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06/12/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News: Fans Riot in Gifu; Swallows Pummel Giants with Homers"
Japan Baseball News: Fans Riot in Gifu; Swallows Pummel Giants with Homers
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Sources: Japan Times (2003, June 12); Japan Today (2003, June 12)
Hanshin Tigers 7 – Chunichi Dragons 2:
Keiichi Yabu (6-2) beat the Dragoms allowing only two runs and five hits in 7-2/3 innings in Gifu.
Yabu also hit a second inning RBI single.
A brawl after the game resulted in five fans hospitalized and fifty-three people treated for eye, nose and throat irritation from police crowd control spray at Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu Prefecture.
Yakult Swallows 19 – Yomiuri Giants11:
The Swallows overpowered the Giants via home runs at Tokyo Dome.
Tetsuya Iida, Ken Suzuki, and Ryuji Miyade all connected for three-run home runs for Yakult.
Takayuki Saito launched a “grand salami” for the Giants.
Gary Rath was ejected for throwing a pitch that hit Katsuaki Dobashi in the head.
Rath also lost the ballgame.
Hiroshima Carp 5 - Yokohama BayStars 4:
Tomonori Maeda blasted a first inning two-run homer and Takuya Kimura hit a fifth inning solo home run to slip the Carp past the BayStars in Hiroshima.
Chris Brock gave up only one run and six hits in five innings to notch the victory.
Nippon Professional Baseball
June 12, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
41 19 1 .683 Hanshin Tigers
31 27 1 .534 9.0 Yomiuri Giants
30 28 0 .517 10.0 Yakult Swallows
30 30 0 .500 11.0 Chunichi Dragons
24 29 0 .453 13.5 Hiroshima Carp
17 40 0 .298 22.5 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
34 24 1 .586 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
34 25 0 .576 0.5 Kintetsu Buffaloes
30 28 1 .517 4.0 Seibu Lions
28 28 0 .500 5.0 Chiba Lotte Marines
26 31 2 .456 7.5 Nippon Ham Fighters
19 35 2 .352 13.0 Orix BlueWave
