BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/31/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6966 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (13-10) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Vesutan Bees (7-21) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
Kobe Beats Vesutan, 5-2
Kobe turned a good effort from starter Toshitada Morino into a win over the Vesutan Bees at Fukuoka Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Morino, the winner, moves to 4-2. He threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 4 walks. Shiroku Terada earned his 8th save, after closing out the game.

Kobe shortstop Atsushi Tanaka contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the first. With two down, he hit a curveball to right-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 22nd hit of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 3-0.

"Whenever I help the team," said Tanaka, "it sort of justifies my place on the roster."

The Bees, now 7-21, continue their sluggish start.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .257 7 11
A. Nevill CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 2 14
S. Inoue 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .296 0 6
S. Abe LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .370 2 11
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .205 1 6
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .220 3 11
Y. Abe RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .111 0 1
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .280 3 14
T. Morino P 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .167 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 .320 2 9
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 4 11      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Osaki (2, 1st Inning off T. Sunada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith , A. Nevill , S. Inoue , S. Yamanaka , A. Tanaka , Y. Abe , M. Osaki 4
2-out RBI: A. Tanaka , M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , A. Nevill , T. Morino
GIDP: S. Abe
Sac Bunt: A. Nevill
Sac Fly: S. Abe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (10)
CS: A. Nevill (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (3) , T. Morino (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .363 2 12
T. Okinaka RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .170 4 15
S. Iwai 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .194 2 7
M. Shiotani SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 5 23
S. Yamashita 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .223 4 13
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 4 9
Y. Isobe CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 0 12
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 3 8
   b-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
T. Sunada P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 2
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 4 4 14      
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for H. Ogawa in the 7th
b - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Isobe (8, 5th Inning off T. Morino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , K. Aoyagi , Y. Isobe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , K. Aoyagi , H. Fujioka
Sac Fly: S. Yamashita
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Okinaka (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwai (2) , S. Yamashita (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Isobe(Nevill at home))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morino W (4-2) 6.1 3 2 1 4 3 0 113 3.69   
T. Yamamoto H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
S. Terada SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morino 60
Batters Faced: T. Morino 27, T. Yamamoto 5, S. Terada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morino 8-8, T. Yamamoto 3-1, S. Terada 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morino 113-68, T. Yamamoto 19-15, S. Terada 5-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sunada L (0-5) 6.0 7 5 5 4 3 0 106 4.19   
H. Ogawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.48   
K. Takahashi 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sunada 37
Batters Faced: T. Sunada 28, H. Ogawa 3, K. Takahashi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sunada 7-7, H. Ogawa 1-0, K. Takahashi 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sunada 106-60, H. Ogawa 12-6, K. Takahashi 28-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toshitada Morino
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 10471
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