| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES 09/09/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES | GAME ID: 8200 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (68-43) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | Vesutan Bees (52-54) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
Kites Lose at Home, 5-1 | The Kinboshi Kites and Vesutan Bees completed their game despite the inclement weather.
Kitahachi Masuda was a major contributor to the 5-1 Kinboshi win over Vesutan. The Kites second baseman was 3 for 3 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Josuke Fujimori picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-6. He struck out 2 in 5 innings.
Masuda came through for Kinboshi with a 2-run single in the top of the third. He hit a 1-0 fastball to center field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.
"First place," said Kites manager Kaita Kurosawa. "This is right where we want to be."
The Western League-leading Kites are 68-43. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: K. Masuda (16, 2nd Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Shimabukuro , S. Hashizume 2 , M. Takeno , K. Masuda 4 , M. Kobashi , K. Nojima 2 2-out RBI: M. Kobashi , K. Nojima 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fujimori Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: A. Yamamoto (25) Double Plays: 2 (Masuda-Yamamoto-Hashizume, Yamamoto-Masuda-Hashizume) OF assists: 1 (Shimabukuro(Iwai at 3rd base)) | | | a - K. Ishiguro substituted for G. Fujii in the 5th
BATTING Doubles: S. Iwai (28, 1st Inning off J. Fujimori, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Matsumoto (8, 2nd Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii , S. Iwai 2 , W. Matsumoto 2 , G. Shimizu Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Shimizu GIDP: T. Okinaka , K. Ishiguro Team LOB: 2 | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Fujimori W (5-6) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 5.79 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | G. Fujii L (7-7) | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 6.20 | K. Takahashi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.86 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kitahachi Masuda Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:06 Attendance: 15320 Special Notes: The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather. |
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