 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES 09/13/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES | GAME ID: 8212 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (52-51) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | Vesutan Bees (42-68) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
Shimabukuro Whacks 2 Home Runs in 10-7 Win | Kinboshi center fielder Taketoshi Shimabukuro was a significant contributor in his team's 10-7 triumph over the Vesutan Bees. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Kites. Teruaki Koyama snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 2.1 innings. He's now 4-1 on the season. Josuke Fujimori earned save number 18 this season.
Hideyuki Kitamura, who is tied for 9th in the WL in total bases with 205, aided the Kinboshi cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman went 1-5.
"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Kitamura told the Kinboshi Chronicle. "Whatever it takes."
The Kinboshi win streak is now 3 games. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Stone pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 4th b - M. Kokubunji substituted for R. Stone in the 4th c - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kodama in the 7th d - S. Hashizume pinch hit for I. Takagi in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: T. Shimabukuro 2 (22, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Minami, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro , H. Kitamura , H. Orido 2 , T. Shimabukuro 9 , M. Takeno 2 , K. Masuda , T. Koyama 2-out RBI: T. Shimabukuro Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Yamamoto , K. Masuda Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: A. Yamamoto (15)
FIELDING Errors: A. Yamamoto (20) | | | a - M. Hirano pinch hit for I. Takayama in the 6th b - T. Watanabe pinch hit for H. Ogawa in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: T. Okinaka (28, 5th Inning off T. Koyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (24, 6th Inning off T. Koyama, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Iwai (19, 6th Inning off T. Koyama, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: S. Iwai (13, 3rd Inning off Y. Hidaka, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani 3 , S. Iwai 6 , T. Okinaka 2 , K. Aoyagi , S. Yamashita 3 , H. Fujioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , S. Iwai , T. Okinaka , S. Yamashita Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: M. Shiotani (26) | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING Game Score: Y. Hidaka 37 Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 16, T. Koyama 14, K. Kodama 3, I. Takagi 6, J. Fujimori 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 3-3, T. Koyama 2-4, K. Kodama 1-1, I. Takagi 2-2, J. Fujimori 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 68-43, T. Koyama 41-26, K. Kodama 10-6, I. Takagi 18-12, J. Fujimori 10-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kodama 1-0 WP: Y. Hidaka | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Taketoshi Shimabukuro Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:04 Attendance: 12088 |
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