BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6972 - MONDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (14-18) 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 14 15 0
Osaka Sailors (8-24) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 11 3
Kawano 4-for-5 in Bees Win
Kazuo Kawano led Vesutan to a win over Osaka. The final score was 14-7. Kawano collected 3 RBI, while going 4 for 5 at the plate. The right fielder also scored 3 times. Toshimichi Yamamoto snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-1 on the season. Haruki Ogawa suffered the loss. With the win, the Bees improved to 14-18.

Toyohashi, Japan native Kazuo Kawano had a clutch at-bat in the top of the eighth for the Bees. With Vesutan trailing 7-6, he hit a 2-run single.

Kawano said afterward that "winning, obviously, is the main objective."
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano RF 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 .267 0 6
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 .275 7 16
H. Ikegami 1B 6 0 2 1 0 0 4 .328 3 17
K. Omori LF 6 1 1 0 0 1 7 .222 6 27
K. Okano 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .333 2 12
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Nakamura C 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .247 2 11
I. Kawase CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .250 4 16
Y. Ueda SS 4 3 2 2 0 2 1 .265 2 8
N. Nagao P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .062 0 0
   a-Y. Isobe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 2 10
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Tamura PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0
   c-F. Okada 2B 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .125 0 2
Totals 41 14 15 12 6 7 21      
a - Y. Isobe pinch hit for N. Nagao in the 6th
b - M. Tamura pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 8th
c - F. Okada substituted for M. Tamura in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Ueda (2, 2nd Inning off M. Carroll, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kawano 4 , T. Miyakawa , H. Ikegami 2 , K. Omori , K. Okano 3 , A. Nakamura 2 , Y. Ueda 5
2-out RBI: H. Ikegami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ikegami , K. Omori 3 , K. Okano
GIDP: H. Ikegami , A. Nakamura
Sac Bunt: Y. Ueda
Hit by Pitch: T. Miyakawa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Kawano (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ueda-Okano-Ikegami)
OF assists: 1 (Kawase(Hino at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .254 3 10
C. Okada 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .320 2 4
T. Takahashi 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .322 0 16
S. Sato RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .304 3 16
K. Urushihara C 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .161 2 6
M. Yamamoto CF 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .184 1 6
S. Hino LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .159 2 9
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Fujitate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Tamura 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .239 6 11
M. Carroll P 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   a-S. Abe LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 9
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 6 13      
a - S. Abe substituted for M. Carroll in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sato (4, 9th Inning off K. Inouye, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 3 , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato 3 , S. Hino , R. Tamura , M. Carroll 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Sato 2 , K. Urushihara 2
GIDP: A. Kamai
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (10)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kamai (5) , T. Takahashi (3) , M. Carroll (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Kamai-Okada-Takahashi, Tamura-Okada-Takahashi)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao 5.0 9 7 7 5 3 0 97 4.53   
T. Yamamoto W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 1.26   
K. Inouye SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 19
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 27, T. Yamamoto 7, K. Inouye 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 5-5, T. Yamamoto 3-2, K. Inouye 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 97-53, T. Yamamoto 27-19, K. Inouye 25-17
WP: T. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Carroll 7.0 11 6 5 0 5 1 115 3.78   
H. Ogawa L (0-7), BS (3) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 0 22 12.06   
Y. Fujitate 1.2 2 4 4 4 1 0 47 10.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Carroll 38
Batters Faced: M. Carroll 32, H. Ogawa 6, Y. Fujitate 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Carroll 10-4, H. Ogawa 1-0, Y. Fujitate 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Carroll 115-75, H. Ogawa 22-12, Y. Fujitate 47-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Fujitate 1-0
WP: M. Carroll
Hit Batsmen: M. Carroll
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuo Kawano
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 8289
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning. Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 6th inning.
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