BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
06/15/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7007 - SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (11-29) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Kobe Bulls (19-18) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Bulls Score Late, Upend Bees, 4-3
The Kobe Bulls topped the Vesutan Bees, 4-3, in Western League action at Matsunoki Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kobe pitcher Yukihiro Okamura. Kobe reliever Toshimichi Yamamoto was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Art Marx took the loss. Kobe has run its win streak to 4 straight.

Yasukatsu Arakawa was the walk-off hero for Kobe. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bulls pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Kobe manager Joe Davis.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF, 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .363 2 15
T. Okinaka RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 5 19
S. Iwai 1B 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 .221 3 14
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .306 6 35
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 5 21
Y. Isobe CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 19
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 4 12
   a-T. Ikeda PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Nishikawa C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 0 2
A. Marx P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 0 1
   b-K. Hamada CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 3
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 8 8      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th
b - K. Hamada substituted for A. Marx in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishii (13, 3rd Inning off Y. Okamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Iwai (3, 1st Inning off Y. Okamura, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 3 , S. Iwai 4 , M. Shiotani , H. Fujioka
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Yamashita , A. Marx
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: H. Nishikawa
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 8 14
A. Nevill CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 20
S. Inoue 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .308 0 8
S. Abe LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .327 3 16
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 3 14
   b-S. Tashiro PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 1 3
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 4 18
   c-T. Oto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
C. Kawano RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .318 0 2
   d-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 0 9
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .219 3 11
Y. Okamura P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 2 12
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-Y. Arakawa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 8 9      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for Y. Okamura in the 7th
b - S. Tashiro pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
c - T. Oto pinch hit for A. Tanaka in the 9th
d - R. Okamoto pinch hit for C. Kawano in the 9th
e - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Inoue , S. Abe 2 , M. Osaki , T. Oto , R. Okamoto , S. Yamanaka , Y. Arakawa
2-out RBI: S. Inoue , S. Abe , Y. Arakawa
Hit by Pitch: A. Nevill
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Smith-Inoue)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx L (1-6) 8.0 5 4 4 1 7 0 121 6.46   
H. Ogawa 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 62
Batters Faced: A. Marx 31, H. Ogawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 6-11, H. Ogawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 121-84, H. Ogawa 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ogawa 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Marx
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Okamura 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 98 7.80   
T. Yamamoto W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Okamura 59
Batters Faced: Y. Okamura 27, T. Yamamoto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Okamura 10-4, T. Yamamoto 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Okamura 98-61, T. Yamamoto 34-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukihiro Okamura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 15350
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