 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES 07/09/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES | GAME ID: 7074 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (31-26) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | Vesutan Bees (21-38) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
Orido Hits 2 home runs in Kites Win | Kinboshi and Vesutan duked it out and the Kites came out victorious.
The Kinboshi Kites trumped the Vesutan Bees, 11-8, at Fukuoka Stadium. Kinboshi catcher Hiroji Orido was terrific. He was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Hironobu Takaoka got the win, improving to 5-3. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 2.
Kinboshi used the hitting of Ayahito Yamamoto to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Kites on top, 5-0. For the game, Yamamoto had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
"You need to show up when your number's called," said Orido.
With the victory, the Kites upped their record to 31-26. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Furukawa pinch hit for J. Fujimori in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: T. Shimabukuro (6, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kobayashi (8, 5th Inning off K. Hiramatsu, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Orido (17, 8th Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: A. Yamamoto (4, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 3 on, 1 out) , H. Orido 2 (6, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Hiramatsu, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Orido 10 , T. Shimabukuro 3 , H. Kitamura , A. Yamamoto 5 , K. Masuda 2 , Y. Kobayashi 2 , H. Takaoka 2-out RBI: H. Orido Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , M. Takeno Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M. Takeno (5)
FIELDING Errors: A. Yamamoto (14) Double Plays: 1 (Orido-Yamamoto) | | | a - T. Watanabe pinch hit for G. Fujii in the 3rd b - W. Matsumoto pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 6th c - K. Morinaga pinch hit for K. Takahashi in the 8th
BATTING Triples: S. Yamashita (2, 4th Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: W. Matsumoto (1, 6th Inning off H. Takaoka, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Okinaka , S. Iwai , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Yamashita 3 , K. Aoyagi , T. Ikeda , H. Fujioka 3 , W. Matsumoto 4 2-out RBI: S. Iwai , K. Aoyagi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Ishii 2 , H. Fujioka Sac Bunt: K. Hiramatsu Sac Fly: T. Ikeda Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: S. Ishii (6) | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | PITCHING Game Score: G. Fujii 25 Batters Faced: G. Fujii 17, K. Hiramatsu 12, T. Okamoto 4, K. Takahashi 7, H. Funakoshi 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 6-1, K. Hiramatsu 0-4, T. Okamoto 2-2, K. Takahashi 5-1, H. Funakoshi 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 60-37, K. Hiramatsu 48-25, T. Okamoto 12-7, K. Takahashi 23-15, H. Funakoshi 8-5 WP: K. Hiramatsu | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hiroji Orido Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 4:09 Attendance: 9829 Special Notes: Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 3rd inning. Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 8th inning. RP Teruhiko Igarashi was injured while pitching. |
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