 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES 05/20/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES | GAME ID: 6932 - SUNDAY, MAY 20TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (13-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Vesutan Bees (6-9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
Bees Tag Stars with 4-2 Loss | Vesutan got a strong outing from Art Marx as the Bees defeated the Nagasaki Stars, 4-2, at Fukuoka Stadium. Marx, now 1-2, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. Losses have been few and far between for the Stars, now 13-4.
In the bottom of the sixth, Vesutan third baseman Kazukuni Morinaga had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Morinaga stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-2, Vesutan. For the game, he went 1 for 3 with a walk.
After the game, Vesutan manager Jim Harper applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for K. Yoshikawa in the 9th b - W. Hancock pinch hit for K. Okazaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Hirai (3, 5th Inning off A. Marx, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Okuda (5, 6th Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Nishi , T. Hirai 2 , S. Okuda 2 , Y. Nakano , R. Yamakawa 2 2-out RBI: T. Hirai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Nagasawa 2 , R. Yamakawa Hit by Pitch: S. Yamashita Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: Y. Nakano (1) | | | a - W. Matsumoto substituted for S. Ishii in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Aoyagi (2, 6th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Iwai (4, 7th Inning off K. Okazaki, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: H. Fujioka (2, 8th Inning off K. Okazaki, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , S. Iwai 2 , T. Okinaka , K. Aoyagi 3 , K. Morinaga , H. Fujioka 5 2-out RBI: T. Okinaka , K. Aoyagi , H. Fujioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , T. Okinaka 2 , K. Aoyagi , A. Marx Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: S. Ishii 2 (4) , T. Okinaka (5) | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | R. Yamakawa L (0-1) | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 3.24 | K. Okazaki | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2.70 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | A. Marx W (1-2) | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 4.39 | H. Ogawa SV (2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.35 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Art Marx Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:42 Attendance: 15711 |
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