BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
09/15/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8214 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (56-69) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Vesutan Bees (62-63) 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 X 9 15 0
Bai goes 4-for-4 to Ignite Bees Offense
Vesutan played host to Kinboshi at Vesutan Stadium.

Boosted by the 4-hit performance of Kohei Bai the Vesutan Bees defeated the Kinboshi Kites, 9-2. Bill Knox, who is tied for 7th in the WL in wins with 12, was the winning pitcher. Over 7.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Bai contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a run-scoring triple. It was one at-bat among others that helped Vesutan get the win.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Bai told the Vesutan Gazette.

Vesutan is now 62-63, while Kinboshi is 56-69.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 10 38
M. Kawasaki LF, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .259 18 66
   b-R. Okamoto PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .189 0 1
F. Tokunaga 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320 22 73
   c-S. Arakaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .474 1 2
   d-F. Muramoto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 10 30
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 9 54
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 7 29
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 12 40
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 2
   e-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 1 8
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 11 29
H. Hanada 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .192 1 11
K. Tamura P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 4
   a-Z. Yoemon RF, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 0 1
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 5 10      
a - Z. Yoemon substituted for K. Tamura in the 6th
b - R. Okamoto pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 8th
c - S. Arakaki pinch hit for F. Tokunaga in the 8th
d - F. Muramoto substituted for S. Arakaki in the 8th
e - M. Oyama pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga , T. Kanazawa , H. Kitamura , H. Hanada 2
2-out RBI: M. Kawasaki , T. Kanazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa
Sac Bunt: A. Goto 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hanada-Kurosawa-Muramoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .237 11 25
K. Omori LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239 13 56
H. Ikegami RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .291 15 80
S. Iwai 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .286 17 68
K. Okano 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .260 2 18
K. Bai 2B 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .287 5 18
Y. Ueda SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .206 5 23
A. Nakamura C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 14 40
B. Knox P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .123 0 0
   T. Doi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Ibe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 2 10
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8 2 2 19      
a - S. Ibe pinch hit for T. Doi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwai 2 (19, 6th Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Baker, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Okano (6, 7th Inning off B. Baker, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Bai (1, 4th Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Bai (5, 2nd Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kawano 2 , H. Ikegami 3 , S. Iwai 5 , K. Okano 2 , K. Bai 9 , Y. Ueda , A. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kawano , S. Iwai
GIDP: S. Iwai
Hit by Pitch: A. Nakamura
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kawano (35)
CS: K. Omori (11)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura L (14-7) 5.1 9 6 6 0 1 1 82 4.11   
B. Baker 2.2 6 3 3 2 1 0 49 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 27
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 25, B. Baker 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 9-5, B. Baker 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 82-56, B. Baker 49-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
WP: K. Tamura
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Knox W (12-10) 7.2 4 2 2 3 5 0 95 4.08   
T. Doi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.81   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Knox 65
Batters Faced: B. Knox 30, T. Doi 1, T. Yamamoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Knox 12-6, T. Doi 0-1, T. Yamamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Knox 95-56, T. Doi 4-2, T. Yamamoto 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Doi 1-0
WP: T. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kohei Bai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 9218
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 6th inning.
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