BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/04/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6887 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (2-2) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
Nagasaki Stars (2-2) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Bees Double Up Stars, 6-3
Vesutan center fielder Ikku Kawase helped his team beat the Nagasaki Stars, 6-3. Kawase, who is a two-time All-Star, went 2 for 4 for the Bees. Vesutan starter Hank Walker was credited with the win after throwing 114 pitches over 9 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. The loss drops Nagasaki to 2-2.

In the first inning, Kawase had a 2-run home run for Vesutan. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Bees on top, 4-0.

Kawase called the win "a collective effort."
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-M. Sakai 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 0
H. Ikegami 1B, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .312 0 0
K. Omori LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 3 6
Y. Ueda SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .200 1 3
   a-M. Tamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-S. Fujiwara SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
I. Kawase CF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .375 2 3
F. Okada 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
M. Yamamoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
H. Walker P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 6 9      
a - M. Tamura pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 5th
b - S. Fujiwara substituted for M. Tamura in the 5th
c - M. Sakai substituted for K. Kawano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Omori (1, 1st Inning off S. Shiraishi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Kawase 2 (2, 1st Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Ueda (1, 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kawano , T. Miyakawa , H. Ikegami , K. Omori 2 , Y. Ueda 4 , M. Tamura , I. Kawase 8 , F. Okada 2
2-out RBI: Y. Ueda , I. Kawase 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Walker (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ueda-Okada-Ikegami, Miyakawa-Okada-Ikegami)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 0 1
S. Sakata 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 0 0
R. Kodama CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .118 0 1
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .375 0 1
T. Ueda RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 1 2
S. Inoue 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .385 3 5
Y. Toyota LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .071 1 1
S. Yamaguchi C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 1 1
S. Shiraishi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-K. Bai PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
   E. Shimabukuro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 4 15      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for S. Shiraishi in the 7th
b - I. Matsuda pinch hit for E. Shimabukuro in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Inoue 2 (3, 2nd Inning off H. Walker, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi , S. Sakata , T. Ueda , S. Inoue 8 , S. Yamaguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sakata , S. Inoue
GIDP: M. Ichikawa 2
Sac Bunt: S. Shiraishi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Toyota(Ikegami at 3rd base))
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker W (1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 4 4 2 114 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 63
Batters Faced: H. Walker 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 114-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shiraishi L (0-1) 7.0 9 6 6 2 3 3 110 7.71   
E. Shimabukuro 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shiraishi 36
Batters Faced: S. Shiraishi 31, E. Shimabukuro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shiraishi 8-9, E. Shimabukuro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shiraishi 110-68, E. Shimabukuro 29-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ikku Kawase
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 14863
Special Notes: SS Yoringa Ueda was injured while throwing the ball. Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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