BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/25/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8156 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (48-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 1
Kinboshi Kites (56-41) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Beat Goes On for Kites, Win 4-3 Over Bees
Kinboshi starter Gene Walker pitched well against the Vesutan Bees at Konohana Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. The save went to Mirai Watanabe, number 6 for him. Their 56-41 record puts the Kites second in the Western League.

With two out in the bottom of the fifth, Ayahito Yamamoto barreled up a changeup from Art Marx. The result was a solo home run, putting the Kites in front, 4-0.

Walker told a Kinboshi Chronicle reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .347 13 44
T. Okinaka CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .239 13 64
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .360 11 62
T. Watanabe RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 18 84
K. Morinaga 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234 5 41
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 10 46
   a-H. Kimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 14
   b-T. Yamamoto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
H. Nishikawa C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 2 11
   c-K. Aoyagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 11 67
G. Shimizu SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 4 13
   d-O. Miyaji PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 5 22
A. Marx P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 1 4
   e-M. Hirano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 5 14
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 4 12      
a - H. Kimura pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 8th
b - T. Yamamoto substituted for H. Kimura in the 8th
c - K. Aoyagi pinch hit for H. Nishikawa in the 9th
d - O. Miyaji pinch hit for G. Shimizu in the 9th
e - M. Hirano pinch hit for A. Marx in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwai (26, 1st Inning off G. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Okinaka (25, 8th Inning off G. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Morinaga (15, 8th Inning off M. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Okinaka 2 , S. Iwai 3 , K. Morinaga 2 , H. Fujioka , H. Nishikawa , M. Hirano
2-out RBI: K. Morinaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Watanabe , H. Kimura
GIDP: S. Iwai
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Watanabe (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Takeno RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .275 11 46
A. Yamamoto SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .301 16 78
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 7 46
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 13 61
K. Masuda 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .307 18 70
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .290 11 48
M. Kobashi 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 9 47
K. Nojima C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .319 3 10
G. Walker P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .024 0 0
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3 3 6 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Kobayashi (11, 2nd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Yamamoto (16, 5th Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Takeno , A. Yamamoto 4 , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , Y. Kobayashi 4 , M. Kobashi , K. Nojima
2-out RBI: M. Takeno , A. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimabukuro , Y. Kobayashi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamamoto (14) , T. Shimabukuro (11)
CS: K. Masuda (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx L (9-8) 8.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 127 5.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 55
Batters Faced: A. Marx 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 127-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Walker W (6-6) 7.1 4 2 2 4 3 0 107 4.27   
M. Watanabe SV (6) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 30 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Walker 61
Batters Faced: G. Walker 29, M. Watanabe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Walker 10-8, M. Watanabe 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Walker 107-64, M. Watanabe 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Watanabe 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gene Walker
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 31747
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