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04/15/2003 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: Beirne's Complete Game "
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 2 - Seibu Lions 0 :
Kevin Beirne (2-1) led the Buffaloes with a 4-hit complete game pitching performance. Beirne threw 135 pitches, striking out three and hitting two batsmen in the Buffaloes win over the Seibu Lions 2-0.
Norihiro Nakamura hit his fourth homer of the year off of Lions starting pitcher Mitsutaka Goto (1-2). Goto gave up six hits in 7-2/3 innings for the loss.
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 4 - Chiba Lotte Marines 1 :
Rookie pitcher Nagisa Arakaki pitched a complete game while giving up one run, six hits, a walk and struck out nine batters to lead the Hawks over the Marines 4-1. Marine's pitcher Koji Takaji (2-0) picked up the loss.
The rain limited attendance to 6,000 at Chiba.
Nippon Ham Fighters 6 - Orix BlueWave 4 :
Fighters' pitcher Masaru Yoshizaki (2-0) struck out 10 batters and gave up one run and four hits in 5-1/3 innings. The BlueWave lost to the Fighters at Yahoo BB Stadium 6-4. The BlueWave had five fielding errors.
Chunichi Dragons 4 - Yokohama BayStars 3 :
The Dragons beat Yokohama at Fujisakidai Stadium in Kumamoto 6-4.
Yakult Swallows 7 - Hanshin Tigers 1 :
Kevin Hodges (1-2) picked up his first win over the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium.
Alex Ramirez hit a home run for the second straight night and also had a double in the Swallows' 7-1 win over the Tigers.
Yomiuri Giants 9 - Hiroshima Carp 8 :
Yoshinobu Takahashi went 3-for-5 including a three-run homer and six RBIs in the Giants 9-8 win over the Carp at the Tokyo Dome.
Swallows pitcher Alan Newman allowed Kazuhiro Kiyohara his first home run of 2003.
I am grateful for Craig Tomarkin to allow me to help out with this page.
Gary Garland provided extensive information, photos, and insights into Nihon Yakyu. Hopefully I can help piece things together until Gary returns to this page. Any assisstance will be appreciated.
My name is Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow. I was born in Japan to a Nihonjin Mom and Gaijin Dad. Baseball was one of the bridges in my adjustment to my culture shock when I moved to the USA at the age of five.
On June 22, 1969, I saw my first pro baseball game at Sick's Stadium in Seattle. I saw Seattle Pilots Tommy Harper steal a base against the Kansas City Royals (which included Lou Piniella).
Since then, I have attended numerous Tacoma AAA and Seattle Mariners games. I have seen pro games in Anaheim, San Francisco, Vancouver, Portland, Everett, and Mission Viejo.
One of the highlights of my baseball life was to see games at Jingu Stadium, Seibu Stadium, and the TokyoDome in 1995. I was grateful for my friends to invite me and my friend Jeff Alcorn to sit with Masunori Murakami at Jingu. We enjoyed the Swallows trumping of Kyojin that night.
I wrote a brief NPB newsletter in 1988. My Nippon Pro Baseball interests have extended to the Korean Baseball Organization, Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan), Taiwan Major League, and other pro baseball leagues outside the United States. I also collect international baseball cards.
Replies: 2 comments
Hi Robert,
My cousin Todd Betts plays for Yakult so any info you can provide is really great. Keep up the good work & thanks.
Paul Davidson
Toronto, Canada
Posted by Paul Davidson @ 04/16/2003 06:54 PM EST
Whew!! someone who helps us Pro Yakyu fans... thanks and keep us informed especially on nichi bei relations
Marco from Italy
Posted by Marco @ 04/16/2003 03:03 AM EST
