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.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .348 2 6
T. Hirai RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 1 5
K. Nagasawa 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .259 0 8
T. Oishi LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .234 2 10
S. Okuda CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .221 1 4
Y. Sakai 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310 1 4
I. Fujimori 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327 1 3
K. Tsuji C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .109 0 4
T. Masuda P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 0 0
Totals 26 2 7 2 2 2 10      
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
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 5
T. Okinaka RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 2 9
S. Iwai 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264 1 6
M. Shiotani SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .375 3 15
S. Yamashita 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .220 0 5
K. Aoyagi C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .271 2 5
Y. Isobe CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .211 0 11
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .316 3 7
S. Suzuki P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
Totals 25 4 8 4 1 6 9      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 45
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 8-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 97-63
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Suzuki 52
Batters Faced: S. Suzuki 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Suzuki 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Suzuki 78-52
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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