BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/16/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8221 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (44-69) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 8 1
Fukuoka Falcons (53-57) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 7 3
Bees-Falcons End Up Tied
The contest between Vesutan and Fukuoka was nothing if not spirited. Neither could declare victory, however, when the game ended. 7-7 was the final score.

Akihito Otani went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. It was not enough, though, to put his team over the top.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .355 10 44
M. Shiotani SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .254 13 81
S. Iwai 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .314 13 72
T. Okinaka RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .216 14 58
Y. Isobe CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .243 4 46
S. Yamashita 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .260 11 59
H. Nishikawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 2 9
H. Fujioka 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242 6 28
S. Suzuki P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0
   a-M. Hirano PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 2 18
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 8 6 4 6 15      
a - M. Hirano pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Isobe (27, 2nd Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Ishii (36, 5th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Okinaka (8, 3rd Inning off B. O'Grady, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Ishii (13, 8th Inning off K. Shimizu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shiotani (13, 3rd Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 5 , M. Shiotani 5 , T. Okinaka 3 , Y. Isobe 3 , H. Fujioka
2-out RBI: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani , Y. Isobe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , S. Yamashita 2 , H. Nishikawa , S. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: H. Nishikawa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Shiotani (28)
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 23 58
Y. Smith SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 10 43
A. Otani CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .305 16 74
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .247 15 59
H. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 7 39
J. Murakami 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 9 53
   K. Shimizu P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .336 5 21
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 28
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 3 18
   c-G. Nakayama 2B, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 12
M. Morioka C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .228 9 35
B. O'Grady P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kamiya 3B, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7 3 6 11      
a - T. Kamiya substituted for B. O'Grady in the 5th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 7th
c - G. Nakayama substituted for R. Nakazawa in the 8th
d - T. Kanemura pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Morioka (3, 3rd Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Nakanishi (19, 6th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Otani (33, 6th Inning off S. Suzuki, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Otani (16, 1st Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Fukunaga (15, 6th Inning off S. Suzuki, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Morioka (9, 9th Inning off H. Ogawa, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 2 , A. Otani 6 , Y. Fukunaga 4 , G. Nakayama , M. Morioka 6
2-out RBI: A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi
GIDP: Y. Smith
Hit by Pitch: T. Kamiya
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Nakazawa (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (30) , J. Murakami 2 (21)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Suzuki 7.0 5 4 4 2 5 2 91 5.56   
H. Ogawa BS (8) 2.0 2 3 2 1 1 1 42 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Suzuki 54
Batters Faced: S. Suzuki 28, H. Ogawa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Suzuki 7-9, H. Ogawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Suzuki 91-62, H. Ogawa 42-26
Hit Batsmen: H. Ogawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady 4.2 5 5 4 3 3 1 94 3.27   
K. Shimizu 4.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 64 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 36
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 24, K. Shimizu 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 4-7, K. Shimizu 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 94-53, K. Shimizu 64-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Shimizu 2-0
WP: B. O'Grady
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akihito Otani
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18644
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