 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS 07/17/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS | GAME ID: 7097 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (25-42) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Kobe Bulls (34-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | |  | |
Bulls Get Clutch Win Versus Vesutan | Well, that's how to end a game in style.
Kobe Bulls pitcher Tatsuharu Oto was in fine form, leading his team past the Vesutan Bees, 1-0. The winning pitcher was Oto, now 6-6. He tossed 9 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 2.
The Bulls got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Ryuunosuke Okamoto. In the bottom of the ninth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Bulls.
"It's great when the crowd is energized," Okamoto said.
With the win, the Bulls sit at 34-30. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - S. Murata pinch hit for C. Kawano in the 8th b - Y. Abe substituted for S. Murata in the 9th c - S. Abe pinch hit for S. Yamanaka in the 9th d - R. Okamoto pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Abe (17, 9th Inning off H. Ogawa, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Inoue , S. Yamanaka , S. Abe 2 , T. Ueda , R. Okamoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tashiro , S. Murata , T. Oto 2 Sac Bunt: A. Tanaka 2 Hit by Pitch: A. Nevill 2 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: S. Inoue (7) , S. Tashiro (4) | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Sunada | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 4.02 | H. Ogawa L (2-3) | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.31 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Oto W (6-6) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 2.82 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:12 Attendance: 12880 Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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