 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS 08/10/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 7149 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (49-42) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | | Nagasaki Stars (50-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
| Bees Win at Nagasaki, 8-2 | The performance of Shougo Iwai proved critical in helping Vesutan beat Nagasaki, 8-2. The Bees first baseman went 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. Vesutan is now 49-42, Nagasaki 50-40.
With Vesutan leading 4-0 in the top of the seventh, Iwai came up to bat against Nagasaki pitcher Koson Mitsunaga. Iwai hit a slider to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 14th home run of the season put the Bees on top, 8-0.
Iwai called the win "a collective effort." | |
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | K. Kawano CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | 7 | 18 | | a-K. Itoh PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | b-Y. Isobe CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | 0 | 4 | | K. Omori LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | 7 | 37 | | H. Ikegami RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | 11 | 63 | | S. Iwai 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .273 | 14 | 56 | | K. Okano 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 2 | 15 | | A. Nakamura C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | 13 | 37 | | T. Ito 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 | 8 | 39 | | Y. Ueda SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | 4 | 13 | | M. Sakai P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 | 0 | 4 | | K. Inouye P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | | | | a - K. Itoh pinch hit for K. Kawano in the 8th b - Y. Isobe substituted for K. Itoh in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Kawano (12, 3rd Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Iwai (14, 7th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Kawano 3 , K. Omori 2 , S. Iwai 5 , A. Nakamura 2 , Y. Ueda 2 , M. Sakai 2-out RBI: S. Iwai , A. Nakamura , Y. Ueda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Itoh , T. Ito , M. Sakai Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: K. Kawano (24) , K. Omori (28) CS: K. Omori (9) , Y. Ueda (1)
FIELDING Errors: K. Okano (2) , T. Ito (16) | | | a - R. Hirata pinch hit for B. Nishi in the 7th b - T. Fujimoto pinch hit for M. Suzuki in the 7th c - F. Mori pinch hit for T. Ueda in the 8th d - K. Takamatsu substituted for F. Mori in the 9th e - J. Hale pinch hit for S. Ishiguro in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: I. Kawase , M. Ichikawa 2 , I. Matsuda , B. Nishi , R. Hirata , J. Hale Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kawase , S. Sakata , S. Inoue 2 , R. Hirata Sac Bunt: K. Mitsunaga Hit by Pitch: I. Matsuda Team LOB: 13
FIELDING Errors: M. Ichikawa (19) , T. Ueda (3) | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakai W (9-6) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 2.79 | | K. Inouye | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2.73 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shougo Iwai Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 3:01 Attendance: 17703 |
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