 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES 05/18/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES | GAME ID: 6930 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (5-10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Vesutan Bees (5-11) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
Bees Drop Stars, 4-2 | Vesutan beat Nagasaki in a rain-soaked ballgame.
Behind a solid performance from shortstop Masao Shiotani, the Vesutan Bees defeated the Nagasaki Stars, 4-2. Shiotani was 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Bees. Vesutan pitcher Sadatake Suzuki got the win. He's now 1-2. Takashi Masuda was tagged with the loss.
In the bottom of the third, Vesutan third baseman Shuuhei Yamashita had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Yamashita stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 4-2, Vesutan. For the game, he went 1-3.
Shiotani called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
The Stars fall to 5-10 and continue their lackluster start in 1963. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: S. Okuda (4, 1st Inning off S. Suzuki, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Hirai , S. Okuda 3 , Y. Sakai , I. Fujimori , K. Tsuji , T. Masuda 2-out RBI: S. Okuda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , Y. Sakai 2 Team LOB: 6 | | | BATTING Doubles: S. Ishii (7, 3rd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: K. Aoyagi (2, 2nd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: M. Shiotani (3, 2nd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , M. Shiotani 5 , S. Yamashita , K. Aoyagi 3 , H. Fujioka 2 , S. Suzuki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Isobe Sac Fly: Y. Isobe Team LOB: 5
FIELDING OF assists: 1 (Okinaka(Masuda at 2nd base)) | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Masuda L (0-3) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 3.64 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Suzuki W (1-2) | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 6.88 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masao Shiotani Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:43 Attendance: 11859 Special Notes: The game was called in the 7th inning due to bad weather. |
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