BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/23/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8144 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (44-47) 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 14 1
Fukuoka Falcons (48-42) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
Ishii Stars for Bees in 7-4 Win
The game between Vesutan and Fukuoka is in the books, despite a little rain.

The Vesutan Bees downed the Fukuoka Falcons, 7-4. The hitting star was left fielder Susumu Ishii. Ishii was 4-5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Bees. Vesutan pitcher Soseki Tanabe got the win, upping his record to 3-2. Sadakazu Minami got the loss.

With Vesutan leading 4-3 in the top of the fourth, Ishii hit a fastball from Ennosuke Yamamoto for a 2-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Bees ahead, 6-3.

"Enjoyed this one," Ishii told the Vesutan Observer. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

Vesutan bumps their record to 44-47 with the win.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .366 14 51
M. Shiotani SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .288 18 67
S. Iwai 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .361 8 71
T. Okinaka RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 13 61
Y. Isobe CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .219 4 40
K. Morinaga 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 6 50
H. Fujioka 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .229 8 30
T. Watanabe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 5 12
   S. Tanabe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   a-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 1 7
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Nishikawa C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .247 2 6
Totals 42 7 14 6 0 10 16      
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for S. Tanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Ishii (19, 2nd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Nishikawa (2, 2nd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ishii (14, 4th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Shiotani (18, 7th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 9 , M. Shiotani 6 , S. Iwai 3 , Y. Isobe 2 , H. Nishikawa 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , H. Fujioka 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Morinaga (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai, Morinaga-Fujioka-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 2 11
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .270 7 50
A. Otani RF 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .317 22 57
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 13 60
H. Smith 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .250 9 33
Y. Smith SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 .275 13 39
M. Morioka C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184 3 11
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 5 44
   b-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 3 15
S. Minami P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   E. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 4
   T. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   c-K. Mukai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 9 40
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 4 16      
a - G. Nakayama pinch hit for R. Suga in the 7th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
c - K. Mukai pinch hit for T. Sakata in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Nakazawa , J. Murakami 2 , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , H. Smith , Y. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith
GIDP: M. Morioka , N. Katagiri
Sac Fly: Y. Smith
Hit by Pitch: A. Otani
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Murakami (10)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Watanabe 3.0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.80   
S. Tanabe W (3-2) 4.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 43 4.12   
H. Ogawa SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Watanabe 38
Batters Faced: T. Watanabe 14, S. Tanabe 14, H. Ogawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Watanabe 5-3, S. Tanabe 3-6, H. Ogawa 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Watanabe 0-30, S. Tanabe 43-25, H. Ogawa 31-18
Hit Batsmen: H. Ogawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami L (2-3) 3.1 7 4 4 0 3 1 0 6.25   
E. Yamamoto 2.2 5 3 3 0 2 2 47 4.67   
R. Suga 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.25   
T. Sakata 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 31
Batters Faced: S. Minami 17, E. Yamamoto 13, R. Suga 4, T. Sakata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 4-3, E. Yamamoto 3-3, R. Suga 0-1, T. Sakata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 0-36, E. Yamamoto 47-33, R. Suga 12-9, T. Sakata 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Suga 1-0
WP: S. Minami
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Susumu Ishii
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 33775
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 4th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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