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.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .366 3 19
T. Okinaka RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .180 5 19
S. Iwai 1B 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .247 4 20
M. Shiotani SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .305 7 39
S. Yamashita 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .228 6 25
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .223 4 16
Y. Isobe CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .215 1 21
H. Fujioka 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .252 4 14
T. Sunada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 2
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-M. Hirano PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .444 1 7
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 5 15      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 7 21
T. Shimabukuro CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .311 7 30
K. Masuda 2B 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 .243 6 19
M. Takeno LF 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .196 4 24
A. Yamamoto SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .337 2 24
R. Stone 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .236 0 3
M. Kokubunji RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .292 0 7
K. Nojima C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 4 7
Y. Hidaka P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .192 0 4
   a-H. Kitamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 7 26
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 33 7 10 7 6 6 16      
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
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sunada L (1-8) 4.1 6 6 6 2 6 2 85 5.29   
T. Okamoto 0.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 4.10   
S. Suzuki 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 39 6.54   
H. Funakoshi 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sunada 31
Batters Faced: T. Sunada 21, T. Okamoto 6, S. Suzuki 10, H. Funakoshi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sunada 4-3, T. Okamoto 1-1, S. Suzuki 1-4, H. Funakoshi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sunada 85-53, T. Okamoto 27-18, S. Suzuki 39-21, H. Funakoshi 8-4
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 45
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 32, K. Kodama 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 5-12, K. Kodama 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 110-68, K. Kodama 35-21
WP: K. Kodama
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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