 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/10/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | VESUTAN BEES AT NAGASAKI STARS | GAME ID: 8198 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Vesutan Bees (42-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Nagasaki Stars (61-48) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
Bees Prevail, 5-3, Over Nagasaki | Vesutan parlayed a decent outing from starter Tadaatsu Sunada into a solid win over the Nagasaki Stars. The final score was 5-3. The victory puts Vesutan at 42-66.
Masao Shiotani, who finished 2nd in the WL in batting average with .344 in 1958, aided the Vesutan cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop went 1 for 4 with a walk.
"I liked our effort," said Bees manager Jim Harper. | |
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VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Isobe (25, 6th Inning off A. Murakami, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Iwai (12, 4th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. Shiotani , S. Iwai 4 , K. Aoyagi 2 , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe 2 , H. Fujioka 2 , T. Sunada 2-out RBI: M. Shiotani , Y. Isobe , H. Fujioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai , H. Fujioka , M. Hirano Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: S. Ishii (5) , M. Shiotani (25) , T. Okinaka (7) | | | a - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for K. Usui in the 8th b - S. Ando pinch hit for K. Kondo in the 9th
BATTING Triples: B. Nishi (6, 1st Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Hirai (16, 8th Inning off H. Ogawa, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Nagasawa , T. Hirai 4 , B. Nishi 3 , T. Oishi , Y. Sakai , J. Hale 2 , W. Hancock 2-out RBI: T. Hirai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nagasawa , T. Oishi , J. Hale , W. Hancock Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J. Hale (1) | | |
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VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Sunada W (9-12) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 3.72 | H. Ogawa | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4.26 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | A. Murakami L (13-7) | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 3.24 | K. Usui | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.06 | K. Kondo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.94 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tadaatsu Sunada Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM JST Time: 3:27 Attendance: 23939 Special Notes: Rain delay of 51 minutes in the 8th inning. |
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