BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/18/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8140 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (47-35) 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 10 13 1
Vesutan Bees (34-59) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Sailors Pop Bees, 10-4
Led by Kikuichi Shirai, the Osaka Sailors defeated the Vesutan Bees, 10-4. Shirai was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Sailors. With the win over Vesutan, the Sailors improved to 47-35.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Bunmei Matsumura? The Osaka third baseman had a bases-clearing double in the top of the first inning to put the Sailors on top, 4-0. For the game, Matsumura had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Shirai.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .261 14 37
S. Hino LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .265 4 32
K. Shirai 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .301 13 48
K. Ota C 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .307 18 49
K. Kikuchi RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 .269 13 41
B. Matsumura 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .240 14 45
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 12 45
H. Takahashi CF 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .200 3 8
Y. Imoto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 4
Totals 37 10 13 10 4 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Matsumura (8, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Hino 2 (17, 4th Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Nakasone (19, 8th Inning off T. Watanabe, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Shirai (13, 4th Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 4 , S. Hino 4 , K. Shirai 5 , K. Kikuchi , B. Matsumura 3 , G. Smith , H. Takahashi 2
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Shirai , K. Ota
GIDP: G. Smith , Y. Imoto
Sac Bunt: Y. Imoto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hino (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .380 7 38
T. Okinaka RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .212 11 43
S. Iwai 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .325 11 60
M. Shiotani SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .266 10 70
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 11 48
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 9 40
Y. Isobe CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 3 35
H. Fujioka 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 6 24
G. Fujii P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 0 3
   I. Takayama P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Watanabe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 3
Totals 38 4 10 4 2 2 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (22, 1st Inning off Y. Imoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Iwai (15, 5th Inning off Y. Imoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Okinaka 2 (7, 3rd Inning off Y. Imoto, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off Y. Imoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 2 , T. Okinaka 6 , S. Iwai 2 , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe , H. Fujioka 2
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , S. Iwai , S. Yamashita 2 , K. Aoyagi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ishii (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai, Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Imoto W (3-8) 9.0 10 4 3 2 2 0 107 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Imoto 53
Batters Faced: Y. Imoto 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Imoto 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Imoto 107-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (5-8) 2.1 5 5 5 4 2 0 64 5.33   
I. Takayama 3.0 6 4 4 0 5 1 48 7.98   
T. Watanabe 3.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 40 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 21
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 15, I. Takayama 14, T. Watanabe 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 1-3, I. Takayama 3-0, T. Watanabe 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 64-35, I. Takayama 48-34, T. Watanabe 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Takayama 1-0 , T. Watanabe 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kikuichi Shirai
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 10339
Special Notes: Tomeo Okinaka ties the WL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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