BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/04/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8183 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (50-51) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Fukuoka Falcons (53-54) 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 X 10 15 1
Bees Keep Losing, Drop 10-5 Contest to Fukuoka
Harl Smith knocked in 5 runs to help Fukuoka beat Vesutan, 10-5. Smith produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Sadao Arai, now 1-1, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. The Falcons now have a record of 53-54 with the win over Vesutan.

Smith had a crucial hit for Fukuoka with one out in the bottom of the third. With Fukuoka trailing 4-2, Smith hit a 3-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Falcons ahead, 5-4.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Smith told the Fukuoka News.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .350 13 47
T. Watanabe P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274 18 88
   a-O. Miyaji RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323 5 22
S. Iwai 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .349 11 68
M. Shiotani SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 3 28
   b-M. Hirano SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 5 14
T. Okinaka CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .235 15 72
K. Morinaga 3B 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .237 6 46
W. Matsumoto RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 11 24
   I. Takayama P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .062 0 1
   Y. Okamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   c-H. Kimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 14
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 2
H. Nishikawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 2 11
H. Fujioka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .258 10 50
Totals 35 5 8 5 3 8 15      
a - O. Miyaji substituted for T. Watanabe in the 3rd
b - M. Hirano substituted for M. Shiotani in the 4th
c - H. Kimura pinch hit for Y. Okamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwai (27, 1st Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Fujioka (7, 2nd Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Watanabe (18, 2nd Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Okinaka (15, 1st Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , T. Watanabe 3 , O. Miyaji , S. Iwai 2 , M. Hirano , T. Okinaka 4 , H. Fujioka 2
2-out RBI: T. Watanabe , T. Okinaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , W. Matsumoto , H. Nishikawa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Ishii (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Watanabe (14) , H. Fujioka (21)
Double Plays: 3 (Fujioka, Fujioka-Hirano-Iwai, Morinaga-Fujioka-Iwai)
PB: H. Nishikawa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .284 7 36
Y. Smith SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .243 2 13
A. Otani CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .311 14 57
Y. Fukunaga LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .290 20 78
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 9 21
   b-K. Sakai LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 1 7
J. Murakami 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .253 9 58
H. Smith 1B 3 1 3 5 0 0 1 .251 11 45
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .232 6 34
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .198 1 6
E. Yamamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   S. Arai P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 3
   T. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 15 9 4 6 16      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Fukunaga in the 5th
b - K. Sakai substituted for T. Kanemura in the 6th
c - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for S. Arai in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (19, 1st Inning off T. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Murakami 3 (20, 3rd Inning off T. Watanabe, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off Y. Okamura, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Smith (16, 5th Inning off I. Takayama, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kanemura (1, 5th Inning off I. Takayama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Smith (11, 3rd Inning off T. Watanabe, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Smith 2 , T. Kanemura 3 , K. Sakai , J. Murakami 7 , H. Smith 7 , N. Katagiri , R. Nakazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , N. Katagiri
GIDP: Y. Smith , J. Murakami
Sac Fly: H. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Otani (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (9)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Watanabe 2.1 6 5 5 1 2 1 61 6.72   
I. Takayama L (5-8) 3.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 58 4.66   
Y. Okamura 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 28 4.45   
K. Takahashi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Watanabe 22
Batters Faced: T. Watanabe 15, I. Takayama 15, Y. Okamura 8, K. Takahashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Watanabe 3-2, I. Takayama 4-2, Y. Okamura 0-2, K. Takahashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Watanabe 61-38, I. Takayama 58-38, Y. Okamura 28-15, K. Takahashi 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Okamura 1-1
Balk: Y. Okamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Yamamoto 4.2 8 5 5 3 6 1 111 6.93   
S. Arai W (1-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 3.38   
T. Sakata 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Yamamoto 31
Batters Faced: E. Yamamoto 25, S. Arai 7, T. Sakata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Yamamoto 3-4, S. Arai 3-4, T. Sakata 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Yamamoto 111-69, S. Arai 27-20, T. Sakata 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Arai 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harl Smith
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 27876
Special Notes: SS Masao Shiotani was injured in a collision at a base. Jotaro Murakami ties the FUK regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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