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.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Yamamoto SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 16 80
T. Shimabukuro LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .302 13 68
S. Hashizume 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .206 6 28
M. Takeno RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 13 49
K. Masuda 2B 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .308 19 83
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .289 14 56
M. Kobashi 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .244 10 57
K. Nojima C 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .329 4 13
J. Fujimori P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 2
Totals 25 5 10 5 1 1 12      
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))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 13 47
T. Okinaka CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .238 15 75
S. Iwai 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .352 11 74
K. Aoyagi C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 11 70
W. Matsumoto RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 11 24
K. Morinaga 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 7 49
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 2
H. Fujioka 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 10 52
G. Shimizu SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .198 5 15
G. Fujii P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 2
   a-K. Ishiguro 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 17 1 4 1 1 2 6      
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
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fujimori 56
Batters Faced: J. Fujimori 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fujimori 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fujimori 62-41
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 22
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 23, K. Takahashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 7-4, K. Takahashi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 87-52, K. Takahashi 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Takahashi 1-0
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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