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.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .362 2 15
T. Okinaka RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .192 5 19
S. Iwai 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .224 3 15
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .298 6 35
S. Yamashita 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 5 21
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 4 14
T. Ikeda CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 0 2
H. Fujioka 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .252 4 12
   b-K. Morinaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 1 4
T. Sunada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 2
   a-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .424 0 3
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 4 15      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .253 8 14
A. Nevill CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 2 20
S. Inoue 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .306 0 8
S. Abe LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .331 3 17
R. Okamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 0 9
   a-Y. Abe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
A. Tanaka SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 4 18
M. Osaki 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 4 15
T. Oto P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .189 0 2
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Longstreth C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .077 0 1
Totals 30 2 8 2 2 7 19      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sunada 55
Batters Faced: T. Sunada 26, H. Funakoshi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sunada 7-6, H. Funakoshi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sunada 91-54, H. Funakoshi 23-16
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 63
Batters Faced: T. Oto 28, S. Terada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 9-10, S. Terada 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 89-61, S. Terada 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Terada 1-0
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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