2   |
05/07S                        |L     H X|F   B M  |
05/08M                        +L-----H-X+F---B-M--+
05/09T                        | L     2 | F B M   |
05/10W                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/11T                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/12F                        |  L   XH | FB   M  |
05/13S                        |   L  HX | BF  M   |
05/14S                        |  L    2 | 2    M  |
05/15M                        +--L----2-+-2----M--+
PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30  

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Looking at winning serieses and lossing serieses:

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c:O X OOOO XX OOO X O XXXXXX O X OOOOOO
y:X O X OO X O X O X O X O X O X OOO X OO XXXX
g:O XX O XXXX O XX OOOOO X OOOOO XXXXXX
d:OO X O X O XXXXX O XX O XXXX OO X O X
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f:XXX O X O XXX O X OO X O X OOOOO XXX OOO XXX O XX O
b:OO XX OO X O XXXXX OOOO XXXXXX O XXX OOOOO
m:X O X O XXX O XXX O XXXX OOOO XX O XX O X O X O X

**** End of Quick Chart ****


[Results on May 16]

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

	Win : Yabu ( 5W 2L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 2L 3S )
	Lost: Ishii ( 1W 1L )
	HR: T Glenn 7

[Glenn hit a winning 2-run home run at the bottom of 8th]


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

	Win : Shimada ( 1W )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 6S )
	Lost: Ishige ( 1L 2S )
	HR: B Rose 6, Braggs 4


Carp       | 0 1 2   2 1 1   4 0 1 |12
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 1   3 1 1   2 0 0 | 8

	Win : Yamauchi ( 5W 1L )
	Save: Inoue Y. ( 1W 3S )
	Lost: Imanaka ( 3W 2L )
	HR: C Etoh 9, Kanemoto 5, Nishiyama 4,
	      Nomura 9, Yamada 7, Medina 3
	    D Taihoh 7, Nimura 2, Tatsunami 1

[The starters were Sasaoka (Carp) and Imanaka (Dragons).
 Who thought to be such a high-score game!]


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

	Win : Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Nagatomi ( 3W 2L 2S )
	HR: L Tanabe 2, Kiyohara 7

[Lions won with Kiyohara's home run]


Hawks      | 1 0 3   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 2 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 X | 6

	Win : Hirai ( 6W 2L 2S )
	Lost: Wakatabe ( 2L )
	HR: H Yugamidani 1, Ishige 1
            B Fukura 2

[Results on May 17]

Swallows   | 0 1 0   1 0 0   0 0 2 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 1 | 3

	Win : Yamada ( 3W 1L 4S )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1L 8S )
	Lost: Takeuchi ( 2W 2L )
	HR: T Glenn 8

[At the bottom of 9th, Tigers had chance that the first and the third
 bases were filled with 1 out after getting 1 run. The batter (sorry
 I forgot who was) hit a grounder to the pitcher....the ball hit the
 pitcher's plate and went to slightly third-side of the second base.
 Ikeyama, the short stop, caught it and threw nice ball to the cather.
 Tigers could not tie the game and was stopped winning series]


BayStars   | 2 1 0   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 2 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 3

	Win : Nomura ( 1W 4L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 7S )
	Lost: Okada ( 1L 1S )

[Giants lost 8 games in a row. The last time that Giants lost 8 games or
 more in a row was last September]


Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 0   4 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 4 0 0   0 4 0   8 1 X |17

	Win : Noguchi ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Kitoh ( 1W 3L )
	HR: D Powell 5, Hall 6,7, Nimura 3, Taneda 2

[At the bottom of 1st, three batters, Powell, Hall and Nimura,
 hit a HR continously]


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

	Win : Shintani ( 4W 2L )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 2S )
	Lost: Kohno ( 1W 4L )
	HR: L Jackson 3, Kakiuchi 10, Kiyohara 8
	    F Tanaka 8, Deucy 5


Hawks      | 1 0 0   1 1 2   0 1 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 1   3 0 0   0 0 2 | 6

	Win : Saitoh, Ma. ( 3W )
	Save: Thigpen ( 5S )
	Lost: Hasegawa ( 3W 1L )
	HR: H Kokubo 7, Akiyama 9, Yoshinaga 5
            B D.J 1

[Injured Mitchell was erased from the Major list (1-gun touroku) of
 Hawks. They says that Mitchell might be fired if they and Mitchell
 agree with curing method of his knee]


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

	Win : Narimoto ( 6W 4S )
	Lost: Akahori ( 4L 8S )
	HR: M Incagvilia 2,3
            B Ishii 5,6

[Incagvilia plays very well in recent games]


[Results on May 18]

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

	Win : Nakanishi ( 1W 1L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 2L 4S )
	Lost: Ikeda ( 1L )
	HR: T Ishimine 5

[At the bottom of 8th, Tigers tied with the HR of Ishimine
 and turned the game with the sacrifice fly of Mayumi, which
 was a foul fly to deep left. Dobashi, the left fielder,
 could not distingish it as a foul ball (Indeed it was almost
 on line)]


BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 X | 1

	Win : Kuwata ( 2W 3L )
	Lost: Nomura ( 1W 5L )

[Kuwata has stopped a winning series twice or more in this season.
 This time, Kuwata stopped a losing series of Giants. Kuwata was
 the only player who recorded a run by the clutch hit of Ochiai]


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

	Win : Monteleone ( 1W )
	Save: Kaku ( 3L 1S )
	Lost: Checo ( 4W 2L )
	HR: C Nomura 10
	    D Tatsunami 2, Nakamura 5

Rem: Monteleone is called (and registerd his name as) just 'Monte'.


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

	Win : Sano ( 2W 2L )
	Lost: Kuroki ( 3L )
	HR: M Hatsushiba 5
            B Nakamura, N. 8,9

[Nakamura hit not only 2 HRs, but also the winning double]


[Results on May 19]

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

	Win : Inoue, Y. ( 2W 3S )
	Lost: Yuminaga ( 1L )
	HR: C Kanemoto 6

[Tigers sent PH Mayumi for the starter Kakuri on chance
 at the bottom of 7th. Not only it failed but also the
 next pitcher Yuminaga was hit the winning HR]


Swallows   | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Itoh, A. ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Yamada ( 3W 1L 5S )
	Lost: Miura ( 1L )
	HR: S O'Malley 13


Lions      | 1 1 0   0 0 1   0 1 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Yokota, H. ( 3W )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 3S )
	Lost: Takamura ( 4W 3L )
	HR: L Kiyohara 9


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

	Win : Noda ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Shimazaki ( 3W 3L 1S )

[At the bottom of 8th, the bases was filled with 1 out.
 Miwa hit a fly to left, which seemd to be at least a
 sacrifice fly. The left fielder Ohgai misssed to catch
 to make the first runner back to the home] 


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

	Win : Tabata ( 1W )
	Lost: Kishikawa ( 1L )


[Results on May 20]

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

	Win : Yamazaki ( 1W 2L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 2L 5S )
	Lost: Yamauchi ( 5W 2L )
	HR: T Glenn 9,10

[Tigers won with two HRs by Glenn Davis]


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

	Win : Morita ( 3W 1S )
	Lost: Ogura ( 1L )
	HR: S O'Malley 14
	    B Sindoh 4, Suzuki 1

[Suzuki hit a grand slum at the bottom of 7th]

Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 1   0 3 0   0 0 X | 4

	Win : Saitoh, M. ( 5W 2L )
	Lost: Koike ( 2W 3L )
	HR: D Hall 8
	    G Gotoh 2

[Gotoh, who was sent as a PH for Hirosawa, hit a 3-run HR]

          
Lions      | 0 4 0   0 0 0   0 4 1 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 6 0 0   3 0 0   1 0 X |10

	Win : Koike ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Akahori ( 4L 9S )
	Lost: Ono ( 3W 4L )
	HR: L  Itoh 2
	    Bu Murakami 1, Bryant 10


Fighters   | 2 1 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 1   2 2 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Hoshino ( 2W 4L )
	Save: Hirai ( 6W 2L 3S )
	Lost: Gross ( 3W 5L )
	HR: F Tanaka 9


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

	Win : Hillman ( 2W 3L )
	Lost: Kudoh ( 6W 1L )


[Results on May 21]

Swallows   | 0 0 0   2 0 0   0 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 1 0   0 0 2   4 4 X |11

	Win : Shimada ( 2W )
	Lost: Bross   ( 5W 2L )
	HR: S Meulens 7, O'Malley 15
	    B Shindoh 5


Dragons    | 0 0 2   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 3 | 5

	Win : Ishige ( 1W 1L 2S )
	Lost: Kaku ( 4L 1S )
	HR: D Taihoh 8, Yamazaki 2
	    G Mack 7

[Dragons leaded until two outs in the bottom of 9th.
 When the runners was on the first base and the third with two outs,
 Giants tied the game with the 2nd wild pitch of Kaku in this inning,
 won with the game-closing HR of Mack]


Marines    | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1

	Win : Sonokawa ( 2W 3L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 6W 5S )
	Lost: Wakatabe ( 3L )

**** Quick Chart ****

NOTATION:
 G: Yomiuri Giants D: Chunichi Dragons  C: Hiroshima Carp
 T: Hanshin Tigers Y: Yokohama BayStars S: Yakult Swallows

 L: Seibu Lions         X: Orix BlueWave       B: Kintetsu Bufferloes
 H: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks M: Chiba Lotte Marines F: NipponHam Fighers

              Results                      (# of win) - (# of lost)
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y     L  X  B  H  M  F
05/02T  O X X O X O  X O O X O X   +1 -4  0+10 -8 +1   +6 +1 -4 +4 -5 -2
05/03*  O X X O X O  O O X X X O   +2 -5 -1+11 -9 +2   +7 +2 -5 +3 -6 -1
05/04*  O X O X X O  O X X O X O   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8 +1 -6 +4 -7  0
05/05*  O X X O O X  O - X X - O   +4 -7 -1+11 -9 +2   +9 +1 -7 +3 -7 +1
05/06S  X O O X X O  X X O O O X   +3 -6  0+10-10 +3   +8  0 -6 +4 -6  0
05/07S  X O O X X O  O O O X X X   +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
05/08M                             +2 -5 +1 +9-11 +4   +9 +1 -5 +3 -7 -1
05/09T  X X O O O X  X O O X O X   +1 -6 +2+10-10 +3   +8 +2 -4 +2 -6 -2
05/10W  X O O X O X  X O O X X O    0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/11T    -   - - -                 0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/12F  - - O - - X  - - - O - X    0 -5 +4 +9 -9 +1   +7 +3 -3 +2 -7 -2
05/13S  X X O O O X  X X O O O X   -1 -6 +5+10 -8  0   +6 +2 -2 +3 -6 -3
05/14S  X - - O - -  O - - X X O   -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
05/15M                             -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
05/16T  X X O X O O  O O - X - X   -3 -7 +6+10 -7 +1   +8 +3 -2 +1 -7 -3
05/17W  X O X O X O  O X X O O X   -4 -6 +5+11 -8 +2   +9 +2 -3 +2 -6 -4
05/18T  O O X X O X      O   X     -3 -5 +4+10 -7 +1   +9 +2 -2 +2 -7 -4
05/19F      O O X X  O O X O X X   -3 -5 +5+11 -8  0  +10 +3 -3 +3 -8 -5
05/20S  O X X X O O  X O O X O X   -2 -6 +4+10 -7 +1   +9 +4 -2 +2 -7 -6
05/21S  O X - X - O  - - - X O -   -1 -7 +4 +9 -7 +2   +9 +4 -2 +1 -6 -6
05/22M                             -1 -7 +4 +9 -7 +2   +9 +4 -2 +1 -6 -6
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y    L  X  B  H  M  F

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CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
MM/DDW                        +---------+---------+
05/02T                        S        2C   D   T |
05/03*                       S|       2 |C   D   T|
05/04*                        S      2  C     D   T
05/05*                       S|     G Y |C     D T|
05/06S                        S      2  C     D   T
05/07S                        |S    Y GC|    D    |T
05/08M                        +S----Y-GC+----D----+T
05/09T                        S      YCG|     D   T
05/10W                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/11T                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/12F                        |S    C  YG    D   T|
05/13S                        S    C    YG    D T |
05/14S                       S|    C    Y G   D T |
05/15M                       S+----C----Y-G---D-T-+
05/16T                        S   C    Y|  G   2  |
05/17W                       S|    C  Y |   G D T |
05/18T                        S     C  Y|  GD  T  |
05/19F                       S|    C    Y  G D  T |
05/20S                        S     C  Y| G   DT  |
05/21S                        |S    C Y |G     2  |
05/22M                        +S----C-Y-+G-----2--+
CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30


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PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
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05/03*                        |  L   HX |F   BM   |
05/04*                        | L   H  XF     BM  |
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05/07S                        |L     H X|F   B M  |
05/08M                        +L-----H-X+F---B-M--+
05/09T                        | L     2 | F B M   |
05/10W                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/11T                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/12F                        |  L   XH | FB   M  |
05/13S                        |   L  HX | BF  M   |
05/14S                        |  L    2 | 2    M  |
05/15M                        +--L----2-+-2----M--+
05/16T                        | L    X H| BF   M  |
05/17W                        |L      2 |  BF M   |
05/18T                        |L      2 | B F  M  |
05/19F                        L      2  |  B F  M |
05/20S                        |L    X H | B   FM  |
05/21S                        |L    X  H| B   2   |
05/22M                        +L----X--H+-B---2---+
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    G  W-T- L    S       C       Y       G       T       D 
S  35 22---13|  ---    4--- 2  3--- 5  6--- 1  6--- 3  3--- 2
C  32 18---14| 2--- 4   ---    4--- 3  2--- 2  6--- 2  4--- 3
Y  32 17---15| 5--- 3  3--- 4   ---    5--- 4  1--- 3  3--- 1
G  33 16---17| 1--- 6  2--- 2  4--- 5   ---    4--- 2  5--- 2
T  33 13---20| 3--- 6  2--- 6  3--- 1  2--- 4   ---    3--- 3
D  29 11---18| 2--- 3  3--- 4  1--- 3  3--- 5  3--- 3   ---  

	   G   AVG  HR +run-run  ERA
	S  35|.232  39 +138-115 3.18
	C  32|.251  47 +151-140 4.09
	Y  32|.257  30 +133-130 4.09
	G  33|.219  29 +109-116 3.17
	T  33|.249  27 +120-123 3.46
	D  29|.245  35 +120-147 4.60

    G  W-T- L    L       X       H       B       F       M   
L  35=21-2-12|  ---    2--- 3  3--- 4  5--- 2  5-1- 2  6-1- 1
X  30=17---13| 3--- 2   ---    4--- 3  4--- 2  4--- 3  2--- 3
H  39=20---19| 4--- 3  3--- 4   ---    4--- 3  6--- 3  3--- 6
B  36=17---19| 2--- 5  2--- 4  3--- 4   ---    4--- 4  6--- 2
F  39=16-1-22| 2-1- 5  3--- 4  3--- 6  4--- 4   ---    4--- 3
M  37=15-1-21| 1-1- 6  3--- 2  6--- 3  2--- 6  3--- 4   ---  

	    G  AVG  HR +run-run  ERA
	L  35|.255  42 +173-118 3.03
	X  30|.262  24 +134-112 3.31
	H  39|.258  39 +156-167 3.90
	B  36|.222  43 +141-145 3.45
	F  39|.222  22 +120-149 3.31
	M  37|.243  14 +107-140 3.53

	 AVG	HR/G	+R-R	  ERA
 1	X:.262	C:1.47	L:+55	L:3.03
 2	H:.258	D:1.21	S:+23	G:3.17
 3	Y:.257	L:1.20	X:+22	S:3.18
 4	L:.255	B:1.19	C:+11	X:3.31
 5	C:.251	S:1.11	Y: +3	F:3.31
 6	T:.249	H:1.00	T: -3	B:3.45
 7	D:.245	Y:0.94	B: -4	T:3.46
 8	M:.243	G:0.88	G: -7	M:3.53
 9	S:.232	T:0.82	H:-11	H:3.90
10	B:.222	X:0.80	D:-27	Y:4.09
11	F:.222	F:0.56	F:-29	C:4.09
12	G:.219	M:0.38	M:-33	D:4.60



Let (Total Points):= (Points in AVG) +(Points in HR/G)
                    +(Points in Runs)+(Points in ERA),
where,
   (Points in X):= 12 if the rank of X is the 1st, 11 if the 2nd...

It is interesting that we get the following table, sorting the
teams by total points:

C	P   Current standing in league
------------------------------------------
	L	   1
	X	   2
S		1
C		2
Y		3
	H	   3
	B	   4
T		5
G		4
D		6
	F	   5
	M	   6

**** (The end of Quick Chart) ****

[Results on May 23]

Tigers     | 0 0 0   1 1 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 7   1 0 X | 8

	Win : Makihara ( 4W 2L )
	Lost: Yabu ( 5W 3L )
	HR: T Sekikawa 1
	    G Yoshimura 1, Murata, M. 4

[Tigers changed the pitcher from the starter Yabu into Kawajiri
 at the pinch of the filled bases with 1 out after Giants turned
 the game to 3-2 for Giants. Kawajiri was hit a grand slum by
 Yoshimura and the games was finished. What the field manager
 Nakamura do always goes bad. After the game, Nakamura commented
 that he would be a sandbag (which means that he would be a
 scapegoat). Many people suspect his ability of management]

**Comment for Giants fans**
In recent games, Gotoh is the lucky boy in Giants.
He hit the HR as a PH for Hirosawa in the game on May 20,
hit a infield hit at the bottom of 9th in the game on May 21
and today he got a HB at the bottom of 6th with ball-counts
0-2 (no balls and 2 strikes) when the bases was filled with
1 out. It gave the first run for Giants.


Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 1   0 1 1   0 1 X | 4

	Win : Ishii ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Checo ( 4W 3L )
	HR: C Nomura 11
	    S Furuta 5


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

	Win : Nomura ( 2W 5L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 8S )
	Lost: Imanaka ( 3W 3L )
	HR: D Tatsunami 3


Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 1 0   0 2 2   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Hasegawa ( 4W 1L )
	Lost: Nishimura ( 2L )


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

	Win : Kaneishi ( 1W 1L 6S )
	Lost: Tabata ( 1W 1L )
	HR: F Taguchi 3


Lions      | 0 0 0   2 0 0   2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 2   3 0 X | 5

	Win : Komiyama ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 6W 6S )
	Lost: Ishii, Take. ( 5W 1L )
	HR: L Mori 2
	    M Hatsushiba 6, Franco 1

[Marines won with the 3-run HR of Franco, which was his first home run]


[Results on May 24]

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 2 0   1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 3 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 X | 4

	Win : Kuwata ( 3W 3L )
	Save: Ishige ( 1W 1L 3S )
	Lost: Yufune ( 3L )

[Any batter of Tigers could not even a hit from Ishige]


Carp       | 1 0 1   0 1 0   0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 4 0   0 1 0   0 2 X | 7

	Win : Okabayashi ( 3W 2L )
	Lost: Sasaoka ( 3W 3L )
	HR: C Nomura 12, Kobayakawa, T. 1
	    S Iida 3, Furuta 6


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

	Win : Nomura ( 3W 5L )
	Lost: Nakayama ( 1L 2S )
	HR: B Hatayama 5

[Haru hit the game-closing hit on the filled bases with 2 outs]


Buffaloes  | 0 0 1   0 1 0   1 0 3 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 0 4   1 0 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Sano ( 3W 2L )
	Save: Akahori ( 4L 10S )
	Lost: Hirai ( 6W 3L 3S )
	HR: Bu Suzuki 3
	    BW Ichiro 8, Taguchi 5


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

	Win : Nagatomi ( 4W 2L 2S )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 1W 1L 7S )
	Lost: Kimura ( 4W 5L 3S )
	HR: F Deucy 6


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

	Win : Naitoh ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 6W 7S )
	Lost: Kaku ( 2W 1L )
	HR: L Jackson 4


[Results on May 25]

Carp       | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 2

	Win : Itoh, A. ( 4W 1L )
	Lost: Kitoh ( 1W 4L )


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

	Win : Igarashi ( 2W 1S )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 9S )
	Lost: Monte ( 1W 1L )
	HR: B Ishii 2, Shindoh 6


Fighters   | 1 0 0   0 1 0   1 0 5   0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 2 0   1 0 5   0 0 0   0 1 | 9

	Win : Thigpen ( 1W 5S )
	Lost: Shimazaki ( 3W 4L 1S )
	HR: F Deucy 7


Lions      | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 5 3 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 1 0 | 3

	Win : Katori ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Irabu 2W 5L
	HR: L Destrade 5

[Lions tied the game with Irabu's wild pitch and
 leaded with fielder's choice]


[Results on May 26]

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

	Win : Yamazaki ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 2L 6S )
	Lost: Nomura ( 3W 6L )


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

	Win : Saitoh, M. ( 6W 2L )
	Lost: Kondoh ( 2W 2L )
	HR: G Saitoh, M. 1
	    C Nomura 13

[It was the day of Saitoh, who hit a HR and got 16 strike outs]


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

	Win : Yamabe ( 4W 1L )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1L 9S )
	Lost: Koike ( 2W 4L )
	HR: D Yamazaki 3


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

	Win : Suzuki ( 1W )
	Save: Hirai ( 6W 3L 4S )
	Lost: Shintani ( 4W 3L )


Hawks      | 0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 1 0 0   1 0 0   1 3 X | 6

	Win : Yamasaki ( 5W 3L )
	Lost: Watanabe, T. ( 3L )
	HR: B Stevens 11, Murakami 2


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

	Win : Gross ( 4W 5L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 1W 1L 8S )
	Lost: Hillman ( 2W 4L )


[Results on May 27]

BayStars   | 0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   1 2 0   1 3 X | 7

	Win : Kakuri ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Takeuchi ( 2W 2L 1S )
	Lost: Itoh ( 1W 1L )
	HR: B Rose 7

[Kakuri won as a starter for the first time]


Giants     | 0 4 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Carp       | 0 2 0   1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 | 4

	Win : Hashimoto ( 1W 1L )
	Save: Ishige ( 1W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Inoue, Y. ( 2W 1L 3S )
	HR: C Machida 2, Etoh 10

[The starter of Carp was Ohno, and that of Giants was Kawaguchi]


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 2 1   4 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 2

	Win : Ochiai ( 2W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Bross ( 5W 3L )
	HR: S O'Malley 16


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

	Win : Hoshino ( 3W 4L )
	Save: Hirai ( 6W 3L 5S )
	Lost: Yokota, H. ( 3W 1L )
	HR: L Kakiuchi 11


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

	Win : Kimura ( 5W 5L 3S )
	Save: Thigpen ( 1W 6S )
	Lost: Takamura ( 4W 4L )
	HR: H Yamazaki 1


Marines    | 3 2 0   0 2 0   0 0 3 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 2 0 | 3

	Win : Sonokawa ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Shirai, Y. ( 3L )
	HR: M Hori 2, Hatsushiba 7
	    F Tanaka 10

[The number of hits was equal to 10 for both teams]


[Results on May 28]

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

	Win : Kawajiri ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 2L 7S )
	Lost: Moriyama ( 1L )
	HR: T Yagi 1

[On some reason, Tigers is strong for BayStars.
 Rookie Kawajiri, who has become a starter now, won as a starting
 pitcher for the first time]


Giants     | 0 0 0   4 0 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 1 0   0 5 0   0 0 X | 6

	Win : Yamauchi ( 6W 2L )
	Save: Kobayakawa, Y. ( 1S )
	Lost: Mizuno ( 1L )
	HR: G Hara 2
	    C Kanemoto 7

[At the bottom of 5th, Carp tied the game with a HB and turned
 it with a BB]


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

	Win : Yoshii ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Satoh ( 2W 4L )


BlueWave   | 2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 1 0   4 0 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Watanabe, H. ( 1W 4L )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Takahashi, K. ( 2W 3L )
	HR: B Taguchi 6
	    L Jackson 5

[Lions won with Jackson's grand slum]


Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0   4 | 5
-----------+---------------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 | 1

	Win : Wakatabe ( 1W 3L )
	Lost: Akahori ( 5L 10S )
	HR: H Akiyama 10

[Hawks also won with Akiyama's grand slam]


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

	Win : Imazeki ( 2W 3L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 1W 1L 9S )
	Lost: Kuroki ( 4L )

**** Start of Quick Chart ****

NOTATION:
 G: Yomiuri Giants D: Chunichi Dragons  C: Hiroshima Carp
 T: Hanshin Tigers Y: Yokohama BayStars S: Yakult Swallows

 L: Seibu Lions         X: Orix BlueWave       B: Kintetsu Bufferloes
 H: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks M: Chiba Lotte Marines F: NipponHam Fighters

              Results                      (# of win) - (# of lost)
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y     L  X  B  H  M  F
05/09T  X X O O O X  X O O X O X   +1 -6 +2+10-10 +3   +8 +2 -4 +2 -6 -2
05/10W  X O O X O X  X O O X X O    0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/11T    -   - - -                 0 -5 +3 +9 -9 +2   +7 +3 -3 +1 -7 -1
05/12F  - - O - - X  - - - O - X    0 -5 +4 +9 -9 +1   +7 +3 -3 +2 -7 -2
05/13S  X X O O O X  X X O O O X   -1 -6 +5+10 -8  0   +6 +2 -2 +3 -6 -3
05/14S  X - - O - -  O - - X X O   -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
05/15M                             -2 -6 +5+11 -8  0   +7 +2 -2 +2 -7 -2
05/16T  X X O X O O  O O - X - X   -3 -7 +6+10 -7 +1   +8 +3 -2 +1 -7 -3
05/17W  X O X O X O  O X X O O X   -4 -6 +5+11 -8 +2   +9 +2 -3 +2 -6 -4
05/18T  O O X X O X      O   X     -3 -5 +4+10 -7 +1   +9 +2 -2 +2 -7 -4
05/19F      O O X X  O O X O X X   -3 -5 +5+11 -8  0  +10 +3 -3 +3 -8 -5
05/20S  O X X X O O  X O O X O X   -2 -6 +4+10 -7 +1   +9 +4 -2 +2 -7 -6
05/21S  O X - X - O  - - - X O -   -1 -7 +4 +9 -7 +2   +9 +4 -2 +1 -6 -6
05/22M                             -1 -7 +4 +9 -7 +2   +9 +4 -2 +1 -6 -6
05/23T  O X X O X O  X O X X O O    0 -8 +3+10 -8 +3   +8 +5 -3  0 -5 -5
05/24W  O X X O X O  X X O X O O   +1 -9 +2+11 -9 +4   +7 +4 -2 -1 -4 -4
05/25T    X X O   O  O - - O X X   +1-10 +1+12 -9 +5   +8 +4 -2  0 -5 -5
05/26F  O X X O O X  X O O X X O   +2-11  0+13 -8 +4   +7 +5 -1 -1 -6 -4
05/27S  O O X X O X  X O X O O X   +3-10 -1+12 -7 +3   +6 +6 -2  0 -5 -5
05/28S  X X O O O X  O X X O X O   +2-11  0+13 -6 +2   +7 +5 -3 +1 -6 -4
05/29M                             +2-11  0+13 -6 +2   +7 +5 -3 +1 -6 -4
MM/DDW  G D C S T Y  L X B H M F    G  D  C  S  T  Y    L  X  B  H  M  F

<>

CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
MM/DDW                        +---------+---------+
05/09T                        S      YCG|     D   T
05/10W                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/11T                        |S     CY G    D   T|
05/12F                        |S    C  YG    D   T|
05/13S                        S    C    YG    D T |
05/14S                       S|    C    Y G   D T |
05/15M                       S+----C----Y-G---D-T-+
05/16T                        S   C    Y|  G   2  |
05/17W                       S|    C  Y |   G D T |
05/18T                        S     C  Y|  GD  T  |
05/19F                       S|    C    Y  G D  T |
05/20S                        S     C  Y| G   DT  |
05/21S                        |S    C Y |G     2  |
05/22M                        +S----C-Y-+G-----2--+
05/23T                        S      2  G       2 |
05/24W                       S|     Y CG|        2|
05/25T                      S |    Y   2|        TD
05/26F                     S  |     Y G C       T |D
05/27S                      S |      2  |C     T  D
05/28S                     S  |       2 C     T   |D
05/29M                     S--+-------2-C-----T---+D
CENTRAL +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30

<>

PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
MM/DDW                        +---------+---------+
05/09T                        | L     2 | F B M   |
05/10W                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/11T                        |  L   X H|F B   M  |
05/12F                        |  L   XH | FB   M  |
05/13S                        |   L  HX | BF  M   |
05/14S                        |  L    2 | 2    M  |
05/15M                        +--L----2-+-2----M--+
05/16T                        | L    X H| BF   M  |
05/17W                        |L      2 |  BF M   |
05/18T                        |L      2 | B F  M  |
05/19F                        L      2  |  B F  M |
05/20S                        |L    X H | B   FM  |
05/21S                        |L    X  H| B   2   |
05/22M                        +L----X--H+-B---2---+
05/23T                        | L  X    H  B 2    |
05/24W                        |  L  X   |HB 2     |
05/25T                        | L   X   H B  2    |
05/26F                        |  L X    |2  F M   |
05/27S                        |   2     H B  2    |
05/28S                        |  L X   H|  BF M   |
05/29M                        +--L-X---H+--BF-M---+
PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30
**** End of Quick Chart ***

[Results on May 30]

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

	Win : Sasaoka ( 4W 3L )
	Save: Inoue, Y. ( 2W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Yabu ( 5W 4L )

[Tigers batters could not help Yabu]


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

	Win : Ishii ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1L 10S )
	Lost: Makihara ( 4W 3L )
	HR: G Ochiai 4


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

	Win : Imanaka ( 4W 3L )
	Lost: Saitoh, T. ( 1W 3L )


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

	Win : Ishii, Take. ( 6W 1L )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 5S )
	Lost: Shimazaki ( 3W 5L 1S )


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

	Win : Hasagawa ( 5W 1L )
	Save: Hirai ( 6W 3L 6S )
	Lost: Yoshida, T. ( 1W 2L )


Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 0   3 0 1   1 0 X | 5

	Win : Komiyama ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Powell ( 2W 2L )
	HR: M Hatsushiba 8, Incaviglia 4


[Results on May 31]

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

	Win : Kitoh ( 2W 4L )
	Lost: Yufune ( 4L )
	HR: T Ishimine 6

[Yufune was called 'Japanese Nomo', who could not win even if pitched
 well. Both pitchers completed the game, but Yufune finally lost with
 a game-closing BB (Sayonara-oshidashi)]


Swallows   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 1 0 1   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 3

	Win : Jones ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Hashimoto ( 1W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Okabayashi ( 3W 3L )

[The last time when Giants won Swallows was the opening day]


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

	Win : Udoh ( 3W 2L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 4W 1L 10S )
	Lost: Satoh ( 2W 5L )
	HR: B Shindoh 7, Braggs 5
	    D Torigoe 1, Kawamata 1


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

	Win : Kaku ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 2W 1L 6S )
	Lost: Gross ( 4W 6L )
	HR: F Deucy 8
	    L Kiyohara 10


BlueWave   | 0 1 0   2 0 0   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 4 1 1   1 0 2   0 0 X | 9

	Win : Yoshitake ( 2W 2L )
	Lost: Satoh     ( 1W 2L )
	HR: B Ichiro 9


Buffaloes  | 2 0 5   0 0 3   0 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 1 3 0   2 0 0   6 1 X |13

	Win : Narimoto ( 7W 7S )
	Lost: Ikeue ( 3L )
	HR: S Nakamura, N. 10, Murakami 3
	    M Hori 3, Hatsushiba 9, Hirai 1, Franco 2

[Hatsushiba almost recorded cycle hit. What he couldn't hit was a
 single. He had chance of 2 ABs, but one was walked, the other was
 a grounder to SS. Marines finally escaped from the bottom]


<>

             W   L         GB                        W   L  T        GB
Swallows    28  15  .651                 Lions      25  16  2  .610
BayStars    21  19  .525   5.5           BlueWave   21  16  0  .568  2.0
Giants      21  19  .525   5.5           Hawks      24  23  0  .511  4.0
Carp        21  19  .525   5.5           Marines    20  24  1  .455  6.5
Tigers      16  24  .400  10.5           Buffaloes  19  24  0  .442  7.0
Dragons     13  24  .351  12.0           Fighters   20  26  1  .435  7.5

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