BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
09/07/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8189 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (51-49) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 8 13 1
Vesutan Bees (52-52) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 X 9 14 1
Bees Capture Close Win
The performance of Tetsuya Watanabe proved critical in helping Vesutan beat Fukuoka, 9-8. The Bees right fielder went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. The win went to Teiljo Okamoto in relief, making him now 1-0. Kijuro Fukushima took the loss for Fukuoka. Haruki Ogawa earned the save for Vesutan, his 15th of the year.

Susumu Ishii, who leads the WL in hits with 163, aided the Vesutan cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the left fielder was 2-5 with a triple and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Watanabe told the Vesutan Observer, "and we played pretty well tonight."

With the win, the Bees have a record of 52-52.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Smith SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .287 15 45
J. Ishikawa RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .261 15 74
K. Mukai C 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .314 11 49
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .252 8 53
T. Kanemura 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .260 5 18
G. Nakayama 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 2 8
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 3 14
K. Sakai CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .209 1 3
   c-M. Morioka PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .184 3 14
M. Yamamoto P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 0 2
   a-A. Otani PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 22 61
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Katagiri PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 5 46
Totals 40 8 13 8 5 7 23      
a - A. Otani pinch hit for M. Yamamoto in the 8th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for G. Nakayama in the 9th
c - M. Morioka pinch hit for K. Sakai in the 9th
d - N. Katagiri pinch hit for R. Suga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sakai (3, 2nd Inning off A. Marx, 2 on, 2 outs) , Y. Smith 2 (24, 3rd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Okamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Mukai (4, 6th Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (15, 7th Inning off A. Marx, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Smith 5 , Y. Fukunaga 4 , K. Mukai 5 , J. Murakami , T. Kanemura , K. Sakai 3 , M. Yamamoto , A. Otani
2-out RBI: Y. Smith , Y. Fukunaga , K. Sakai , M. Morioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ishikawa , Y. Fukunaga , M. Yamamoto , N. Katagiri
GIDP: J. Murakami
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Smith (8)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (29)
OF assists: 1 (Fukunaga(Shiotani at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .367 15 58
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Watanabe RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .217 5 13
S. Iwai 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .359 11 82
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .298 22 83
K. Aoyagi C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .269 8 59
Y. Isobe CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .219 4 42
K. Morinaga 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .234 7 55
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 8 32
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .231 2 9
   c-W. Matsumoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
A. Marx P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .103 0 3
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hirano PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203 1 8
   d-T. Yamamoto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 5
Totals 36 9 14 9 3 2 21      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 8th
b - M. Hirano pinch hit for T. Okamoto in the 8th
c - W. Matsumoto substituted for T. Ikeda in the 9th
d - T. Yamamoto substituted for M. Hirano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Watanabe (3, 3rd Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shiotani (32, 7th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Ishii (39, 8th Inning off K. Fukushima, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Ishii (21, 5th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Iwai (11, 5th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 5 , T. Watanabe 5 , S. Iwai 5 , M. Shiotani 3 , K. Aoyagi , Y. Isobe , K. Morinaga , M. Hirano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Aoyagi 2 , A. Marx 2
Sac Bunt: Y. Isobe
Sac Fly: M. Shiotani
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Shiotani (29)
Double Plays: 1 (Morinaga-Fujioka-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Watanabe(Murakami at home))
PB: K. Aoyagi
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto 7.0 10 4 4 2 2 1 118 3.03   
K. Fukushima L (5-4), BS (7) 0.0 4 5 3 1 0 0 16 4.20   
R. Suga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 41
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 32, K. Fukushima 6, R. Suga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 9-9, K. Fukushima 0-0, R. Suga 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 118-74, K. Fukushima 16-10, R. Suga 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Suga 2-1
WP: M. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx 7.0 10 5 3 2 5 1 102 4.52   
T. Okamoto W (1-0) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 17 5.02   
H. Ogawa SV (15) 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 31 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 44
Batters Faced: A. Marx 32, T. Okamoto 6, H. Ogawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 7-8, T. Okamoto 1-1, H. Ogawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 102-62, T. Okamoto 17-11, H. Ogawa 31-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tetsuya Watanabe
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22385
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