 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS 07/16/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 7096 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (25-41) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | Kobe Bulls (33-30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Bulls Bridle Bees, 4-2 | The performance of Ryuunosuke Okamoto proved critical in helping Kobe beat Vesutan, 4-2. The Bulls right fielder was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Masali Tabata, who finished 5th in the WL in saves with 11 in 1961, was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Shiroku Terada was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 16 of 18 save opportunities.
The Bulls had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 4-2, Kobe, with no one out. Vesutan, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Kiyohiro Aoyagi dug in at the plate, but on a 1-1 sinker, he hit into a double play.
Kobe raised its record to 33-30 with the win.
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Hirano substituted for H. Fujioka in the 1st
b - T. Ikeda pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Okinaka (7, 8th Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Shiotani (9, 9th Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , T. Okinaka 5 , S. Iwai , M. Shiotani 4 , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe
2-out RBI: T. Okinaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka
GIDP: K. Aoyagi 2
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Hirano-Iwai) | | | a - Y. Abe substituted for M. Tabata in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Okamoto (2, 2nd Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Nevill (4, 5th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , A. Nevill 6 , S. Inoue , S. Abe , R. Okamoto 5
2-out RBI: S. Abe , R. Okamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata
GIDP: S. Murata
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Inoue, Smith-Ide-Inoue, Murata-Smith-Inoue) | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Suzuki L (2-5) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 85 | 5.40 | | T. Okamoto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.44 |
| | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Tabata W (5-2) | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 108 | 3.77 | | S. Terada SV (16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.47 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ryuunosuke Okamoto
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:19
Attendance: 13463
Special Notes: 2B Hidero Fujioka was injured in a collision at a base. |
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