 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES 08/19/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES | GAME ID: 8141 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (43-45) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Kinboshi Kites (48-45) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
Bees Fall Short, 2-1, at Kinboshi | Kinboshi Kites pitcher Teruaki Koyama was in fine form, leading his team past the Vesutan Bees, 2-1. Koyama, the winner, moves to 2-4. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 3 walks. Kinya Kodama earned the save, his 12th in 20 tries.
The Kites got a big at-bat from first baseman Sueo Shimabukuro. For the game, Shimabukuro went 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 12th home run of the season gave Kinboshi a 2-0 lead.
"It wasn't easy, but we got it done," said Shimabukuro.
The Kites bumped their record to 48-45 with this win. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 8th b - M. Hirano pinch ran for K. Aoyagi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Okinaka (25, 4th Inning off T. Koyama, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Ishii , S. Iwai , T. Okinaka 2 , K. Aoyagi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Morinaga , K. Takahashi Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai) | | | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Koyama W (2-4) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 4.40 | K. Kodama SV (12) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4.21 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Teruaki Koyama Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM JST Time: 2:20 Attendance: 32658 |
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