BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/31/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7138 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (30-51) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 13 1
Osaka Sailors (45-29) 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 5 10 2
Bees Lose By a Run at Osaka
Conditions were not ideal but Osaka and Vesutan were able to put their game in the books.

The Osaka Sailors picked up a win at Kotei Stadium, knocking off the Vesutan Bees, 5-4. Starting pitcher Natsuhiko Sugiura was a big reason why. The Western League-leading Sailors have a record of 45-29.

The Sailors got a big at-bat from second baseman Mincho Hino. For the game, Hino went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Osaka a 4-2 lead.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Osaka manager Heikichi Kawasaki.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .374 6 29
T. Okinaka RF, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .209 10 39
S. Iwai 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .330 9 47
M. Shiotani SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .266 10 61
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .266 9 41
K. Aoyagi C 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .237 9 38
Y. Isobe CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 2 30
   a-M. Hirano PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311 2 17
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 6 22
   b-K. Morinaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 2 13
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 1 5
G. Fujii P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .176 0 3
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Watanabe PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 1 3
Totals 41 4 13 2 4 5 31      
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for Y. Isobe in the 7th
b - K. Morinaga pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 7th
c - T. Watanabe pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 7th
d - W. Matsumoto pinch hit for H. Ogawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Aoyagi (6, 2nd Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (17, 3rd Inning off N. Sugiura, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Iwai (12, 5th Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Ishii (9, 4th Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Okinaka (10, 8th Inning off T. Drill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 4 , T. Okinaka 5 , S. Iwai 2 , M. Shiotani 4 , K. Aoyagi 4 , M. Hirano , G. Fujii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , T. Okinaka , S. Iwai , S. Yamashita , K. Aoyagi , Y. Isobe , T. Watanabe
GIDP: S. Yamashita
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwai (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Fujioka-Shiotani-Iwai, Shiotani-Hirano-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hino LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 4 30
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .271 11 37
K. Ota C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .336 16 43
K. Shirai 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .305 11 40
B. Matsumura 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .240 14 41
M. Hino 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .295 6 20
G. Smith SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .211 11 38
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 3 7
N. Sugiura P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .186 1 3
   a-Y. Ishikawa PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .203 2 10
   T. Drill P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
Totals 33 5 10 5 3 4 18      
a - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for N. Sugiura in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ota (18, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hino (6, 6th Inning off G. Fujii, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hino , K. Kikuchi , K. Ota 2 , K. Shirai 3 , B. Matsumura , M. Hino 4 , G. Smith 2
2-out RBI: K. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Ota 2 , K. Shirai , N. Sugiura
GIDP: B. Matsumura , M. Hino
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Matsumura 2 (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Hino-Shirai)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (4-6) 5.2 9 5 4 3 1 1 83 5.11   
T. Okamoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.31   
H. Ogawa 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 31
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 29, T. Okamoto 1, H. Ogawa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 8-7, T. Okamoto 0-1, H. Ogawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 83-48, T. Okamoto 2-2, H. Ogawa 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Okamoto 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Sugiura W (9-4) 6.0 9 2 0 2 3 0 95 3.26   
T. Drill SV (9) 3.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 60 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Sugiura 51
Batters Faced: N. Sugiura 30, T. Drill 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Sugiura 7-7, T. Drill 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Sugiura 95-54, T. Drill 60-36
WP: N. Sugiura , T. Drill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Natsuhiko Sugiura
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 16129
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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