 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS 08/13/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT OSAKA SAILORS | | GAME ID: 8118 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (42-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | Osaka Sailors (44-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 | | |  | |
| Bees Losers, 6-1, Versus Osaka | The Osaka Sailors converted a terrific effort from starter Natsuhiko Sugiura into a win over the Vesutan Bees at Kotei Stadium. The Sailors won the game by a final score of 6-1. In 7 innings, Sugiura surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Osaka is third in the Western League with a record of 44-40.
The Sailors benefited from an error in the bottom of the fifth inning. Osaka was leading 1-0 when Yoshio Ishikawa hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Osaka in front, 3-0.
Ishikawa said afterward that "winning is what it's all about."
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Okinaka pinch hit for I. Takayama in the 7th
b - S. Ishii pinch hit for O. Miyaji in the 8th
c - H. Fujioka pinch hit for M. Yanagi in the 9th
BATTING
Total Bases: O. Miyaji , S. Iwai 2 , T. Watanabe 2 , K. Morinaga 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , K. Morinaga , H. Kimura 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Hirano
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: W. Matsumoto (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Kimura-Hirano-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Watanabe(Ishikawa at home)) | | | a - K. Shirai pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Matsumura (2, 4th Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Uno (1, 5th Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Shirai (15, 8th Inning off M. Yanagi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sawada , Y. Ishikawa 2 , M. Hino , F. Anderson , B. Matsumura 4 , A. Uno 3 , N. Sugiura , K. Shirai 4
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Smith , A. Uno
GIDP: N. Sugiura
Sac Bunt: G. Smith
Sac Fly: M. Hino
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Errors: M. Hino (1)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Iwai at home)) | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | I. Takayama L (4-7) | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 5.30 | | M. Yanagi | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3.93 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Natsuhiko Sugiura
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 16055 |
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