BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/28/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7043 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (23-22) 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 8 8 0
Fukuoka Falcons (27-23) 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 9 16 6
Falcons Take Down Bees, 9-8
The fans at Fukuoka Stadium witnessed quite a game.

The Fukuoka Falcons downed the Vesutan Bees, 9-8. The hitting star was first baseman Harl Smith. Smith went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for the Falcons. The victory gives Fukuoka a record of 27-23.

Akihito Otani was the walk-off hero for Fukuoka. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Falcons center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We fed off the energy of the crowd at the end," Smith said.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .340 5 23
T. Okinaka CF 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 .195 8 22
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .345 9 36
T. Watanabe RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .245 10 37
K. Morinaga 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237 3 20
H. Fujioka 2B 4 2 1 2 0 0 4 .282 7 27
H. Nishikawa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 2 7
   d-K. Aoyagi PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 4 21
G. Shimizu SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 2 5
   a-O. Miyaji PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .343 3 14
   c-H. Kimura SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151 0 6
I. Takayama P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Yanagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hirano PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353 1 1
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-W. Matsumoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .412 8 17
   Y. Okamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 8 8 7 7 1 26      
a - O. Miyaji pinch hit for G. Shimizu in the 7th
b - M. Hirano pinch hit for M. Yanagi in the 7th
c - H. Kimura substituted for O. Miyaji in the 7th
d - K. Aoyagi pinch hit for H. Nishikawa in the 9th
e - W. Matsumoto pinch hit for H. Ogawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwai (10, 5th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 2 on, 0 outs) , W. Matsumoto (3, 9th Inning off Y. Nakata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Fujioka (7, 5th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Shimizu (2, 5th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Iwai 2 , T. Watanabe , K. Morinaga 2 , H. Fujioka 4 , H. Nishikawa , G. Shimizu 4 , W. Matsumoto 2
2-out RBI: T. Okinaka , G. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , T. Okinaka , S. Iwai , H. Fujioka , I. Takayama
GIDP: G. Shimizu
Sac Bunt: H. Fujioka
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shimizu-Fujioka-Iwai, Shimizu-Fujioka-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .294 3 16
H. Smith 1B 4 2 3 4 2 1 1 .281 6 22
A. Otani CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 3 .304 8 31
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .293 11 35
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .222 3 24
N. Katagiri 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 .228 4 16
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 1 3
   U. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-N. Kodama PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 0 2
   d-S. Fukui SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .172 0 2
   c-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 9
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Sakai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 3
E. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 0 1
   a-M. Morioka C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 7 21
Totals 39 9 16 9 8 4 24      
a - M. Morioka substituted for E. Yamamoto in the 6th
b - N. Kodama pinch hit for U. Fujimoto in the 7th
c - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 7th
d - S. Fukui substituted for N. Kodama in the 8th
e - K. Sakai pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otani (10, 6th Inning off H. Funakoshi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (11, 3rd Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Smith (6, 6th Inning off H. Funakoshi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 2 , H. Smith 6 , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 5 , J. Murakami 2 , N. Katagiri , S. Yamanaka , N. Kodama , Y. Ueda , M. Morioka
2-out RBI: H. Smith , A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani , S. Yamanaka , S. Fukui
GIDP: Y. Fukunaga , N. Katagiri
Sac Bunt: N. Katagiri
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Fukunaga (3) , J. Murakami (8) , S. Yamanaka (1) , Y. Ueda 3 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Katagiri-Ueda-Smith)
PB: M. Morioka
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Takayama 5.0 6 3 3 5 4 1 97 4.40   
H. Funakoshi BS (3) 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 1 15 3.54   
M. Yanagi 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.82   
H. Ogawa BS (4) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 33 2.43   
Y. Okamura L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Takayama 42
Batters Faced: I. Takayama 25, H. Funakoshi 7, M. Yanagi 1, H. Ogawa 10, Y. Okamura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Takayama 3-7, H. Funakoshi 0-1, M. Yanagi 1-0, H. Ogawa 3-3, Y. Okamura 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Takayama 97-56, H. Funakoshi 15-10, M. Yanagi 3-2, H. Ogawa 33-19, Y. Okamura 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Yanagi 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Yamamoto 5.0 6 6 6 3 0 2 109 5.21   
U. Fujimoto 2.0 1 2 0 3 0 0 40 1.84   
Y. Nakata W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Yamamoto 28
Batters Faced: E. Yamamoto 27, U. Fujimoto 12, Y. Nakata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Yamamoto 8-6, U. Fujimoto 2-5, Y. Nakata 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Yamamoto 109-63, U. Fujimoto 40-20, Y. Nakata 20-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harl Smith
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 32758
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 5th inning.
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