BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
06/05/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6983 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (17-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
Vesutan Bees (15-19) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 2
Kites Suffer One-Run Loss at Vesutan
In a low-scoring affair between the Vesutan Bees and the Kinboshi Kites, pitcher Masatoshi Sakai was the difference between victory and defeat. The Vesutan right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Bees win. The save was credited to Kiyoshi Inouye, his 3rd. Vesutan is now 15-19, while Kinboshi is 17-17.

Vesutan third baseman Shinri Fujiwara contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a cutter to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 1st hit of the season and put the Bees ahead, 3-0.

"I take a professional approach to my job," said Sakai. "I've been around this game for a while."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .209 5 17
M. Kawasaki LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .230 7 22
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 5 21
T. Kanazawa CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .321 2 12
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .260 2 8
M. Oyama 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .360 1 3
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 0
   a-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
R. Okamoto RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .222 0 1
S. Hayashida P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095 1 3
   b-Y. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 3 16
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 3 20      
a - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for H. Hanada in the 9th
b - Y. Hirata pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Oyama (2, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Goto , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa , M. Oyama 4 , R. Okamoto 2
2-out RBI: A. Goto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Kawasaki 2 , H. Hanada
Sac Bunt: S. Hayashida
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Oyama (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Oyama (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kanazawa(Sakai at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Isobe CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .217 0 1
S. Ibe 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 6
K. Omori LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .183 2 10
H. Ikegami RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .224 0 10
I. Hirano C 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 .083 1 3
T. Ito 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .237 3 11
S. Fujiwara 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .157 1 2
M. Sakai P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .158 0 2
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3 3 1 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ibe (2, 3rd Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Isobe , S. Ibe 2 , K. Omori 2 , H. Ikegami 2 , T. Ito , S. Fujiwara , M. Sakai
2-out RBI: S. Fujiwara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Isobe 2 , I. Hirano , T. Ito 2 , Y. Ueda , M. Sakai
Sac Bunt: S. Ibe , I. Hirano , Y. Ueda
Hit by Pitch: K. Omori
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Omori (13) , H. Ikegami (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ibe (1) , T. Ito (5)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida L (1-4) 8.0 9 3 3 3 1 0 113 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 50
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 8-14
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 113-73
Hit Batsmen: S. Hayashida
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (2-3) 8.0 6 2 0 2 3 0 103 3.36   
K. Inouye SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 67
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 32, K. Inouye 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 9-11, K. Inouye 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 103-64, K. Inouye 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Inouye 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 8492
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