August 1995 Japanese baseball - The Baseball Archive

<< The results of Japanese baseball on August 1995 >>

[Results on August 1]

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

	Win : Bross ( 8W 5L )
	Lost: Kakuri ( 3W 8L )
	HR: S O'Malley 25, Ikeyama 11
	    T Coolbaugh 13


BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 4 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 0   1 0 0   6 0 X | 7

	Win : Imanaka ( 8W 6L )
	Lost: Udoh ( 4W 7L )
	HR: B Man'ei 1
	    D Taihoh 14, Kitamura 1


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

	Win : Kobayashi ( 3W 1L )
	Save: Hirai ( 11W 3L 20S )
	Lost: Komiyama ( 7W 2L )
	HR: B Ichiro 20, Taguchi 8

[Komiyama was not very good. At the bottom of the 8th,
 Marines had chance that the runner were on the 1st and the 2nd
 with two outs when the batter was Franco and the pitcher was
 closer Hirai. Franco hit a line drive to right but it turned
 out to be foul. He grounded out after all]


[Results on August 2]

Swallows   | 3 3 0   0 0 2   1 0 3 |12
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 4 0 0   0 1 0   0 2 0 | 7

	Win : Itoh, A. ( 6W 5L )
	Lost: Nakada ( 2L )
	HR: S Hashigami 1
	    T Ishimine 8, Hoshino 2

[It was the game of errors :-)]


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

	Win : Checo ( 11W 5L )
	Lost: Kawaguchi ( 4W 3L )
	HR: G Ochiai 12
	    C Etoh 20, Ogata 4


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

	Win : Noguchi ( 2W 5L 2S )
	Save: Kaku ( 3W 7L 2S )
	Lost: Matsuura ( 1W 1L )
	HR: D Powell 15, Yamaguchi 1

[Sasaki of BayStars has injured with his Achiles' tendon (but not
 seems to be serious). Powell has injured (with his thigh?) in this
 game, which is great damage for the Dragons]


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

	Win : Kawamoto ( 1W 2L 4S )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 12S )
	Lost: Suzuki ( 2W 1L 2S )

[The Marines caught up with the BlueWave by Hatsushiba's hit
 following intentional walk for Franco. A pinch hitter Hirano
 got the game-winning RBI hit]


Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 2 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Shintani ( 8W 6L 1S )
	Lost: Powell ( 2W 3L )
	HR: L Kiyohara 17


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

	(Tie game)
	Pitchers
	H: Uchiyama - Saitoh,Ma. - Shimoyanagi - Hirota - Kimura - Watanabe,H.
	F: Kohno - Imazeki - Matsuda - Shimazaki - Nishimura - Kaneishi
	HR: H Akiyama 14, Kokubo 17


[Results on August 3]

Swallows   | 3 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 | 1

	Win : Ishii ( 9W 3L 1S )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1W 2L 20S )
	Lost: Yabu ( 5W 9L )
	HR: T Hirao 1

[The Tigers couldn't get any runs on chance of bases loaded with
 no outs at the 1st. Now the Tigers are going to ship on "Death Road"]


Carp       | 0 2 0   1 0 0   2 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 3 0   1 0 0 | 4

	Win : Yamauchi ( 12W 4L )
	Save: Sasaoka ( 5W 3L 5S )
	Lost: Awano ( 1L )
	HR: C Kanemoto 21

[In this game, it was a bad call for the Giants. At the top of the 7th,
 the Carp got chance of bases loaded with two outs. The batter hit a
 grounder to the short stop... the batter dived to first but it seemed
 to be out. However, the call was safe. I'm very surprised because
 a bad call for the Giants can be seen rarely :-)]


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

	Win : Shimada ( 7W 2L )
	Save: Morita ( 4W 1L 3S )
	Lost: Satoh ( 3W 7L )
	HR: B Braggs 10
	    D Matsui, T. 1, Yamasaki 12

[Powell, who got a muscle strain, will not have been able to
 play for about 4 weeks]


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

	Win : Satoh ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Hirai ( 11W 3L 21S )
	Lost: Irabu ( 6W 9L )

[Ichiro's record of on-base streak was stopped at 67 games (where on-base
 means hits, walks, hits by pitch, interference by the catcher).
 He was on the way to breaking his own record 69 credited last
 season. Satoh of the BlueWave, who is 40 years old, has won for the
 first time since April 16]


Lions      | 0 0 0   5 0 0   0 0 2   0 1 | 8
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 4 0 2   0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 | 7

	Win : Katori ( 5W 1L 2S )
	Lost: Kiyokawa ( 1W 1L )
	HR: B Suzuki 10

[The Lions won with the game-winning hit by Jackson. Akahori, the
 best closer in the Buffaloes, is now out of the roster]


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

	Win : Gross ( 9W 11L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 2W 3L 17S )
	Lost: Yoshitake ( 4W 5L )
	HR: F Brito 4, Ducey 15

[At the top of the 9th, the Hawks had chance of bases loaded with
 1 out when the game was suspended by sudden rain for a while.
 After resumed, the batter Akiyama grounded into double play
 and the game was over]


[Results on August 4]

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

	Win : Nakayama ( 2W 4L 2S )
	Save: Kaku ( 3W 7L 3S )
	Lost: Yufune ( 3W 8L )
	HR: D Yamaguchi 2, Nimura 6

[The Dragons turned the game with 2 homeruns]


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

	Win : Kawahara ( 3W 4L )
	Lost: Saitoh, T. ( 4W 6L )
	HR: G Hirosawa 11,12, Ochiai 13


Lions      | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 2 2 0   0 0 1   1 0 X | 6

	Win : Noda ( 8W 3L )
	Lost: Takeshita ( 1L )
	HR: B Neel 13

[The magic number for the BlueWave has reappeared to be 37]


Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   4 0 1   0 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 2   0 1 1   5 0 X | 9

	Win : Fujii ( 2W 1L )
	Lost: Sakai ( 1W 4L 1S )


[Results on August 5]

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

	Win : Kawajiri ( 6W 5L )
	Lost: Satoh ( 3W 8L )
	HR: T Hagiwara 3,4

[Future clean up(?) Hagiwara hit 2 homeruns.
 It was the first complete game for Kawajiri]


Carp       | 0 0 3   1 1 4   3 0 0 |12
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   3 0 0   0 0 1 | 4

	Win : Kitoh ( 7W 5L )
	Lost: Yamabe ( 11W 3L )
	HR: C Etoh 21, Ogata 5, Yamada 10, Nishiyama 5
	    S Ikeyama 12, Dobashi 7

[Batters of the Carp hit and hit from relief pitchers of the Swallows]


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

	Win : Saitoh, M. ( 14W 5L )
	Lost: Shimada ( 7W 3L )

[Another complete game by Saitoh. Birkbeck was hit by the ball on his
 knee ? at the top of the 5th. The BayStars gave up the winning run
 with two errors.
 NB: Birkbeck will not play for 4 weeks. Sorry, I can not translate
     his injury into English because even in Japanese I can not
     remember it:-) but it's a kind of 'Migi hiza ?? hakuri kossetsu']


Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 0 2   1 1 0   0 1 X | 6

	Win : Hasegawa ( 10W 5L )
	Lost: Yokota, H. ( 5W 4L )
	HR: B Ichiro 21

[The BlueWave won again and the magic number became 35]


Marines    | 0 2 0   1 1 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 1 0   0 5 0   3 0 X | 9

	Win : Nishizaki ( 6W 5L )
	Save: Shibakusa ( 1W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Hillman ( 6W 8L )
	HR: M Hayashi 2, Hatsushiba 16
	    F Brito 5,6, Kataoka 6

[Kataoka hit the game-winning grand slam at the 5th]


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

	Win : Yoshida, T. ( 5W 6L )
	Save: Hirota ( 1L 1S )
	Lost: Nishimura ( 2W 5L )
	HR: B Murakami 6
	    H Mitchell 7


[Results on August 6]

Tigers     | 3 3 1   1 0 1   0 0 1 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1

	Win : Takeuchi ( 5W 6L 1S )
	Lost: Koike ( 4W 8L 3S )
	HR: T Glenn 20


Carp       | 0 1 7   0 0 0   0 3 4 |15
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 4   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4

	Win : Takahashi, K. ( 3W 3L )
	Save: Inoue, Y. ( 4W 2L 5S )
	Lost: Yoshii ( 8W 4L )
	HR: C Kanemoto 22, Oto 5
	    S Hata 3, Ikeyama 13


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

	Win : Makihara ( 8W 7L )
	Save: Nishiyama ( 1S )
	Lost: Igarashi ( 3W 3L 2S )

[The BayStars sent Sasaki as a relief pitcher from the 8th, and
 had chance at the bottom of the 9th. However, they could not
 get any run and lost 3 games in a raw]


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

	Win : Hirai ( 12W 3L 21S )
	Lost: Hashimoto ( 2W 1L 1S )
	HR: B D.J 7

[Jackson got a RBI hit from Hirai to be tied the game. The Lions
 of previous seasons would not be lost]


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

	Win : Iwamoto ( 3W )
	Lost: Sonokawa ( 6W 6L )
	HR: M Fukuzawa 1
	    F Brito 7,8, Ducey 16, Tanaka 19,20


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

	Win : Kudoh ( 9W 2L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 6L 10S )
	Lost: Koike ( 3W 5L )
	HR: B Kohyama 1, Suzuki 11
	    H Mitchell 8, Fujimoto 7, Reimer 10


[Results on August 8]

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Checo ( 12W 5L )
	Save: Sasaoka ( 5W 3L 7S )
	Lost: Kakuri ( 3W 9L )


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

	Win : Miura ( 6W 3L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 5W 2L 21S )
	Lost: Okabayashi ( 5W 7L )


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

	Win : Ishige ( 4W 3L 10S )
	Save: Nishiyama ( 2S )
	Lost: Kaku ( 3W 8L 3S )
	HR: D Taneda 3,4


BlueWave   | 3 0 0   0 2 0   1 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 3 0 0   0 3 0   1 1 X | 8

	Win : Sano ( 7W 2L 1S )
	Save: Powell ( 2W 3L 1S )
	Lost: Kobayashi ( 3W 2L )
	HR: BW Neel 14, D.J 8,9,10
	    Bu Nakamura, N. 18, Suzuki 12

[The manager of the Buffaloes, Suzuki, is going to resign today
 (Kyuuyou). This game was his final game]


Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 1 0   1 3 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Ono ( 6W 7L 1S )
	Lost: Kohno ( 4W 7L )
	HR: L Kiyohara 18, Jackson 12


Marines    | 1 0 0   2 0 0   1 0 0   2 | 6
-----------+---------------------------+--
Hawks      | 2 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0   0 | 4

	Win : Kawamoto ( 2W 2L 4S )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 13S )
	Lost: Kimura ( 7W 7L 10S )


[Results on August 9]

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

	Win : Yabu ( 6W 9L )
	Lost: Yamauchi ( 12W 5L )
	HR: T Coolbaugh 14
	    C Yamada 11

[Yabu has not been won for long time, but he won today]


Swallows   | 0 2 1   0 3 0   2 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 4   0 0 1   2 0 0 | 7

	Win : Ishii ( 10W 3L 1S )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1W 2L 21S )
	Lost: Shimada ( 7W 4L )
	HR: S Hata 4


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

	Win : Miyamoto ( 5W 1L )
	Save: Nishiyama ( 3S )
	Lost: Noguchi ( 2W 6L 2S )
	HR: D Taihoh 15
	    G Ochiai 14


BlueWave   | 2 0 0   2 0 1   0 0 2 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 X | 1

	Win : Itoh ( 5W )
	Save: Kiyohara ( 1W 1S )
	Lost: Esaka ( 1L )
	HR: BW Ichiro 22, D.J 11, Neel 15

[Ichiro hit a 'lead-off'-homerun and D.J hit homeruns at his
 continous four at bat, which is tie Japanese record. The new
 (proxy) manager of the Buffaloes, Mizutani, couldn't win his first game]


Fighters   | 0 0 2   0 0 1   0 0 3 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 2

	Win : Gross ( 10W 11L )
	Lost: Shintani ( 8W 7L 1S )
	HR: F Ducey 17,18, Brito 9


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

	Win : Kawamoto ( 3W 2L 4S )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 14S )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3W 6L )


[Results on August 10]

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 1   0 4 0   0 3 X | 8

	Win : Ohno ( 3W 5L 4S )
	Lost: Yufune ( 3W 9L )
	HR: C Etoh 22, Kanemoto 23,24

[The grand slam by Kanemoto at the 5th was all for both teams.
 It was a complete and shut out game by Ohno for the first time
 in recent 5 years]


Swallows   | 2 0 0   0 3 0   4 0 3 |12
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 3 0 1   1 0 0   0 1 0 | 6

	Win : Katoh ( 1W )
	Lost: Saitoh, T. ( 4W 7L )
	HR: S Meulens 19
	    B Suzuki 10, Braggs 17


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0   8 | 9
-----------+---------------------------+--
Giants     | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 | 1

	Win : Wakabayashi, H. ( 1W )
	Lost: Kawaguchi ( 4W 4L )
	HR: D Taihoh 15
	    G Ochiai 14

[Ishige relieved when Kawaguchi allowed the 2nd run for the Dragons,
 but he gave up more runs (including two walked in)]


BlueWave   | 0 1 1   2 0 0   0 2 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 4   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4

	Win : Hirai ( 13W 3L 21S )
	Lost: Powell ( 2W 4L 1S )
	HR: BW Shibahara 1
	    Bu Stevens 14

[The magic number for the BlueWave is now 30 (41 games left).
 D.J is now on his hot sterak to get the game-winning hit]


Marines    | 0 0 3   0 0 0   4 1 1 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 1 0 0   0 1 0   1 0 0 | 3

	Win : Maeda ( 2W 4L )
	Save: Yoshida ( 1W 1S )
	Lost: Wakatabe ( 1W 6L )
	HR: M Incagvilia 9
	    H Akiyama 15, Fujimoto 8

[The Marines got 17 hits.
 Mitchell of the Hawks is going to return to the US in order to cure
 his knee tomorrow (Aug 11)]


**** Start of the Quick Chart ****
Post All Star Games

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
07/29S  X X O O X O  O O + X + X   +5-27+15+22-20 +5   +8+26-14-12 +1 -9
07/30S  O O X X O X  X X X O O O   +6-26+14+21-19 +4   +7+25-15-11 +2 -8
07/31M  X X O O X O  + X X + O O   +5-27+15+22-20 +5   +7+24-16-11 +3 -7
08/01T    O   O X X    O     X     +5-26+15+23-21 +4   +7+25-16-11 +2 -7
08/02W  X O O O X X  O X X + O +   +4-25+16+24-22 +3   +8+24-17-11 +3 -7
08/03T  X X O O X O  O O X X X O   +3-26+17+25-23 +4   +9+25-18-12 +2 -6
08/04F  O O     X X  X O X O       +4-25+17+25-24 +3   +8+26-19-11 +2 -6
08/05S  O X O X O X  X O X O X O   +5-26+18+24-23 +2   +7+27-20-10 +1 -5
08/06S  O X O X O X  X O X O X O   +6-27+19+23-22 +1   +6+28-21 -9  0 -4
08/07M                             +6-27+19+23-22 +1   +6+28-21 -9  0 -4
08/08T  O X O X X O  O X O X O X   +7-28+20+22-23 +2   +7+27-20-10 +1 -5
08/09W  O X X O O X  X O X X O O   +8-29+19+23-22 +1   +6+28-21-11 +2 -4
08/10T  X O O O X X  - O X X O -   +7-28+20+24-23  0   +6+29-22-12 +3 -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              +---------+---------+---------+---------+
07/29S            S |    C    |    2    |         |         T      D 
07/30S             S|     C   |   G Y   |         |        T|     D 
07/31M            S-+----C----+----2----+---------+---------T------D 
08/01T           S  |    C    |    GY   |         |         |T    D 
08/02W          S   |   C     |     GY  |         |         | T  D 
08/03T         S    |  C      |     YG  |         |         |  T  D 
08/04F         S    |  C      |     GY  |         |         |   TD 
08/05S          S   | C       |    G  Y |         |         |  T  D 
08/06S           S  |C        |   G    Y|         |         | T    D 
08/07M           S--+C--------+---G----Y+---------+---------+-T----D 
08/08T            S C         |  G    Y |         |         |  T    D 
08/09W           S  |C        | G      Y|         |         | T      D 
08/10T          S   C         |  G      Y         |         |  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              +---------+---------+---------+
07/29S        X     |         | L      M|        F| H B
07/30S         X    |         |  L    M |       F |H   B
07/31M          X---+---------+--L---M--+------F--+H---B
08/01T         X    |         |  L    M |      F  |H   B
08/02W          X   |         | L    M  |      F  |H    B
08/03T         X    |         |L      M |     F   | H    B
08/04F        X     |         | L     M |     F   |H      B
08/05S       X      |         |  L     M|    F    H        B
08/06S      X       |         |   L     M   F    H|        |B
08/07M      X-------+---------+---L-----M---F----H+--------+B
08/08T       X      |         |  L     M|    F    H        B
08/09W      X       |         |   L   M |   F     |H       |B
08/10T     X        |         |   L  M  |   F     | H      | B
PACIFIC +30  +25  +20  +15  +10   +5    0   -5  -10  -15  -20  -25  -30  -35
===

The following article shows the posibility of winning the pennant.

(Central League)

(W)
97		C44- 0
96	S38- 0	C43- 1
  (deleted)
89	S31- 7	C36- 8
88	S30- 8	C35- 9	G39- 0
87	S29- 9	C34-10	G38- 1	Y44- 0
  (deleted)
75	S17-21	C22-22	G26-13	Y32-12
74	S16-22	C21-23	G25-14	Y31-13	T41- 0
73	S15-23	C20-24	G24-15	Y30-14	T40- 1
72	S14-24	C19-25	G23-16	Y29-15	T39- 2	D42- 0


(Pacific League)

(PCT)
0.76744	X40- 0
  (deleted)
0.68992	X30-10						Magic number 30
0.68504		L41- 0
0.68217	X29-11
0.67717		L40- 1
0.67442	X28-12
0.66929		L39- 2
0.66667	X27-13
0.66142		L38- 3	M38- 0
0.65891	X26-14
0.65354		L37- 4	M37- 1
0.65116	X25-15
0.64567		L36- 5	M36- 2
0.64341	X24-16
0.63780		L35- 6	M35- 3
0.63566	X23-17
0.62992		L34- 7	M34- 4	F37- 0
0.62791	X22-18
0.62205		L33- 8	M33- 5	F36- 1
0.62016	X21-19
0.61417		L32- 9	M32- 6	F35- 2
0.61240	X20-20	
0.60630		L31-10	M31- 7	F34- 3
0.60465	X19-21
0.59843		L30-11	M30- 8	F33- 4
0.59690	X18-22
0.59055		L29-12	M29- 9	F32- 5
0.58915	X17-23
0.58594					H34- 0
0.58268		L28-13	M28-10	F31- 6
0.58140	X16-24
0.57812					H33- 1
0.57480		L27-14	M27-11	F30- 7
0.57364	X15-25
0.57031					H32- 2	B40- 0
**** End of the Quick Chart ****

[Results on August 11]

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

	Win : Kawahara ( 4W 4L )
	Lost: Kawajiri ( 6W 6L )
	HR: G Gotoh 4, Ochiai 15

[The Tigers lost last 5 games against the Giants with shut out games.
 In both running and fielding, the Tigers played too bad: At the bottom
 of the 3rd, the 2nd runner Gotoh tried to steal base and the catcher
 threw the nice ball to the third fielder Coolbaugh who couldn't tag
 the runner out. At the top of the 4th, the Tighers had chance of the
 2nd and 3rd runner with 1 out, but the 2nd runner Hiyama was picked
 up out]


Swallows   | 0 0 4   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 1 0 0   3 1 0   0 0 0 | 5

	Win : Yamada ( 5W 2L 5S )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1W 2L 22S )
	Lost: Wakabayashi, H. ( 1W 1L )
	HR: S Furuta 14
	    D Nakamura 7, Yamaguchi 3

[Yamabe, the starter of the Swallows, pitches not very well
 in last 3 games. I watched this game at the Nagoya stadium
 till the end of the 6th (since I had to return to Tokyo :-).
 At the top of the 3rd, O'Malley hit a double when the runners
 were on the 1st and the 3rd base with 2 outs. The left fielder
 and the short stop played very well to return the ball to the
 catcher so it seemed to me that the 1st runner was thrown out
 at the home plate, but the position of the catcher Nakamura was
 not very good and he allowed the runner to score (I comfirmed
 it on TV at my house :-). Just after this play, Furuta hit a
 2-run homer (But Nakamura hit a 3-run homerun at the 4th)]


BayStars   | 0 0 5   0 0 1   2 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 3 | 4

	Win : Tanabe ( 2W 3L )
	Lost: Kitoh ( 7W 6L )
	HR: B Akimoto 5
	    C Ogata 6

[Tanabe has won since the opening game (on April 8) with complete game.
 The game behind of the Carp to the Swallows has become 3.0]


Lions      | 0 0 6   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 1 1   0 0 1   0 1 3 | 7

	Win : Soh ( 1W )
	Lost: Shiozaki ( 5W 6L 11S )
	HR: M Hatsushiba 17

[The Marines won with the clutch double to right by Hatsushiba
 when the runners were on the 1st and the 2rd base with 2 outs,
 5-6 for the Marines just after Franco walked. Now the game behind
 of the Marines to the Lions is now 0.5]


[Results on August 12]

Tigers     | 1 0 0   0 0 3   1 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Takeuchi ( 6W 6L 1S )
	Save: Furumizo ( 1W 4L 15S )
	Lost: Saitoh, M. ( 14W 6L )
	HR: T Kuji 1

[The Tigers scored a run on a game against the Giants at last!]


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

	Win : Kaku ( 4W 8L 3S )
	Lost: Yamada ( 5W 3L 5S )
	HR: S Ikeyama 14, O'Malley 26
	    D Nimura 7

[Kaku allowed 2 runs at the 8th but today the Dragons came
 back at the bottom of the 8th. Yamada who relieved Yoshii,
 the starter of the Swallows, was hit a game-winning clutch
 hit by Taihoh]


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

	Win : Mochizuki ( 1W )
	Save: Sasaoka ( 5W 3L 8S )
	Lost: Igarashi ( 3W 4L 2S )
	HR: C Etoh 23


BlueWave   | 0 1 1   0 0 2   2 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 1 | 2

	Win : Hasegawa ( 11W 5L )
	Lost: Nishizaki ( 6W 6L )
	HR: B D.J 12
	    F Brito 10, Tanaka 21

[The BlueWave got 60th win to cut the magic number to 28]


Lions      | 0 1 0   1 0 1   0 6 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines    | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1

	Win : Takeshita ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Sonokawa ( 6W 7L )
	HR: L Jackson 13, Tanabe 5

[The Lions kept the second place]


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

	Win : Kudoh ( 10W 2L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 7L 11S )
	Lost: Koike ( 3W 6L )
	HR: H Matsunaga 2

[The clean-up of the Buffaloes, Ishii, has come back]


[Results on August 13]

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

	Win : Makihara ( 9W 7L )
	Lost: Inomata ( 1W 2L )

[The Tigers lost with shut out game again]


Swallows   | 0 0 1   1 0 0   0 2 9 |13
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 1 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 0 | 4

	Win : Itoh, A. ( 7W 5L )
	Lost: Yamamoto, M. ( 1W 5L )
	HR: S Inaba 5, Furuta 15
	    D Yamasaki 13

[Yamamoto Masahiro might be something wrong.
 News: Furuta of the Swallows, a catcher, is going to marry
       with a TV anouncer Nakai Miho this December]


BayStars   | 0 0 2   0 2 0   0 1 3 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 4   0 2 0   1 0 0 | 7

	Win : Sasaki ( 6W 2L 21S )
	Lost: Sasaoka ( 5W 4L 8S )
	HR: B Suzuki 11, Braggs 18,19, Komada 3
	    C Nomura 25, Etoh 24

[Sasaoka allowed two homeruns at the 9th, one is a solo homer by
 Braggs, the other is a 2-run homerun by Komada]


BlueWave   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 3 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Hoshino ( 9W 6L )
	Save: Hirai ( 13W 3L 22S )
	Lost: Iwamoto ( 3W 1L )

[Both pitchers were very good. In paticular, Hoshino didn't
 allowed any hit till 1 out of the 8th inning (A pinch hitter
 Igarashi got the first hit)]


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

	Win : Kaku ( 7W 4L )
	Lost: Kawamoto ( 3W 3L 4S )

[Complete game and shut out by Kaku. Hillman of the Marines
 also pitched very well, who was the starter on the day before
 yesterday but pitched only 2 innings or so (Today he pitched
 8 innings)]


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

	Win : Nishimura ( 3W 5L )
	Save: Powell ( 2W 4L 2S )
	Lost: Saitoh, Ma. ( 3W 3L )
	HR: B Stevens 15


[Results on August 15]

Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 1   2 4 1   0 5 X |13

	Win : Okabayashi ( 6W 7L )
	Lost: Kakuri ( 3W 10L )
	HR: T Coolbaugh 15
	    S Hata 5, Meulens 20, Ikeyama 15


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 3 0 1   0 1 2   2 0 X | 9

	Win : Miura ( 7W 3L )
	Lost: Imanaka ( 8W 7L )
	HR: D Nimura 8
	    B Braggs 20,21, Haru 3, Rose 16

[Braggs hit 2 homers in last 2 games]


Giants     | 0 0 0   2 0 0   2 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 2 0   0 2 0   0 0 0 | 4

	Win : Nishiyama ( 1W 3S )
	Lost: Checo ( 12W 6L )
	HR: G Okazaki 2, Yoshimura 4
	    C Ogata 7

[The Giants got a lucky winning run at the 8th.
 The lead-off batter of this inning hit a grounder to
 pitcher Checo, but Checo threw a bad ball to first (to far
 and low left side) and the batter went to third. The next
 batter hit a grounder to shortstop Nomura, but next time the
 ball went through the wickets (which Japanese call tunnel).
 New Giants closer Nishiyama, who saved on pinch of the 7th,
 won for the first time in his career]


Marines    | 1 0 4   0 0 0   0 2 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 0 2 0   0 1 1   1 0 0 | 5

	Win : Kawamoto ( 4W 3L 4S )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 15S )
	Lost: Suzuki ( 2W 2L 2S )
	HR: B Ogawa 4

[Kawamoto 'intersepted' win from Irabu.
 He relieved Irabu at the 7th to be tied]


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

	Win : Hashimoto ( 3W 1L 1S )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3W 7L )

[Watanabe lost with no EA]


Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 X | 1

	Win : Gross ( 11W 11L )
	Lost: Yamasaki ( 7W 9L )

[Shut out game by Gross]


[Results on August 16]

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

	Win : Furumizo ( 2W 4L 15S )
	Lost: Takatsu ( 1W 3L 22S )

[Takatsu, who relieved from the top of the 9th, blew save.
 The Tigers got a winning run with a double of Takanami and
 a RBI hit by Coolbaugh]


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

	Win : Saitoh, T. ( 5W 7L )
	Save: Morita ( 4W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Noguchi ( 2W 7L 2S )

[Rose hit the game-winning 3-run RBI double.
 Sasaki, to whom the BayStars manager intended to present
 a easy save point, was hit by the batted ball that Taihoh hit
 on two outs of the 9th. It was lucky that it was not serious.


Giants     | 1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 2 0 0   4 0 1   2 0 X | 9

	Win : Yamauchi ( 13W 5L )
	Lost: Kida ( 4W 8L )
	HR: G Okazaki 3

[Yamauchi is really strong against the Giants]


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

	Win : Kobayashi ( 4W 2L )
	Save: Hirai ( 13W 3L 23S )
	Lost: Maeda ( 2W 5L )
	HR: B Neel 16,17, Ogawa 5, Takahashi, S. 1

[The BlueWave beats the Marines with 4 solo homeruns in
 Green Stadium Kobe]


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

	Win : Fujii ( 3W 1L )
	Lost: Shintani ( 8W 8L 1S )
	HR: H Kokubo 18

[Shutout game by rookie Fujii. Since the BlueWave won and the Lions
 lost, the magic number became 25]


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

	Win : Kohno ( 5W 7L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 2W 3L 18S )
	Lost: Powell ( 2W 5L 2S )
	HR: B Fujitate 2
	    F Brito 11


[Results on August 17]

Tigers     | 0 0 2   2 0 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 2 5   1 1 0   0 0 X | 9

	Win : Yamabe ( 12W 3L )
	Lost: Yufune ( 3W 10L )
	HR: S Meulens 21, Iida 6, Furuta 16

[Meulens' grand slam at the 3rd decided the game.
 Yufune allowed 5 runs after he got 2 outs.
 Yamabe has won for the first time in post all-star games]


Giants     | 0 0 0   0 2 1   4 0 0   0 | 7
-----------+---------------------------+--
Carp       | 0 3 1   2 0 0   1 0 0   1 | 8

	Win : Sasaoka ( 6W 4L 8S )
	Lost: Nishiyama ( 1W 1L 3S )
	HR: G Matsui 17,18
	    C Etoh 25, Nomura 26

[At the 7th, the Giants turned the game with a grand slam by Matsui.
 But Ishige gave up a run at the bottom and Nishiyama, who relieved
 from the 8th, was hit a game-ending homerun by Nomura]


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

	Win : Sonokawa ( 7W 7L )
	Save: Kawamoto ( 4W 3L 5S )
	Lost: Itoh ( 5W 1L )
	HR: M Incaviglia 10

[Incaviglia hit a game-winnng 3 run homer]


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

	Win : Yoshitake ( 5W 5L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 7L )
	Lost: Katori ( 5W 2L 2S )
	HR: L Jackson 14, Sasaki 14
	    H Fujimoto 9

[The number of Lions' hits is only 5, 2 of which were solo homer.
 The Hawks beat the Lions with a game-winning homerun by Fujimoto
 so the magic number for the BlueWave has become 24]


Buffaloes  | 0 2 0   0 4 0   0 1 5 |12
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Esaka ( 1W 1L )
	Lost: Shibakusa ( 1W 2L 1S )
	HR: B Ohishi 2,3, Yoshida, T. 3

[Esaka completed the game with shutout]


[Results on August 18]

Tigers     | 1 0 0   1 0 1   0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 1   4 0 X | 5

	Win : Tokanou ( 1W )
	Save: Sasaki ( 6W 2L 22S )
	Lost: Kawajiri ( 6W 7L )
	HR: T Ishimine 9

[Sasaki, who was hit by batted ball 2 days ago, has come back.
 The BayStars will miss Braggs for a while because of injury]

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

	Win : Yoshii ( 9W 4L )
	Lost: Kawahara ( 4W 5L )
	HR: S Ikeyama 16


Carp       | 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 1 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons    | 1 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 1 | 4

	Win : Kaku ( 5W 8L 3S )
	Lost: Mochizuki ( 1W 1L )
	HR: C Etoh 26
	    D Yamaguchi 4

[Shimizu hit the game-ending single from Sasaoka]


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

	Win : Kudoh ( 11W 2L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 7L 13S )
	Lost: Noda ( 8W 4L )
	HR: B Neel 18


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

	Win : Sano ( 8W 2L 1S )
	Save: Powell ( 2W 5L 3S )
	Lost: Katori ( 5W 3L 2S )
	HR: L Jackson 15
	    B Stevens 16

[Both Sugiyama and Katori were not good]


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

	Win : Nishizaki ( 7W 6L )
	Lost: Kanazawa ( 1L )
	HR: F Ueda 3

[Nishizaki got his 100th win in his career]


[Results on August 19]

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

	Win : Igarashi ( 4W 4L 2S )
	Save: Sasaki ( 6W 2L 23S )
	Lost: Takeuchi ( 6W 7L 1S )
	HR: T Takanami 1


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

	Win : Bross ( 9W 5L )
	Lost: Makihara ( 9W 8L )
	HR: S Furuta 17, Meulens 22

[Shutout game by Bross. The Giants has decided to release Howell
 because of his daughter's illness]


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

	Win : Ohno ( 4W 5L 4S )
	Lost: Ochiai ( 2W 6L 1S )
	HR: C Nomura 27
	    D Taneda 5


Hawks      | 1 4 1   0 0 3   0 0 1 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave   | 1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2 | 3

	Win : Yoshida, T. ( 6W 6L )
	Lost: Hasegawa ( 11W 6L )
	HR: H Kokubo 19
	    B D.J 13


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

	Win : Ishii, Takashi ( 1W )
	Save: Shiozaki ( 5W 6L 12S )
	Lost: Nishimura ( 3W 6L )
	HR: L Sasaki 15
	    B Stevens 17,18

[Ishii Takashi, who is a second year player, won for the first time]


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

	Win : Hillman ( 7W 8L )
	Lost: Iwamoto ( 3W 2L )
	HR: M Franco 6

[Hillman's second shutout game in this season]


[Results on August 20]

Tigers     | 3 0 0   3 0 0   0 1 2 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 2 2 1   0 0 4   0 0 1 |10

	Win : Sasaki ( 7W 2L 23S )
	Lost: Furumizo ( 3W 5L 15S )
	HR: T Glenn 21,22
	    B Rose 17

[It was Glenn who hit a 2-run homer from Sasaki at the 9th.
 But the bottom of the 9th, Furumizo gave up 2 walks after 1 out.
 Tanishige hit the game-ending double to left-center field]


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

	Win : Saitoh, M. ( 15W 6L )
	Lost: Itoh, A. ( 7W 6L )

[Shutout game by Saitoh. The Giants finally won the Swallows.
 I heard that Hara of the Giants is going to retire this off]


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

	Win : Yamamoto, M. ( 2W 5L )
	Lost: Katase ( 1L )
	HR: D Nakamura 8

[The first shutout game by Yamamoto in this season]


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

	Win : Uchiyama ( 2W 2L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 7L 14S )
	Lost: Hoshino ( 9W 7L )
	HR: H Kokubo 20, Akiyama 16
	    B Neel 19


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

	Win : Kaku ( 8W 4L )
	Lost: Sakai ( 1W 5L 1S )
	HR: L Matsui 1, Kiyohara 19

[Matsui's first homerun in his career became the game-winning RBI homer]


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

	Win : Gross ( 12W 11L )
	Lost: Irabu ( 6W 10L )

[Gross won last 2 games with shutout. Irabu gave up 4 runs when
 the runner was on second with 2 outs]


[Results on August 22]

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

	Win : Imanaka ( 9W 7L )
	Lost: Yabu ( 6W 10L )
	HR: D Taihon 16

[The Tigers allowed game-winning run with bad fielding.
 Now the loser of the next game will be the bottom]


Swallows   | 0 1 0   0 3 1   1 3 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 0 | 2

	Win : Ishii ( 11W 3L 1S )
	Lost: Checo ( 12W 7L )
	HR: S Hata 6, Iida 7, Dobashi 8
	    C Yamada 12

[Hata hit a 3-run homer at the 5th. At the 7th, pitcher Ishii
 got a RBI hit. Now GB became 5.0]


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

	Win : Kida ( 5W 8L )
	Lost: Miura ( 7W 4L )
	HR: G Matsui 19, Motoki 3

[The Giants won with two homers. The homerun of Matsui was his 50th
 homerun in his career]


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

	Win : Shimazaki ( 9W 6L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 2W 3L 19S )
	Lost: Suzuki ( 2W 3L 2S )
	HR: B Neel 10

[The BlueWave lost five games in a row. The magic number is still 23]


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

	Win : Komiyama ( 8W 2L )
	Lost: Kohda ( 1W 5L )


[Results on August 23]

Dragons    | 0 2 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 2 0 0   0 1 2   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Yufune ( 4W 10L )
	Save: Furumizo ( 2W 5L 16S )
	Lost: Noguchi ( 2W 8L 2S )
	HR: T Coolbaugh 16


Swallows   | 0 3 1   5 0 0   1 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp       | 0 1 0   0 3 1   0 3 0 | 8

	Win : Yamabe ( 13W 3L )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1W 3L 23S )
	Lost: Yamauchi ( 13W 6L )
	HR: S O'Malley 27, Hata 7, Ikeyama 17

[Yamauchi was removed only at the 2nd, and the second relief pitcher
 Takahashi Ken was bad.  The Carp came back after 1-9 in vain]


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

	Win : Miyamoto ( 6W 1L )
	Lost: Saitoh, T. ( 5W 8L )
	HR: G Hirosawa 13

[Sleeping slugger Hirosawa has waken up to get 4 RBI]


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

	Win : Hirai ( 14W 3L 23S )
	Lost: Shibakusa ( 1W 3L 1S )
	HR: B D.J 14

[D.J got 4 RBI]


Hawks      | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0   0 0 1 | 3
	(Tie game)
	Pitchers
	H: Fujii - Watanabe, H.- Kimura
	L: Shintani - Hashimoto - Shiozaki - Suguyama - Watanabe, H.

	HR: H Kokubo 21,22
	    L Sasaki 16, Itoh 6

[The magic number for the BlueWave became 21]


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

	Win : Yamasaki ( 8W 9L )
	Lost: Sonokawa ( 7W 8L )


[Results on August 24]

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

	Win : Kitoh ( 8W 6L )
	Lost: Yoshii ( 9W 5L )

[Kitoh saved the Carp with his first shutout game in this season]


BayStars   | 0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants     | 0 0 1   0 0 0   4 2 X | 7

	Win : Nishiyama ( 2W 1L 3S )
	Lost: Morita ( 4W 2L 4S )

[Nishiyama relieved at the 7th when starter Kawaguchi had hit by
 the batted ball to his leg. Nagashima explained that he didn't
 like to see Sasaki on the mound so he sent the most reliable pitcher]


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

	Win : Kudoh ( 12W 2L )
	Save: Kimura ( 7W 7L 15S )
	Lost: Ono ( 6W 8L 1S )
	HR: H Kokubo 23

[Kokubo's 23th homer, which was 2-run, became the game-winning hit.
 He is now the homerun king. The magic number for the BlueWave is 20]


[Results on August 25]

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

	Win : Kawahara ( 5W 5L )
	Save: Nishiyama ( 2W 1L 4S )
	Lost: Kawajiri ( 6W 8L )
	HR: G Hirosawa 14

[The Tigers lost the game which was 65th lose in this season.
 Since the Swallows already win 66, possibility that the Tigers
 win the pennant has disappeared completely]


Carp       | 3 0 0   0 0 3   0 1 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 1 0   4 2 0   1 0 X | 8

	Win : Igarashi ( 5W 4L 2S )
	Save: Sasaki ( 7W 2L 24S )
	Lost: Katase ( 2L )
	HR: C Shohda 2, Oto 8, Etoh 27,28
	    B Saeki 4, Komada 4

[Etoh hit back-to-back homeruns, but the Carp couldn't catch up
 the BayStars. The games behind between the Carp and the Swallows
 becomes 5.5. Carp relievers seem to be tired (at least not good
 in recent games)]


BlueWave   | 1 0 1   3 0 0   1 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Noda ( 9W 4L )
	Lost: Esaka ( 1W 2L )
	HR: B Nakajima 3, Neel 21

[Noda's first shutout game in this season.  D.J and Neel got
 5 RBI in total]

 Homerun King race in Pacific League (till Aug. 25)
 23 Kokubo (Hawks)
 22 Ichiro (BlueWave)
 21 Tanaka (Fighters)
    Neel   (BlueWave)
 19 Kiyohara (Lions)
 18 3 players
 17 2 players


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

	Win : Katori ( 6W 3L 2S )
	Save: Watanabe, H. ( 1W 4L 1S )
	Lost: Iwamoto ( 3W 3L )
	HR: L Jackson 16,17
	    F Watanabe 2

[Katori, who became starter only 17 times in his 17-year career, missed
 his first shutout game. He was hit a homerun by Watanabe on ball count
 3-2, no runners with two outs. The game was his 697th game to tie the
 record of current manager Higashio (12th place in all time)]


[Results on August 26]

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

	Win : Takeuchi ( 7W 7L 1S )
	Lost: Saitoh, M. ( 15W 7L )

[Takeuchi has achieved the first shutout game in his career]


Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 3 0   0 1 3   0 0 X | 7

	Win : Bross ( 10W 5L )
	Lost: Satoh ( 3W 9L )
	HR: D Kanemura 1
	    S Meulens 23,24

[Meulens got 6 RBI.  The season for the Dragons has been finished
 since there is no possiblity that the Dragons win the pennant]


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

	Win : Morita ( 5W 2L 4S )
	Save: Sasaki ( 7W 2L 25S )
	Lost: Kobayakawa, K. ( 1L 1S )

[The starter of the Carp, Yamauchi who threw 3 days ago, pitched well.
 But the batters and relievers couldn't help him]


BlueWave   | 0 0 5   2 0 0   0 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Satoh ( 3W 2L )
	Lost: Nishimura ( 3W 7L )

*** No-hit-no-run game by Sato ***
[Satoh is now the eldest pitcher in Japan who achieved a no-hit-no-run
 game. He is 40 years old and will be 41 soon (next month?). I know
 that Ryan holds the world record 44, but considering that there are
 few Japanese pitcher over 35, I think that Sato's record has the same
 value as Ryan's. Satoh can still pitch fastball of 90 mph (144km/h).

       IP  BF  SO  BB+HB  pitches
 Sato   9  31   7    5     132

 FYI, except Sato, the eldest Japanese pitchers who achieved no hitter
 is 32 years old.
     The lose of this game provide the Buffaloes to win the pennant]


Lions      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 3   0 2 0   0 0 X | 5

	Win : Gross ( 13W 11L )
	Lost: Ishii, Takashi ( 1W 1L )

[Gross has created the record of 3 consecutive shutout games, which
 is the tie record of the Pacific League]


Marines    | 0 0 1   0 2 0   3 0 5 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0

	Win : Hillman ( 8W 8L )
	Lost: Yoshida, T. ( 6W 7L )
	HR: M Hatsushiba 18,19

[Shutout game by Hillman]


[Results on August 27]

Giants     | 0 0 0   0 0 0   2 4 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 X | 1

	Win : Makihara ( 10W 8L )
	Lost: Yabu ( 6W 11L )

[Nakanishi, who pitched from the top of the 8th, broke the game]


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

	Win : Okabayashi ( 7W 7L )
	Save: Takatsu ( 1W 3L 24S )
	Lost: Matsunaga ( 1L )
	HR: D Yamaguchi 5, Taihoh 17
	    S Hashigami 2, Furuta 18

[Dragon starter Yamamoto was good but a little accident happened to him
 (his knee?) at the bottom of the 5th.  Relief pitcher Matsunaga was
 not very good to give up a 3-run homer]


Carp       | 0 1 1   1 0 0   1 6 4 |14
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars   | 0 0 0   0 0 0   2 1 1 | 4

	Win : Ohno ( 5W 5L 4S )
	Lost: Katoh, M. ( 2L )
	HR: C Etoh 29,30, Nomura 28, Asai 6, Oto 7
	    B Tanishige 4


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

	Win : Hirai ( 15W 3L 23S )
	Lost: Powell ( 2W 6L 3S )
	HR: Bu Suzuki 13

[It was lucky for the BlueWave to tied at the 9th on an error of
 second baseman Ohishi (he fielded very well but threw bad ball to first)]


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

	Win : Kohno ( 6W 7L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 2W 3L 20S )
	Lost: Kaku ( 8W 5L )
	HR: F Brito 12

[At the 8th, the Lions missed chance of first and third runner with 1
 out with failed squeeze play just after scoring 1.
 The magic number for the BlueWave was cut to be 15]


Marines    | 0 4 0   3 0 0   1 1 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks      | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 1 | 3

	Win : Irabu ( 7W 10L )
	Lost: Watanabe, H. ( 3W 8L )
	HR: M Ohmura 2, Johzume 1,2, Hirai 4
	    H Yamaguchi, Y. 1


[Results on August 28]
 
Dragons    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows   | 0 0 0   2 0 2   0 0 X | 4
 
        Win : Ishii ( 12W 3L )
        Lost: Koike ( 4W 9L 3S )
        HR: S Hata 8
 
 
BlueWave   | 2 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes  | 0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 2
 
        Win : Hoshino ( 10W 7L )
        Save: Nomura ( 2W 1L 1S )
        Lost: Akahori ( 1W 8L 13S )


[Results on August 29]

Carp       | 0 0 0   3 1 2   0 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers     | 0 1 1   0 0 0   1 0 0 | 3

	Win : Mochizuki ( 2W 1L )
	Save: Sasaoka ( 6W 4L 9S )
	Lost: Yufune ( 4W 11L )
	HR: T Coolbaugh 17,18

[Kanemoto has injured with his right middle finger and he won't
 be able to play in this season anymore]


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

	Win : Miura ( 8W 4L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 7W 2L 26S )
	Lost: Yamabe ( 13W 4L )
	HR: B Rose 18


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

	Win : Imanaka ( 10W 7L )
	Lost: Awano ( 2L )
	HR: D Powell 16, Yamaguchi 6, Tatsunami 8

[Powell has come back.  Motoki's error brought the game-winning run
 for the Dragons]


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

	Win : Kobayashi ( 5W 2L )
	Lost: Fujii ( 3W 2L )

[It was the first shutout game of Kobayashi in his career.
 The Magic number is now 12]


Marines    | 0 3 0   0 3 0   0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 1 1 2   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 4

	Win : Komiyama ( 9W 2L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 16S )
	Lost: Takeshita ( 1W 2L )
	HR: M Ohmura 3
	    L Kiyohara 20

[It is for the first time in recent 10 years that the Marines
 go up to the 2nd place in post all-star games]


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

	Win : Nagatomi ( 6W 4L 2S )
	Lost: Sano ( 8W 3L 1S )
	HR: F Ducey 19,20

[Ducey hit back-to-back 2-run homers, one of which was the game-ending
 homerun]


[Results on August 30]

Carp       | 0 0 0   0 0 | 0
-----------+-------------+--
Tigers     | 1 0 0   0 0X| 1
(called game for rain in the bottom of the 5th)
	Win : Kakuri ( 4W 10L )
	Lost: Kitoh ( 8W 7L )

[It was funny that Carp manager Mimura made a demand for suspending
 the game when the bases were loaded with 1 out at the bottom of the
 5th.  After 44min. suspention, it became a shorten game]


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

	Win : Saitoh, T. ( 6W 8L )
	Save: Sasaki ( 7W 2L 27S )
	Lost: Yoshii ( 9W 6L )


Giants     | 1 0 0   1 1 0X| 3
-----------+---------------+--
Dragons    | 1 0 0   0 0   | 1
(called game for rain in the top of the 6th)
	Win : Kida ( 6W 8L )
	Lost: Noguchi ( 2W 9L 2S )
	HR: G Ochiai 16, Mack 14

[It is interesting that the above two games were called just after
 the games have become regulation]


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

	Win : Nomura ( 3W 1L 1S )
	Save: Hirai ( 15W 3L 24S )
	Lost: Kudoh ( 12W 3L )


Marines    | 0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions      | 4 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 X | 8

	Win : Shintani ( 9W 8L 1S )
	Lost: Kuroki ( 2W 6L )
	HR: L Tanabe 6, Jackson 18, Miyaji 1


Buffaloes  | 0 0 0   0 0 0   1 5 2 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 0 0 0   2 1 1   0 1 0 | 5

	Win : Yamasaki ( 9W 9L )
	Lost: Nagatomi ( 6W 5L 2S )
	HR: B Stevens 19
	    F Ide 6


[Results on August 31]

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

	Win : Katase ( 1W 2L )
	Save: Sasaoka ( 6W 4L 10S )
	Lost: Takeuchi ( 7W 8L 1S )


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

	Win : Itoh, A. ( 8W 6L )
	Lost: Igarashi ( 5W 5L 2S )
	HR: B Saeki 5
	    S Inaba 6, Meulens 25


Giants     | 1 0 0   0 0 0X| 1
-----------+---------------+--
Dragons    | 1 0 2   0 0   | 3
(called game for rain in the top of the 6th)
	Win : Ochiai ( 3W 8L 1S )
	Lost: Koharazawa ( 1L )

[Tonight the Dragons won the shorten game]


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

	Win : Hillman ( 9W 8L )
	Save: Narimoto ( 9W 2L 17S )
	Lost: Ono ( 6W 9L 1S )
	HR: M Franco 7
	    L Matsui 2, Kiyohara 21

[The Marines came back to the second in one day.  The magic number for
 the BlueWave became 10, and the Marines are going to have 4 games
 against the BlueWave from tomorrow]


Buffaloes  | 1 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 3 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters   | 6 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 X | 7

	Win : Iwamoto ( 4W 3L )
	Save: Kaneishi ( 2W 3L 21S )
	Lost: Esaka ( 1W 3L )
	HR: B Ohmura 2, Takumi 2, Stevens 20
	    F Brito 13, Ide 7, Hirose 1

[The Fighters got two 3-run homers at the 1st and had a narrow escape
 from Buffaloes come back in the end]


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Central League
            G  W  L  T  PCT   GB  GL Swallows  Carp      Giants    BayStars  Tigers    Dragons   
Swallows  110 70 40  0 .636       20   ----    12- 8( 0) 14- 7( 0) 12-12( 0) 18- 6( 0) 14- 7( 0) 
Carp      104 61 43  0 .587  6.0  26  8-12( 0)   ----    12- 7( 0)  9-10( 0) 18- 6( 0) 14- 8( 0) 
Giants    109 59 50  0 .541 10.5  21  7-14( 0)  7-12( 0)   ----    14- 9( 0) 17- 6( 0) 14- 9( 0) 
BayStars  103 54 49  0 .524 12.5  27 12-12( 0) 10- 9( 0)  9-14( 0)   ----     8- 9( 0) 15- 5( 0) 
Tigers    106 38 68  0 .358 30.0  24  6-18( 0)  6-18( 0)  6-17( 0)  9- 8( 0)   ----    11- 7( 0) 
Dragons   104 36 68  0 .346 31.0  26  7-14( 0)  8-14( 0)  9-14( 0)  5-15( 0)  7-11( 0)   ----    

Pacific League
            G  W  L  T  PCT   GB  GL BlueWave  Marines   Lions     Fighters  Hawks     Buffaloes 
BlueWave  106 69 36  1 .657  M10  24   ----    10- 8( 1) 16- 4( 0) 16- 6( 0) 13-11( 0) 14- 7( 0) 
Marines   108 55 50  3 .524 14.0  22  8-10( 1)   ----     8-14( 1) 10-11( 0) 18- 5( 0) 11-10( 1) 
Lions     106 53 49  4 .520 14.5  24  4-16( 0) 14- 8( 1)   ----    11-10( 1) 10- 9( 2) 14- 6( 0) 
Fighters  109 52 54  3 .491 17.5  21  6-16( 0) 11-10( 0) 10-11( 1)   ----    11- 9( 1) 14- 8( 1) 
Hawks     110 48 59  3 .449 22.0  20 11-13( 0)  5-18( 0)  9-10( 2)  9-11( 1)   ----    14- 7( 0) 
Buffaloes 107 38 67  2 .362 31.0  23  7-14( 0) 10-11( 1)  6-14( 0)  8-14( 1)  7-14( 0)   ----    



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