BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/22/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8143 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (43-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 8 0
Fukuoka Falcons (48-41) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 8 1
Bees Fall Short, 6-5, at Fukuoka
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the Fukuoka Falcons and Vesutan Bees.

Fukuoka Falcons starter Norito Yamazaki pitched a strong game against the Vesutan Bees at Fukuoka Stadium, leading the Falcons to victory, 6-5. Kijuro Fukushima was credited with the save, his 19th in 24 tries.

Akihito Otani, who finished 2nd in the WL in wins above replacement with 6.4 last year, contributed to the Fukuoka win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Otani, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

With the win, Fukuoka upped its record to 48-41.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .360 13 49
M. Shiotani SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .284 17 66
S. Iwai 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .358 8 70
T. Okinaka RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .245 13 61
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .266 6 49
Y. Isobe CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .217 4 39
   b-T. Ikeda PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 5
K. Morinaga 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .237 6 50
H. Fujioka 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 8 30
   c-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 1 7
A. Marx P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120 0 3
   S. Tanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   a-T. Watanabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 5 12
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
Totals 35 5 8 4 1 8 14      
a - T. Watanabe pinch hit for S. Tanabe in the 7th
b - T. Ikeda pinch hit for Y. Isobe in the 8th
c - M. Hirano pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th
d - W. Matsumoto pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Isobe (11, 7th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Ishii (18, 7th Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shiotani (17, 7th Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 5 , M. Shiotani 4 , K. Aoyagi , Y. Isobe 4 , H. Fujioka
2-out RBI: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani , K. Aoyagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , A. Marx
Hit by Pitch: S. Iwai
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ishii (17) , Y. Isobe (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290 2 11
J. Murakami 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 7 50
A. Otani RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .317 22 57
Y. Fukunaga LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .263 13 59
K. Mukai C 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .294 9 40
H. Smith 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .249 9 32
   a-T. Kanemura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 15
Y. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 13 37
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 5 44
N. Yamazaki P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 6
   T. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Fukushima P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 4 12      
a - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Fukunaga (6, 3rd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Otani (22, 3rd Inning off A. Marx, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Smith (9, 6th Inning off A. Marx, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nakazawa , A. Otani 5 , Y. Fukunaga 4 , H. Smith 5 , Y. Smith
2-out RBI: A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nakazawa , H. Smith , K. Fukushima
Sac Bunt: J. Murakami
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (23)
OF assists: 1 (Nakazawa(Aoyagi at 2nd base))
PB: K. Mukai
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx L (9-9) 5.0 5 6 6 4 2 2 79 4.46   
S. Tanabe 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.31   
T. Okamoto 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 31
Batters Faced: A. Marx 24, S. Tanabe 4, T. Okamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 4-9, S. Tanabe 1-1, T. Okamoto 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 79-43, S. Tanabe 11-8, T. Okamoto 25-17
WP: S. Tanabe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamazaki W (9-7) 6.1 5 2 1 0 8 0 101 3.72   
T. Sakata 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 6.49   
Y. Nakata H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.38   
K. Fukushima SV (19) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamazaki 65
Batters Faced: N. Yamazaki 25, T. Sakata 4, Y. Nakata 2, K. Fukushima 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamazaki 4-6, T. Sakata 0-1, Y. Nakata 0-1, K. Fukushima 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamazaki 101-64, T. Sakata 11-7, Y. Nakata 6-1, K. Fukushima 17-11
WP: N. Yamazaki
Hit Batsmen: N. Yamazaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norito Yamazaki
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 31623
Special Notes: Rain delay of 53 minutes in the 7th inning.
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