BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/10/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7081 - MONDAY, JULY 10TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (18-45) 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 13 0
Vesutan Bees (28-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
Bees Go Down to Defeat, 8-2
Kobe Bulls starter Bill O'Grady was on his game, helping his team beat the Vesutan Bees, 8-2. O'Grady, now 5-6, was the winner. In 8.2 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. Kobe is now 18-45, while Vesutan is 28-26.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Fukuoka Stadium seemed to enjoy watching the Western League action.

"Bill did a really nice job of taking the ball and giving us a chance to win the game," said Kobe manager Joe Davis.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .271 2 14
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .285 4 20
S. Inoue 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .265 4 24
S. Tashiro 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .266 10 28
C. Kawano RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .268 9 25
Y. Abe CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .242 3 22
K. Yamashita 2B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .212 3 13
K. Tsuji C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .150 1 11
   a-Y. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
   b-Y. Kimura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
B. O'Grady P 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 .161 0 2
   K. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8 5 4 22      
a - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for K. Tsuji in the 9th
b - Y. Kimura substituted for Y. Arakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Abe (6, 4th Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Tashiro (13, 7th Inning off T. Okamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Inoue (9, 7th Inning off T. Okamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Abe (5, 1st Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yamashita (3, 4th Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe 3 , S. Inoue 3 , S. Tashiro 4 , C. Kawano , Y. Abe 4 , K. Yamashita 5 , K. Tsuji
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , A. Tanaka , Y. Abe
GIDP: C. Kawano
Sac Bunt: B. O'Grady
Sac Fly: B. O'Grady
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Yamashita-Tanaka-Inoue, Tanaka-Yamashita-Inoue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .352 6 27
H. Kimura SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .169 0 8
S. Iwai 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351 9 39
   a-K. Takahashi PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .053 0 1
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .305 5 35
T. Watanabe RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258 13 50
T. Okinaka CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 10 34
K. Morinaga 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 3 24
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 8 33
I. Takayama P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 0
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-O. Miyaji PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 14
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 2 10      
a - K. Takahashi pinch hit for S. Iwai in the 7th
b - O. Miyaji pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Watanabe (8, 9th Inning off B. O'Grady, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , K. Takahashi , K. Aoyagi 2 , T. Watanabe 2 , K. Morinaga
2-out RBI: K. Takahashi , T. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , T. Okinaka , H. Fujioka
GIDP: K. Aoyagi , T. Watanabe
Sac Bunt: I. Takayama
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kimura (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Kimura-Fujioka-Iwai)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady W (5-6) 8.2 6 2 2 2 2 0 112 4.38   
K. Sakata 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 64
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 32, K. Sakata 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 9-13, K. Sakata 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 112-65, K. Sakata 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Sakata 2-0
WP: B. O'Grady
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Takayama L (3-2) 6.1 6 5 5 4 2 1 103 5.01   
T. Okamoto 2.2 7 3 3 1 2 0 61 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Takayama 39
Batters Faced: I. Takayama 29, T. Okamoto 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Takayama 12-4, T. Okamoto 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Takayama 103-58, T. Okamoto 61-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Okamoto 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill O'Grady
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 13953
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 7th inning.
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