 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES 05/16/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES | | GAME ID: 6928 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (10-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | Vesutan Bees (8-7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
| Vesutan 4-3 Win Hard-Earned | The outcome was not decided until the very end at Vesutan Stadium.
The Vesutan Bees picked up a win at Vesutan Stadium, downing the Nagasaki Stars, 4-3, in 14 innings. On the mound for Vesutan was right-hander Masatoshi Sakai, who played a pivotal role in the win. Vesutan reliever An Ba was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Norikazu Hamasaki took the loss.
The Bees got a clutch hit from first baseman Shougo Iwai. In the bottom of the 14th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Bees.
"What a great win for our team," said a jubilant Jack Fletchings, the Vesutan manager.
Nagasaki, with the loss, is still a robust 10-4. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for A. Murakami in the 7th b - J. Hale substituted for T. Ota in the 8th c - K. Bai pinch hit for B. Wada in the 9th d - S. Yamaguchi substituted for K. Bai in the 9th e - I. Matsuda pinch hit for T. Kondo in the 10th f - F. Mori pinch hit for Y. Kameda in the 13th
BATTING Doubles: J. Hale (1, 12th Inning off T. Ohira, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Ueda (2, 5th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Nishi , S. Inoue 2 , T. Ueda 4 , K. Bai , A. Murakami , J. Hale 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fujimoto , S. Sakata , S. Inoue , T. Ueda GIDP: B. Nishi Sac Bunt: T. Fujimoto Sac Fly: S. Inoue Hit by Pitch: Y. Toyota Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: K. Takamatsu (2) CS: B. Nishi (2)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Nishi) | | | a - K. Okano pinch hit for T. Doi in the 8th b - R. Mikami pinch hit for K. Omori in the 8th c - Y. Isobe substituted for K. Okano in the 9th d - I. Hirano pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 9th e - K. Kawano pinch hit for K. Inouye in the 9th f - S. Ibe pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 10th g - K. Taira pinch hit for T. Ohira in the 13th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Ueda (1, 3rd Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Miyakawa (2, 1st Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Kawano , T. Miyakawa 6 , H. Ikegami 2 , S. Iwai 2 , Y. Ueda 3 , K. Okano 2-out RBI: H. Ikegami , A. Nakamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kawano , T. Miyakawa , H. Ikegami 2 , T. Ito , S. Ibe GIDP: S. Iwai Sac Bunt: Y. Isobe Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: T. Miyakawa (1) , Y. Isobe (1) CS: H. Ikegami (2)
FIELDING Errors: A. Nakamura (1) Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Ueda-Iwai) | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING Game Score: A. Murakami 65 Batters Faced: A. Murakami 22, T. Ota 3, T. Kondo 13, Y. Kameda 13, N. Hamasaki 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 8-3, T. Ota 1-1, T. Kondo 2-3, Y. Kameda 4-3, N. Hamasaki 1-3 Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 94-63, T. Ota 11-6, T. Kondo 51-25, Y. Kameda 41-21, N. Hamasaki 29-15 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakai | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 118 | 3.52 | | T. Doi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | | K. Inouye | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5.87 | | T. Yamamoto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | | T. Ohira | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2.08 | | A. Ba W (1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8.10 | PITCHING Game Score: M. Sakai 63 Batters Faced: M. Sakai 28, T. Doi 4, K. Inouye 4, T. Yamamoto 4, T. Ohira 11, A. Ba 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 6-7, T. Doi 2-0, K. Inouye 1-1, T. Yamamoto 1-2, T. Ohira 8-1, A. Ba 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 118-73, T. Doi 17-8, K. Inouye 12-8, T. Yamamoto 19-8, T. Ohira 46-29, A. Ba 9-5 Hit Batsmen: M. Sakai | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 4:30 Attendance: 13788 |
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