 | 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. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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 | | |
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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 | | | | |
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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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