BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
07/26/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7124 - THURSDAY, JULY 26TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (37-35) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
Kobe Bulls (41-32) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Bulls Reel Off Another Win, 5-4
Both teams had their chances, but the Kobe Bulls eventually prevailed.

The Kobe Bulls topped the Vesutan Bees, 5-4, in Western League action at Matsunoki Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kobe pitcher Bill O'Grady. O'Grady, now 4-4, was the winner. In 5.2 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 2, walking 4, and allowing 2 runs.

Yutaka Abe, the Kobe right fielder, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third inning to make the score 5-0, Bulls. For the game, Abe was 1-3, while adding 2 RBI.

"Bill is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said Kobe manager Joe Davis.

The Bulls bumped their record to 41-32 with this latest triumph.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .374 8 37
M. Shiotani SS 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .281 12 55
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .370 8 63
T. Okinaka RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .253 10 50
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .264 4 43
Y. Isobe CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .219 3 29
K. Morinaga 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254 5 42
M. Hirano 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .178 0 4
A. Marx P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 2
   U. Noguchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 1 4
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 6 6 25      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for U. Noguchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (24, 5th Inning off B. O'Grady, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Isobe (7, 4th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Iwai 2 , Y. Isobe 3 , K. Morinaga , M. Hirano , A. Marx
2-out RBI: S. Iwai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , T. Okinaka , Y. Isobe 2 , K. Morinaga
Sac Bunt: A. Marx
Hit by Pitch: M. Hirano
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Shiotani (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B, SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .125 0 2
S. Abe LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .326 1 31
S. Inoue 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .327 3 29
S. Murata 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .270 2 16
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .297 8 55
   M. Tabata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Wada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 0 3
Y. Abe RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .227 7 26
T. Ueda CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .229 3 18
K. Tsuji C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .206 5 25
B. O'Grady P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1
   a-S. Tashiro SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 8 36
Totals 29 5 7 5 3 8 11      
a - S. Tashiro substituted for B. O'Grady in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Tanaka (17, 1st Inning off A. Marx, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Tsuji (10, 2nd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Ueda (2, 8th Inning off T. Okamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata , A. Tanaka 3 , Y. Abe , T. Ueda 4 , K. Tsuji 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ueda , K. Tsuji 2
Sac Bunt: B. O'Grady
Sac Fly: T. Smith , Y. Abe
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (2)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx L (7-7) 6.0 6 5 3 2 4 0 112 4.33   
U. Noguchi 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 0.00   
T. Okamoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 46
Batters Faced: A. Marx 27, U. Noguchi 4, T. Okamoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 5-9, U. Noguchi 0-1, T. Okamoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 112-71, U. Noguchi 18-12, T. Okamoto 22-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady W (4-4) 5.2 5 2 2 4 2 0 115 4.12   
M. Tabata H (2) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 49 6.55   
K. Wada SV (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 49
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 28, M. Tabata 10, K. Wada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 8-7, M. Tabata 2-2, K. Wada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 115-59, M. Tabata 49-27, K. Wada 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Tabata 1-0 , K. Wada 3-2
Hit Batsmen: B. O'Grady
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill O'Grady
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 29330
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 8th inning.
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