| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS 07/09/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 7067 - SUNDAY, JULY 9TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (27-25) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Osaka Sailors (30-26) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 2 | | | | |
Big Day for Nakasone in 9-5 Sailors Win | Fumiya Nakasone knocked in 4 runs to help Osaka beat Vesutan, 9-5. Nakasone produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Takahiko Kurata got the win, improving to 6-4. He pitched 8.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 4. Osaka occupies 4th place in the Western League at 30-26.
Kousei Ota, who finished 4th in the WL in home runs with 24 in 1958, contributed to the Osaka win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.
Ota told a Osaka News reporter that he was "very happy" with the win. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Matsumoto pinch hit for K. Takahashi in the 7th b - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Ishii in the 8th c - H. Nishikawa pinch hit for S. Iwai in the 8th d - M. Hirano substituted for H. Nishikawa in the 8th e - O. Miyaji pinch hit for Y. Okamura in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Nishikawa (1, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Aoyagi (12, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii , H. Nishikawa 2 , M. Hirano , K. Aoyagi 2 , T. Watanabe , K. Morinaga , H. Fujioka , T. Goto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , K. Aoyagi , H. Fujioka , W. Matsumoto GIDP: T. Okinaka Sac Bunt: T. Goto Sac Fly: K. Aoyagi , T. Watanabe Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: T. Watanabe (8) | | | BATTING Doubles: F. Nakasone (13, 6th Inning off K. Takahashi, 3 on, 1 out) Home Runs: F. Nakasone (11, 1st Inning off T. Goto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ota (11, 3rd Inning off T. Goto, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Nakasone 7 , K. Shirai , K. Ota 5 , W. Okazaki 2 , O. Nishimura , G. Smith 2-out RBI: K. Ota Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ishikawa Sac Bunt: T. Kurata Sac Fly: G. Smith Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: G. Smith 2 (15) Double Plays: 1 (Nishimura-Smith-Ishikawa) | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Kurata W (6-4) | 8.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 3.10 | Y. Niwa | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.96 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Fumiya Nakasone Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph Start Time: 6:35 PM JST Time: 2:50 Attendance: 20028 |
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