BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/30/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6965 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (12-10) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Vesutan Bees (7-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 0
Bulls Win at Vesutan, 5-3
Kobe beat Vesutan on the strength of starting pitcher Kiyomitsu Wada's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Shiroku Terada collected his 7th save. The win puts Kobe at 12-10.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from left fielder Shinpei Abe. For the game, Abe was 2-4 with a home run and a triple. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Kobe a 3-0 lead.

Wada attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .259 7 11
A. Nevill CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 14
S. Inoue 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291 0 6
S. Abe LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .381 2 10
R. Okamoto RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .265 0 5
   b-Y. Abe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .219 3 9
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .269 3 12
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .203 1 6
K. Wada P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 9
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 3 11      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 9th
b - Y. Abe substituted for R. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Osaki (8, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Abe (4, 8th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Abe (2, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , S. Abe 7 , R. Okamoto , A. Tanaka 2 , M. Osaki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Nevill 2 , M. Osaki 2 , K. Wada
Sac Bunt: A. Nevill
Sac Fly: S. Yamanaka
Hit by Pitch: T. Smith
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith 2 (9) , A. Tanaka (6)
CS: T. Smith (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Tanaka (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Smith-Inoue)
PB: S. Yamanaka
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .364 2 12
T. Okinaka RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .176 4 15
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 2 7
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .327 5 23
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .228 4 12
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 4 8
Y. Isobe CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .206 0 12
H. Fujioka 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 3 8
   c-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 1
G. Fujii P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Morinaga PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 1 4
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   d-T. Watanabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
Totals 34 3 8 2 2 4 13      
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for G. Fujii in the 6th
b - K. Morinaga pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 7th
c - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th
d - T. Watanabe pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Okinaka 2 (6, 1st Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Iwai (2, 8th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Okinaka 4 , S. Iwai 2 , M. Shiotani , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe , H. Fujioka , K. Morinaga
2-out RBI: K. Morinaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Yamashita
GIDP: K. Aoyagi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Yamashita (3)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada W (4-1) 7.1 8 3 1 2 4 0 108 2.66   
T. Yamamoto H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
S. Terada SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 56
Batters Faced: K. Wada 31, T. Yamamoto 2, S. Terada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 11-6, T. Yamamoto 1-0, S. Terada 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 108-66, T. Yamamoto 4-3, S. Terada 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yamamoto 2-1
WP: K. Wada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (0-2) 6.0 7 5 5 1 2 1 85 4.62   
T. Okamoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.91   
S. Suzuki 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 7.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 39
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 25, T. Okamoto 4, S. Suzuki 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 5-10, T. Okamoto 2-1, S. Suzuki 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 85-51, T. Okamoto 15-12, S. Suzuki 26-18
Hit Batsmen: S. Suzuki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyomitsu Wada
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 7709
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