BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8155 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (30-75) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Vesutan Bees (50-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 12 2
Bees Snag 5-2 Win
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Vesutan Bees and Osaka Sailors.

The Vesutan Bees beat the Osaka Sailors, 5-2. Vesutan pitcher and Sanda, Japan, native Masatoshi Sakai led the way. Sakai yielded 2 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. His record improves to 12-8.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Yuuichirou Isobe came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Osaka pitcher Haruki Ogawa, he hit a full count splitter for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Vesutan on top, 4-2.

"Winning is not something we take for granted," Isobe said.

Vesutan's record now stands at 50-55, placing them 4th in the Western League.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .234 5 17
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 8 25
T. Takahashi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 3 38
N. Yamada RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 4 15
J. Koda 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 8
K. Urushihara C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 4 18
R. Tamura 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .187 11 29
S. Hara CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .152 2 5
T. Kurata P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 0
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2 1 2 6      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hara (1, 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Takahashi , J. Koda 2 , R. Tamura , S. Hara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tamura , T. Kurata
Sac Bunt: K. Urushihara 2 , S. Hara , T. Kurata
Sac Fly: A. Kamai
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .259 17 67
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .264 19 46
H. Ikegami RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 17 60
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .342 5 17
   c-K. Kawano PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 7
   d-M. Tamura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 12
K. Okano 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 7 34
A. Nakamura C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .271 9 46
I. Kawase CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 12 49
   a-S. Yamashita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .149 1 5
   b-Y. Isobe CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .247 2 23
Y. Ueda SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .225 6 23
M. Sakai P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .188 1 2
Totals 36 5 12 5 2 4 14      
a - S. Yamashita pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 7th
b - Y. Isobe substituted for S. Yamashita in the 8th
c - K. Kawano pinch ran for S. Iwai in the 8th
d - M. Tamura substituted for K. Kawano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Miyakawa (17, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Ueda (7, 5th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Nakamura (12, 8th Inning off H. Ogawa, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Omori (18, 8th Inning off H. Ogawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Omori (6, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori 6 , T. Miyakawa 2 , S. Iwai 2 , K. Okano , A. Nakamura 2 , Y. Isobe , Y. Ueda 3 , M. Sakai
2-out RBI: K. Omori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , T. Miyakawa 2 , H. Ikegami , K. Okano
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Omori (28)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Okano 2 (17)
OF assists: 1 (Kawase(Yamada at home))
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata 7.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 101 3.99   
H. Ogawa L (2-14), BS (9) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 25 6.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 57
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 31, H. Ogawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 8-10, H. Ogawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 101-68, H. Ogawa 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ogawa 1-1
WP: T. Kurata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (12-8) 9.0 5 2 1 1 2 0 115 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 72
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 115-73
Balk: M. Sakai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 14384
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