BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
05/23/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6947 - TUESDAY, MAY 23RD , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (10-8) 3 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 10 13 0
Kobe Bulls (6-15) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 2
Bees Zap Bulls, 10-4
The Vesutan Bees and Kobe Bulls completed their game despite the inclement weather.

Powered by Shougo Iwai, the Vesutan Bees downed the Kobe Bulls, 10-4. Iwai went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Bees. Art Marx got the win, improving to 2-2. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 12 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2.

Hidero Fujioka delivered a 2-run single for Vesutan in the top of the first. The second baseman went 3 for 5 in the game, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 3.

"It's always fun to score a lot of runs," said Iwai.

The loss drops Kobe to 6-15.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .364 2 8
T. Watanabe RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .228 5 16
S. Iwai 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .342 4 15
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .267 1 18
T. Okinaka CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .213 3 10
K. Morinaga 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .307 1 12
H. Fujioka 2B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .278 4 10
H. Nishikawa C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .292 2 4
A. Marx P 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .071 0 0
   a-K. Takahashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   I. Takayama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9 6 6 15      
a - K. Takahashi pinch hit for A. Marx in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Marx (1, 4th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Fujioka (1, 7th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Fujioka (4, 4th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Iwai (4, 5th Inning off T. Miyazaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Nishikawa (2, 6th Inning off T. Miyazaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , T. Watanabe , S. Iwai 6 , K. Morinaga 2 , H. Fujioka 7 , H. Nishikawa 4 , A. Marx 2
2-out RBI: S. Iwai , K. Morinaga , H. Fujioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , H. Nishikawa
GIDP: H. Fujioka
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Okinaka(Tashiro at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .314 0 3
S. Murata 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .382 7 17
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .275 2 6
S. Tashiro 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .165 2 7
C. Kawano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 2 9
A. Tanaka SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289 1 7
Y. Abe CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .230 1 9
K. Tsuji C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .204 1 5
B. O'Grady P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Hidaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Arakawa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 0 1
Totals 36 4 12 4 3 7 20      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for B. O'Grady in the 4th
b - R. Okamoto pinch hit for T. Miyazaki in the 6th
c - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Abe (1, 1st Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Abe (1, 5th Inning off A. Marx, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe 6 , S. Murata , S. Tashiro , C. Kawano , A. Tanaka 2 , Y. Abe 5 , K. Tsuji
2-out RBI: S. Abe , S. Murata , Y. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Inoue 3 , C. Kawano , Y. Abe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Abe (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Abe (6) , K. Tsuji (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Tashiro-Tanaka, Tanaka-Tashiro-Inoue)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx W (2-2) 6.0 12 4 4 2 5 1 107 3.65   
I. Takayama SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 40 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 35
Batters Faced: A. Marx 29, I. Takayama 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 4-6, I. Takayama 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 107-60, I. Takayama 40-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady L (1-3) 4.0 6 5 5 3 3 1 67 6.18   
T. Miyazaki 2.0 4 3 3 3 1 2 51 9.64   
Y. Hidaka 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 33 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 30
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 20, T. Miyazaki 12, Y. Hidaka 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 4-4, T. Miyazaki 3-1, Y. Hidaka 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 67-39, T. Miyazaki 51-25, Y. Hidaka 33-21
WP: B. O'Grady , Y. Hidaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shougo Iwai
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 17659
Special Notes: Rain delay of 56 minutes in the 5th inning.
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