BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/11/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6904 - THURSDAY, MAY 11TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (4-6) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 1
Vesutan Bees (6-2) 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 X 10 11 0
Bees Improve to 6-2 with 10-5 Win
The Vesutan Bees overcame a good performance by Fukuoka catcher Meguru Morioka to knock off Fukuoka, 10-5, at Fukuoka Stadium. Morioka went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Vesutan reliever Itaru Takayama snagged the win, upping his record to 2-0. Tadaatsu Miki shouldered the loss. The loss drops Fukuoka to 4-6.

Tetsuya Watanabe chipped in for Vesutan, stroking a crucial 2-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning. For the game, the right fielder was 2-5 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Watanabe told the Vesutan News.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Smith SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 3
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .636 1 4
   b-G. Nakayama SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .243 0 2
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .310 3 7
H. Smith 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .312 3 5
J. Murakami 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .139 1 2
M. Morioka C 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .323 1 7
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 1 8
T. Horiuchi CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .200 0 2
   c-A. Otani PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .441 3 10
T. Miki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Sakai PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 1 1
Totals 32 5 8 4 4 6 9      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Smith in the 3rd
b - G. Nakayama substituted for T. Kanemura in the 3rd
c - A. Otani pinch hit for T. Horiuchi in the 9th
d - K. Sakai pinch hit for R. Suga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Morioka (1, 4th Inning off T. Goto, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Fukunaga (3, 6th Inning off T. Goto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanemura , Y. Fukunaga 2 , M. Morioka 4 , N. Katagiri , T. Horiuchi , K. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Nakayama , T. Nakanishi , N. Katagiri , T. Horiuchi
Sac Bunt: T. Miki
Hit by Pitch: N. Katagiri
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Fukunaga (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Murakami-Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .250 1 4
T. Watanabe RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .255 4 12
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429 1 9
M. Shiotani SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .341 0 9
K. Morinaga 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .412 1 8
O. Miyaji CF 4 1 1 4 0 2 3 .333 2 6
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. Nishikawa C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .455 1 1
T. Goto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   I. Takayama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Okinaka PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .256 2 9
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 9 6 4 15      
a - T. Okinaka pinch hit for I. Takayama in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (4, 1st Inning off T. Miki, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Iwai (4, 5th Inning off T. Miki, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Watanabe (3, 7th Inning off T. Miki, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Miyaji (2, 7th Inning off R. Suga, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , T. Watanabe 3 , S. Iwai 3 , M. Shiotani 3 , K. Morinaga , O. Miyaji 4 , H. Nishikawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani , K. Morinaga , O. Miyaji
GIDP: T. Yamamoto
Sac Fly: K. Morinaga
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishikawa-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Ishii(Murakami at home))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Miki L (1-1) 6.0 9 8 8 5 4 0 114 5.14   
R. Suga 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 29 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Miki 21
Batters Faced: T. Miki 31, R. Suga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Miki 6-7, R. Suga 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Miki 114-63, R. Suga 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Suga 2-2
WP: T. Miki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goto 6.0 7 5 5 4 3 0 107 6.38   
I. Takayama W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.60   
H. Ogawa 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goto 37
Batters Faced: T. Goto 28, I. Takayama 3, H. Ogawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goto 11-2, I. Takayama 2-0, H. Ogawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goto 107-64, I. Takayama 13-7, H. Ogawa 27-18
WP: T. Goto , H. Ogawa
Hit Batsmen: T. Goto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Meguru Morioka
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 15006
Special Notes: SS Yukio Smith was injured while throwing the ball.
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