 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS 06/16/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS | GAME ID: 7008 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (11-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Kobe Bulls (20-18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
Bulls Scratch Out 2-1 Win | Getting an impressive start from Tatsuharu Oto, Kobe beat Vesutan by the score of 2-1. Oto got the win, improving to 2-5. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. This win makes it 5 in a row for Kobe.
Masu Osaki, who is tied for 9th in the WL in extra base hits with 16, chipped in a solo home run for Kobe in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 2 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.
"Every play was important. Every out was important," said Bulls manager Joe Davis. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 7th b - K. Morinaga pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Ikeda (2, 7th Inning off T. Oto, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Ishii (14, 8th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , S. Iwai , K. Aoyagi , T. Ikeda 2 , H. Fujioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , M. Hirano Sac Bunt: T. Sunada Sac Fly: S. Iwai Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Fujioka-Shiotani) | | | a - Y. Abe substituted for R. Okamoto in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Oto (2, 5th Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: M. Osaki (4, 5th Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Nevill , S. Inoue , S. Abe 2 , A. Tanaka , M. Osaki 5 , T. Oto 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Inoue , R. Okamoto , T. Oto , B. Longstreth Sac Bunt: M. Osaki Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T. Smith (13) , A. Nevill (2) | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Sunada L (1-7) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 4.77 | H. Funakoshi | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4.79 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Oto W (2-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 3.22 | S. Terada SV (12) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1.35 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:29 Attendance: 16364 |
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