BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS
09/22/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8151 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (56-58) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Nagasaki Stars (70-51) 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 X 13 13 0
Okuda Powers Stars Offense
The Nagasaki Stars stormed past the Vesutan Bees, 13-4, at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. Nagasaki center fielderShou Okuda , who finished 4th in the WL in hits with 160 last year, led the hit parade. He was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. The winning pitcher was Mikiyasu Sakata. He's now 7-5. He went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits for the Stars. The Stars now have a record of 70-51 with the win over Vesutan.

Chipping in for Nagasaki was catcher William Hancock. He stroked a 2-run triple in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Hancock was 1-3 with a triple and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Hancock said after the game.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Miyaji LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .324 5 24
   a-T. Yamamoto PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
K. Ishiguro 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .105 0 0
S. Iwai 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .341 11 78
M. Shiotani SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .259 4 32
T. Okinaka CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .237 17 85
W. Matsumoto RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .326 11 26
   b-S. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 15 56
   c-K. Morinaga RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 8 54
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 10 55
H. Nishikawa C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .257 2 11
G. Fujii P 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .156 0 4
   K. Takahashi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 2
   T. Watanabe P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 19 97
Totals 33 4 10 3 3 5 16      
a - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for O. Miyaji in the 7th
b - S. Ishii pinch hit for W. Matsumoto in the 8th
c - K. Morinaga substituted for S. Ishii in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Ishiguro , S. Iwai , M. Shiotani 3 , T. Okinaka , W. Matsumoto 2 , H. Nishikawa , T. Watanabe
2-out RBI: T. Okinaka , W. Matsumoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishiguro , T. Okinaka , W. Matsumoto
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: H. Fujioka
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Okinaka (6)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Miyaji (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .310 20 64
   a-H. Onishi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 0
   c-Y. Sakai SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 6 48
T. Hirai RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 14 63
   b-K. Tokuda PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 1 4
K. Nagasawa 1B 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 .251 13 83
S. Okuda CF 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .307 23 115
S. Yamashita 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .275 2 33
W. Hancock C 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 .241 10 67
I. Fujimori 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .221 13 68
Y. Nakano LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .240 6 29
M. Sakata P 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .208 1 6
   K. Mochizuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 13 13 12 5 4 14      
a - H. Onishi pinch hit for B. Nishi in the 7th
b - K. Tokuda pinch hit for T. Hirai in the 7th
c - Y. Sakai substituted for H. Onishi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Okuda (34, 2nd Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Hancock (3, 4th Inning off G. Fujii, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Nagasawa (9, 6th Inning off K. Takahashi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nishi (20, 4th Inning off G. Fujii, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Okuda (23, 8th Inning off T. Watanabe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 5 , K. Nagasawa 4 , S. Okuda 7 , S. Yamashita 2 , W. Hancock 3 , I. Fujimori , M. Sakata 2
2-out RBI: B. Nishi , K. Nagasawa , I. Fujimori , M. Sakata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Fujimori , Y. Nakano 2
Hit by Pitch: I. Fujimori
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa, Nagasawa)
PB: W. Hancock
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (8-8) 3.2 5 6 6 2 2 1 77 6.03   
K. Takahashi 2.0 6 5 5 2 0 0 52 6.07   
T. Watanabe 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 36 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 25
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 19, K. Takahashi 14, T. Watanabe 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 3-6, K. Takahashi 2-4, T. Watanabe 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 77-45, K. Takahashi 52-30, T. Watanabe 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watanabe 3-2
WP: K. Takahashi
Hit Batsmen: G. Fujii
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakata W (7-5) 7.0 9 4 4 3 3 0 104 5.28   
K. Mochizuki 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakata 43
Batters Faced: M. Sakata 31, K. Mochizuki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakata 10-6, K. Mochizuki 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakata 104-67, K. Mochizuki 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mochizuki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shou Okuda
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 38223
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