 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES 06/21/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES | GAME ID: 7028 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (13-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | Kinboshi Kites (26-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
Bees Fall Short, 7-6, at Kinboshi | Led by Kitahachi Masuda, the Kinboshi Kites downed the Vesutan Bees, 7-6. Masuda was 1-2 with a home run and 3 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Kites. Yasuhiko Hidaka picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-2. He struck out 3 in 7 innings. Picking up the save was Kinya Kodama, his 4th.
Kinboshi took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Masuda hit a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season made the score 6-3, Kinboshi.
"We've got a great group of guys," Masuda said, "and we're having fun right now."
Kinboshi goes to 26-16. The win puts them 2½ games up in their division. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 6th b - M. Hirano pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: H. Fujioka (3, 8th Inning off K. Kodama, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: S. Ishii (3, 5th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Ishii 4 , S. Iwai , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe 2 , H. Fujioka 4 2-out RBI: Y. Isobe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , S. Yamashita 2 , T. Ikeda GIDP: K. Aoyagi Sac Bunt: T. Sunada 2 Sac Fly: M. Hirano Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: M. Shiotani (14) , H. Fujioka (7) | | | a - H. Kitamura pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 7th
BATTING Home Runs: T. Shimabukuro (7, 4th Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Masuda (6, 5th Inning off T. Sunada, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro , T. Shimabukuro 5 , K. Masuda 4 , A. Yamamoto 2 , R. Stone 2 , M. Kokubunji , H. Kitamura 2-out RBI: M. Kokubunji Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , A. Yamamoto , K. Nojima , Y. Hidaka Sac Fly: R. Stone Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: A. Yamamoto (6) CS: T. Shimabukuro (5) , K. Masuda (3)
FIELDING Errors: K. Masuda (4) Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Masuda-Shimabukuro) PB: K. Nojima | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | Y. Hidaka W (6-2) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 2.95 | K. Kodama SV (4) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5.31 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kitahachi Masuda Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:58 Attendance: 20539 |
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