HIDEKI MATSUI WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES IN 2005
Division Series:October 10
Matsui was at bat in the 9th inning with 2 runners on base. But he grounded the ball. He was called out at first and the game was over. It was the Yankees 3 to 5 loss to the LA Angels, and was eliminated.

Division Series:October 9
Matsui did not have a hit, but his team beat the Yankees 3 to 2 against the LA Angels to bring the Division series to a tie.

Division Series:October 6
Matsui homered in the 4th inning. He also had a base hit in the 9th. But the Yankees lost to the LA Angels 7 to 11.

Division Series:October 5
Matsui had a 2 base hit in the 2nd inning. He came home. But the Yankees in the end lost 3 to 5 to the LA Angels.

Division Series:October 4
With Matsui's hit in the first inning, the bases were loaded. And that paved the way for runs. Out in the field he showed an incredible catch. The Yankees defeated the LA Angels 4 to 2.

October 1
Matsui hit a home run in the 3rd inning. And contributed to the Yankees 8 to 4 win over the Boston Red Sox. With this win, as the Cleveland Indians lost, the Yankees clinched is division victory.

September 30
Matsui was the first to hit in a run. It's with bases loaded in the first inning. He had 2 more hits, but the Yankees lost 3 to 5 to the Boston RedSox and tied for first place in the division.

September 29
Matsui blasted a 2 run home run. It's his 22th homer. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8 to 4, and was on top of the league division.

September 27
Matsui slammed 3 base hits. But his team had a devastating 9 to 17 lost against the Baltimore Orioles.

September 22
Matsui made a great catch out in the field in the first inning. In the 6th, he hit in a run, and paved the way for more runs. His team won 7 to 6 over the Baltimore Orioles.

September 21
Matsui had a weird hit, the ball fell between the infielders and out fielders. But that led to Matt Lawton's 2 run home run. He had another base hit. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 2 to 1, and as the Red Sox won that day, the Yankees surged to first place in the division.

September 20
In the 6th inning Matsui hit himself on base. He came home on Jorge Posada's home run. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 12 to 9.

September 18
Matsui had 2 base hits, but his team lost 5 to 6 to the Toronto BlueJays.

September 16
In the 3rd inning, Matsui had a base hit. In the 4th, he hit the ball which got the runner on 2nd out, but he made it to first, and meanwhile a runner came home. So he earned an RBI. The Yankees managed to win this game 11 to 10 over the Toronto BlueJays.

September 15
Matsui paved the way for the Yankees explosion in the 6th inning, leading off with a double. He came home. In the 8th, he singled. The Yankees won the game 9 to 5 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 13
Matsui's turn to bat came with bases loaded twice. And both times he hit home runners. He contributed to his team's 17 to 3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 8
In the 7th inning, Matsui doubled. And then came home on Jason Giambi's hit. In the 8th inning, he doubled again. But his team lost 4 to 7 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 7
Matsui slammed a home run in the 4th inning. It's his career 400th homer. In the 6th inning, he hit home 2 runners. With that the Yankees won 5 to 4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 4
In the 4th inning, Matsui earned an RBI with a 3 base hit. In the 6th inning, he hit a base hit off Keiichi Yabu. the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7 to 3.

September 3
Matsui did not have a hit, but with a sacrifice fly, and a grounded ball with bases loaded, earned 2 runs batted in. He marked his 100th RBI, and that figure for 3 years in a row. The Yankees won 7 to 9 over the Oakland Athletics.

August 27
In the first inning with a runner on first, Matsui doubled, and earned a run. In the 3rd inning he had a base hit. The Yankees clinched the game in the final inning 8 to 7 over the Kansas City Royals.

August 25
Matsui recorded his 500th hit in the US in the first inning. He hit in a run in the 6th inning. The Yankees defeated the Toronto BlueJays 6 to 2.

August 24
Matsui had 3 base hits this time and batted in 2 runs. But his team lost 5 to 9 to the Toronto BlueJays.

August 23
In the 9th inning, Matsui hit a precious home run to catch up with the Toronto BlueJays. And in that inning, the Yankees managed to clinch the game, 5 to 4. Matsui had 2 hits this game.

August 22
In the 2nd inning, Matsui singled. In the 5th, he contributed with a sacrifice fly. In the 7th with bases loaded, he hit home 2 runners. The Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7 to 0.

August 21
Matsui had a base hit in the 6th inning, but it was not something to be happy about. The ball hit A-Rod who was running from 1st to 2nd. It killed him. The Yankees lost this game to the Chicago White Sox 2 to 6.

August 16
With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Matsui was up to bat in the first inning. Hit hit both runners home. But the Yankees lost in an 11 inning game 3 to 4 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 14
Matsui blasted a 3 run home run in the 5th inning. With that his team won the game. It's 10 to 3 over the Texas Rangers.

August 13
Matsui batted in a run in the first inning. He contributed to a game the Yankees clinched in the 11th inning, 7 to 5 over the Texas Rangers.

August 12
Matsui continues to bat well. In the 2nd inning, he doubled. In the 3rd, he hit himself on base. He tried to come home on Jorge Posada's hit but was killed. He also had a base hit in the 4th inning. His team unfortunately lost to the Texas Rangers 5 to 6.

August 11
Matsui hit in a run in the 3rd inning. He also homered. The Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 9 to 8.

August 10
At last Matsui had multiple hits. It's two base hits. The Yankees however lost to the Chicago White Sox in a 10 inning game 1 to 2.

August 3
In the 2nd inning, Matsui doubled. He came home on Jason Giambi's hit. In the 8th, he had an infield hit. The Yankees failed, however, to beat the Cleveland Indians in a 4 to 7 game.

July 31
In the 8th inning, Matsui hit in a run. The game went into extra innings. In the 11th, Matsui tripled, and came home on Tony Womack's bat, and the Yankees beat the LA Angels again 8 to 7.

July 30
Matsui contributed to the team's victory. In the 9th inning, with bases loaded, he hit in 2 runners home. The game finished 8 to 7 against the LA Angels.

July 28
Matsui had a base hit, and also extended a consecutive game appearance record in the MLB to 425--a new record. The Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins in this game 6 to 3.

July 27
Matsui had 2 base hits in this game. The Yankees however lost to the Minnesota Twins 3 to 7.

July 26
With bases loaded in the 7th inning, Matsui hit home 2 runners. He also doubled in the 4th inning. The Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4 to 0.

July 24
Matsui's 2 run home run in the 7th inning helped his team win 4 to 1 over the LA Angels.

July 21
Matsui had a no hit game the previous day. This time, he played designated hitter. In the 6th inning, he homered. But his team lost to the LA Angels 5 to 6.

July 18
Matsui had a base hit, and had a 2 run homer, and supported his team in a 11 to 10 win against the Texas Rangers. The Yankees clinched first place with this victory.

July 17
Matsui had his first base hit since the all-star break. In the 2nd inning he slammed a 2-base hit. His team won 5 to 3 over the Boston Red Sox.

July 10
Matsui helped his team take the lead from the Cleveland Indians with a 2 base RBI. He had 2 other base hits. The Yankees won 9 to 4.

July 9
With runners on first and 2nd, Matsui blasted his 14th home run. But his team lost to the Cleveland Indians 7 to 8.

July 8
In the 6th inning, Matsui doubled. He also came home. The Yankees won this game 5 to 4 over the Cleveland Indians.

July 5
Matsui had 2 base hits and a 2 run home run and his team defeated the Baltimore Orioles 12 to 3.

July 4
In the 1st inning, Matsui slammed a huge home run. He had a base hit too. His team won 13 to 8 against the Baltimore Orioles. That day he was paid a visit by Japan's woman golfer, Ai Miyazato.

July 3
Matsui had a hit in the 4th and 6th innings. The Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers again 1 to 0.

July 2
Matsui had 2 lucky hits this time. His team won 8 to 4 against the Detroit Tigers.

July 1
In the 6th inning, Matsui homered. It's his 11th this season. But the Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers 2 to 10.

June 28
Matsui was hitting well. He started out by a run batted in. In the 4th inning, he had a base hit. In the 6th, he homered. The Yankees however lost in the 10th inning to the Baltimore Orioles 4 to 5.

June 27
Matsui was at last back on the field. And he managed to have 2 hits. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6 to 4.

June 25
Matsui had 2 hits, but failed to help the Yankees win. It was a 3 to 10 game against the NY Mets.

June 23
After a no-hit game the previous day, Matsui was back hitting well. In the 3rd inning, he hit home a runner. In the 8th inning, he had an infield hit, but failed to score. The Yankees lost 4 to 9 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

June 21
Matsui had 2 hits off Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Hideo Nomo. Besides, he homered in the 8th inning and contributed to his team clinching a 20 to 11 win.

June 20
In the 5th inning, Matsui had a 2 base hit. In the 8th, he slightly kneeled down to swing the ball into the stands. It was a 3 run. But his team lost to the Tampa Bay DevilRays 4 to 5.

June 19
Matsui hit in a run in the 6th inning and helped his team win agan. It was 6 to 3 over the Chicago Cubs.

June 17
Matsui doubled in the 4th inning against the Chicago Cubs.He came home on Jorge Posada's hit. The Yankees won agains 8 to 1.

June 16
Matsui was extraordinary In the 3rd inning, he batted in a run. In the 7th, with his team behind, he blasted a 2 run home run to clinch a lead from the Chicago Cubs. In the 9th, he furthered the lead by hitting home 2 runners. The Yankees won 9 to 6.

June 16
Still appearing as a designated hitter, Matsui, in the first inning drove in a 2 run home run. The Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 1.

June 15
Matsui batted well again. In the 7th inning he had a 2 base hit, and eventually came home. At that point the Yankees were still behind. In the 8th inning, he hit home a runner. After that, the Yankees equalized. And in the 10th inning, Jason Giambi finished the game with a home run to give the Yankees a 7 to 5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 14
Good news! Matsui was in the game as a designated hitter. And he was incredible. He slammed a home run. Then in the 4th inning, he hit himself to first. On Jorge Posada's hit, he came home from 2nd, despite his injured leg. The Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 0.

June 12
Matsui fell when he was trying to catch a ball in the 7th inning. He had to get help, and retired from the game. Medical check-up showed that he did not fracture his bone, but he has a sprained right leg. Fans worry that his consecutive game appearance record may be halted.

June 11
In the 4th inning, Matsu hit in a runner with a double. The bottom of that inning, he directly hurled the ball from outfield back home and killed a runner. In the 9th inning, he had a base hit. He contributed to a 5 to 0 game against the St Louis Cardinals.

June 4
Matsui had a base hit in the 6th inning. With bases loaded, Matsui grounded the ball and he earned an RBI. In the 10th inning, he was walked and in the end, came home to contribute to the team's 4 to 3 win over the Minnesota Twins.

June 3
In the first inning, Matsui had a base hit. In the 3rd and 5th, he had lucky 2 base hits. His contributions did not lead the team to its victory. It was a 3 to 6 game against the Minnesota Twins.

May 31
In the 2nd inning, Matsui blasted a 2 run home run. It's only his 4th this season. But his team lost to the Kansas City Royals 3 to 5.

May 22
In the first inning, Matsui had a base hit. In the relevant 8th inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd, Matsui hit both in. And the Yankees equalized with the NY Mets. Then, that inning, on Bernie Williams hit, Matsui raced home, and made it. The Yankees won 5 to 3.

May 20
Matsui hit in a run in the 4th inning. He had a base hit in the 6th inning, and for the first time this season, stole base. In the 9th inning, he grounded the ball during which a runner came home. The Yankees the first of the Subway Series from the NY Mets 5 to 2.

May 18
Matsui hit well. In the first inning already he batted in a run. But in the relevant 6th inning with bases loaded, he struck out to Shige Hasegawa of the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees in the end lost 6 to 7.

May 17
Matsui paved the way for the Yankees to score in the 2nd inning with his base hit. The Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners 6 to 0.

May 16
Matsui had a hit in the 7th inning of Seattle Mariners Shigetoshi Hasegawa. It looked like a double, but was prevented from seeking 2nd base due to Ichiro's lazer beam throw. The Yankees won the game 6 to 3.

May 14
Matsui was incredible with the bat. He singled once, and doubled 3 times. He helps the Yankees win 15 to 6 over the Oakland Athletics.

May 11
In the first inning, Matsui hit in 3 runs. And that paved the way for his team to tie with the Seattle Mariners that inning. In the end the Yankees won 13 to 9.

May 9
Matsui seemed to have a nice talk with Seattle Mariners Ichiro before the game. He started out well, by batting in a run in the first tinning. His team won 4 to 3.

May 8
Matsui had a lucky infield hit in the 2nd inning. In the 5th, he contributed with batting in a runner. The Yankees won 6 to 0 over the Oakland Athletics.

May 6
Matsui and neither his team have been played good games in the past few days. This time, in the first inning Matsui tripled, to give his team lead off RBIs. But in the end, the Yankees lost to the Oakland Athletics 3 to 6.

Apr 28
He had a no-hit game the previous day. This time, with runners on 1st and 2nd in the 5th inning, Matsui hit home a runner. But the Yankees lost to the LA Angels 1 to 3.

Apr 26
Matsui contributed, although he did not have a base. He was walked 3 times and came home each time he was on base, on A-Rod's 3 homers. The Yankees beat the LA Angels 12 to 4.

Apr 24
Matsui had only one base hit, but he paved the way for the Yankees by coming home. The Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 11 to 1.

Apr 22
Matsui contributed to the team in the 4th inning by hitting in a run with a double. But the Yankees lost to the Texas Rangers 3 to 5.

Apr 20
Out in the field, Matsui showed a good hurl to 2nd base, killing a runner. With the bat, he had a 2 base hit. He came home to score the team's first run. The Yankees won 11 to 2 over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Apr 19
Matsui faced Japanese MLB pioneer, Hideo Nomo for the 2nd time in his MLB career. In 3 times at bat, he had one base hit. That was in the 6th inning. The Yankees lost 2 to 6 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Apr 18
In the 2nd inning, Matsui was among the hitting spree which included 13 runs. He hit in a run. In the 4th inning he had another base hit. The Yankees at last won. It was 19 to 8 over the Tampa Bay DevilRay.

Apr 17
Matsui had 2 base hits, but his team lost it's 4th game in a row. It's 4 to 8 against the Baltimore Orioles.

Apr 15
Matsui had a base hit in the 7th inning. The Yankees lost 1 to 8 to the Baltimore Orioles.

Apr 14
In the first inning, Matsui had a base hit. In the 3rd, he hit home a runner. In the 4th inning, with bases loaded, Matsui hit and got the team to equalize with the Boston Red Sox. But the Yankees in the end lost 5 to 8.

Apr 13
In the 4th inning, Matsui doubled off Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling, and that paved the way for the Yankees attack on Schilling. His team won 5 to 2.

Apr 11
Following a no hit game for Matsui, in this game he was defeated by Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox. In the 8th, after Wakefield was gone, he finally had a base hit. But the Yankees lost 1 to 8.

Apr 9
In the 7th inning, Matsui popped up the ball, and it appeared to be just a fly. But the Baltimore Orioles dropped it, and luckily on record, it became a 2 base hit for Matsui. He even got an RBI to help the Yankees equalize with the Orioles. In the end, the Yankees won 8 to 5..

Apr 8
In the 1st inning, Matsui's sacrifice fly won him an RBI. In the 9th inning, he blasted a solo home run. But the Yankees lost to the Baltimore Orioles 5 to 12.

Apr 6
Matsui's bat was silent. He had no hits. The Yankees also lost for the first time 3 to 7, to the Red Sox.

Apr 5
Matsui was again fantastic. In the 2nd inning, he singled. In the 3rd, he slammed a 2 run home run. It's his 2nd homer already. And in the 7th he had a base hit. The Yankees beat the Red Sox again. It was 4 to 3.

Apr 3
It was a big first game for Matsui. Playing against the Red Sox, Matsui was good out on the field. He jumped to catch a home run ball in the 2nd inning. At bat,the bottom of that inning, he had a base hit. He came home on Bernie Williams sacrifice fly. In the 3rd inning, he hit Gary Sheffield home. In the 8th, he slammed a 2 run home run. He helped Randy Johnson who started for the Yankees for the first time in a game which finished 9 to 2. After the game, during his conversation with reporters, he was interrupted by a phone call. It was reported to be from his former coach at the Yomiuri Giants, Shigeo Nagashima who has not made a public appearance since a brain damage.

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