BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/19/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8135 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (46-46) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
Vesutan Bees (46-41) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 5 8 2
Bees Beat Falcons, 5-3
Vesutan played host to Fukuoka at Fukuoka Stadium.

The Vesutan Bees saddled the Fukuoka Falcons with a loss at Fukuoka Stadium. The final score was 5-3. Kiyohiro Aoyagi was 2 for 3, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Vesutan catcher scored 1 run and drove in 3. Tatsuki Goto was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.

Aoyagi contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Vesutan in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 2-1, Aoyagi took a curveball from Ryunosuke Saito and stroked the home run to left. His 10th home run of the season allowed the Bees to leap in front, 4-2.

"It never gets old," said Aoyagi. "Winning, that is."

The Bees win now puts them at 46-41.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 6 29
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 7
A. Otani CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .311 13 54
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .307 18 69
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 8 50
H. Smith 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .249 9 36
M. Morioka C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 12 35
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 6 29
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 8 19
   b-Y. Ueda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 13
R. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .108 0 0
   K. Uchida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   c-G. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 10 32
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2 2 10 5      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 7th
b - Y. Ueda substituted for T. Kanemura in the 7th
c - G. Nakayama pinch hit for K. Uchida in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (18, 1st Inning off T. Goto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Fukunaga 5 , J. Murakami , M. Morioka
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Smith , T. Kanemura
GIDP: Y. Smith , J. Murakami
Hit by Pitch: J. Murakami
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .345 11 40
   a-W. Matsumoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 11 23
T. Okinaka CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 12 60
S. Iwai 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .355 10 58
K. Aoyagi C 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .304 10 64
T. Watanabe RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .281 18 83
K. Morinaga 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .236 5 38
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246 10 44
G. Shimizu SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 4 11
T. Goto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 5
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   H. Ogawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 4 17      
a - W. Matsumoto substituted for S. Ishii in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishii (27, 3rd Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Watanabe (18, 2nd Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Aoyagi (10, 5th Inning off R. Saito, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Morinaga (5, 8th Inning off Y. Nakata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 5 , K. Aoyagi 5 , T. Watanabe 4 , K. Morinaga 4
2-out RBI: K. Aoyagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , T. Watanabe , G. Shimizu , T. Goto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Okinaka (5) , T. Watanabe (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Morinaga-Fujioka-Iwai, Iwai-Shimizu-Iwai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito L (7-7) 5.0 5 4 4 3 2 2 70 4.71   
K. Uchida 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 34 2.96   
Y. Nakata 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 40
Batters Faced: R. Saito 23, K. Uchida 9, Y. Nakata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 5-8, K. Uchida 2-4, Y. Nakata 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 70-37, K. Uchida 34-18, Y. Nakata 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goto W (8-10) 6.2 4 3 2 2 7 1 84 5.29   
T. Okamoto H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.30   
H. Ogawa SV (15) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goto 61
Batters Faced: T. Goto 24, T. Okamoto 3, H. Ogawa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goto 5-6, T. Okamoto 0-1, H. Ogawa 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goto 84-51, T. Okamoto 15-9, H. Ogawa 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Okamoto 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Ogawa
Balk: T. Goto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyohiro Aoyagi
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 21901
Special Notes: Rain delay of 42 minutes in the 6th inning.
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