BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/30/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7134 - SUNDAY, JULY 30TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (37-35) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 4
Fukuoka Falcons (41-37) 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 8 12 1
Falcons Do In Bees, 8-6
Fukuoka and Vesutan took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.

Akihito Otani was a vital contributor to the 8-6 Fukuoka victory over Vesutan. The Falcons center fielder went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. Minoru Yamamoto got the win, improving to 6-8. He worked 8 innings, giving up 6 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 4.

The Falcons got an important contribution from third baseman Jotaro Murakami, who in the bottom of the first punched a first pitch fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Falcons ahead, 5-0.

"Anytime I can help the team, I feel good about it," said Otani.

Fukuoka currently is in third place in the Western League at 41-37.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .343 10 34
M. Hirano 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .277 3 10
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .345 10 46
K. Aoyagi C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .284 6 45
T. Watanabe RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 16 71
K. Morinaga 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .237 3 31
W. Matsumoto CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .357 10 22
G. Shimizu SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 3 7
   b-H. Kimura PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207 0 14
G. Fujii P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
   Y. Okamura P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-H. Fujioka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 10 41
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   c-T. Okinaka PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .210 12 50
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 6 14      
a - H. Fujioka pinch hit for Y. Okamura in the 7th
b - H. Kimura pinch hit for G. Shimizu in the 9th
c - T. Okinaka pinch hit for K. Takahashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kimura (6, 9th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Morinaga (5, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Okinaka (3, 9th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Watanabe (16, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , M. Hirano , S. Iwai , T. Watanabe 4 , K. Morinaga 4 , H. Kimura 2 , T. Okinaka 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hirano , S. Iwai , K. Aoyagi
GIDP: K. Aoyagi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwai (18) , T. Watanabe (10) , K. Morinaga 2 (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Hirano-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .292 5 26
H. Smith 1B 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 .262 8 32
A. Otani CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .308 12 45
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .315 15 60
M. Morioka C 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .242 10 32
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .248 8 49
N. Katagiri 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .227 6 24
Y. Ueda SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 2 12
M. Yamamoto P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 2
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7 3 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fukunaga (14, 2nd Inning off G. Fujii, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Murakami (8, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , H. Smith , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , J. Murakami 4 , N. Katagiri 2 , Y. Ueda , M. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , M. Morioka 2 , J. Murakami , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: J. Murakami
Hit by Pitch: T. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Nakanishi (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Ueda-Katagiri-Smith)
PB: M. Morioka
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (3-5) 2.2 8 7 7 1 1 1 59 6.46   
Y. Okamura 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 51 4.58   
K. Takahashi 2.0 3 1 0 1 0 0 34 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 10
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 18, Y. Okamura 13, K. Takahashi 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 3-4, Y. Okamura 3-3, K. Takahashi 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 59-39, Y. Okamura 51-31, K. Takahashi 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Okamura 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Fujii
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto W (6-8) 8.0 9 6 5 4 6 1 113 4.38   
Y. Nakata SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 44
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 36, Y. Nakata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 8-9, Y. Nakata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 113-71, Y. Nakata 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nakata 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akihito Otani
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 37401
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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