 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/09/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 8197 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (41-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | Nagasaki Stars (61-47) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
| Stars Earn 5-2 Home Win | The rain did not keep Nagasaki and Vesutan from finishing their game.
The Nagasaki Stars defeated the Vesutan Bees, 5-2, in Western League action at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. Nagasaki pitcher Seiya Okazaki had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was Okazaki, now 1-0. He tossed 6.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 2.
The Stars got a big at-bat from center fielder Shou Okuda. For the game, Okuda was 1-4 with a home run. In the bottom of the sixth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Nagasaki a 3-2 lead.
"I still think this team can play even better," Okazaki told the Nagasaki Citizen.
With the win, Nagasaki raised its record to 61-47.
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Watanabe pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 7th
b - M. Hirano substituted for T. Watanabe in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Okinaka 2 (27, 1st Inning off S. Okazaki, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Okazaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Okinaka 4 , M. Shiotani , S. Yamashita 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Isobe 2
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Sac Fly: K. Aoyagi
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Errors: H. Fujioka (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamashita-Fujioka-Iwai) | | | a - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for M. Sakata in the 7th
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oishi (20, 1st Inning off G. Fujii, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Okuda (4, 6th Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Nakagawa (2, 7th Inning off G. Fujii, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hirai 2 , T. Oishi 4 , S. Okuda 4 , Y. Sakai , S. Okazaki , R. Nakagawa 4
2-out RBI: T. Oishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nagasawa
GIDP: T. Oishi
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hirai (4)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Nishi 2 (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujimori-Nishi-Nagasawa) | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Fujii L (6-10) | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 5.60 | | K. Uchida | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 |
| | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Okazaki W (1-0) | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 2.31 | | M. Sakata H (7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.14 | | K. Okazaki SV (17) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.10 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Seiya Okazaki
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 20098
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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