BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/20/1962
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8427 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (55-62) 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 10 2
Kinboshi Kites (67-54) 1 2 8 0 3 0 4 3 X 21 24 0
Yamamoto goes 4-for-5 to Power Kites Offense
Not everyone stuck through the 24-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.

Kinboshi shortstop Ayahito Yamamoto was a significant contributor in his team's 21-8 triumph over the Vesutan Bees. He went 4-5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 3 for the Kites. Toshio Yamamoto earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. He upped his record to 6-0.

Yamamoto came through for the Kites in the bottom of the third inning. With Kinboshi leading 8-7, the shortstop drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It made the score 9-7, Kinboshi.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Yamamoto. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."

The Kites lead the Western League by a game.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .360 15 65
T. Watanabe RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .219 6 23
S. Iwai 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .363 13 93
M. Shiotani SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .305 26 94
K. Aoyagi C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 9 61
Y. Isobe CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 4 45
K. Morinaga 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .237 7 58
H. Fujioka 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .226 8 34
   T. Okamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Ogawa P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Takahashi P 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .086 0 0
   S. Yamazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Yamamoto 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318 3 6
Totals 35 8 10 7 4 3 15      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for S. Yamazaki in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (33, 1st Inning off J. Fujimori, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Iwai (13, 2nd Inning off J. Fujimori, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Yamamoto (3, 6th Inning off K. Kato, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Iwai 6 , M. Shiotani 2 , Y. Isobe , K. Morinaga , H. Fujioka 2 , K. Takahashi , T. Yamamoto 4
2-out RBI: S. Iwai , M. Shiotani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Watanabe
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: K. Takahashi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Isobe (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Morinaga 2 (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Shiotani-Yamamoto-Iwai, Morinaga-Yamamoto-Iwai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 5 3 3 1 0 2 .265 16 48
A. Yamamoto SS 5 4 4 3 1 0 0 .285 23 83
M. Takeno RF 4 1 2 5 0 0 2 .275 18 76
   e-K. Nojima PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 4 14
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Shimabukuro LF 6 1 3 2 0 0 4 .286 17 83
K. Masuda 2B 6 2 2 3 0 0 3 .261 9 57
H. Orido C 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .277 7 68
Y. Kobayashi CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .264 14 66
M. Kobashi 3B 5 3 2 2 0 0 2 .252 6 46
J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 0 3
   T. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 4
   a-R. Furukawa PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 0 8
   T. Koyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 0
   b-S. Hashizume PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 19
   K. Kato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Nakada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .043 0 2
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Kokubunji PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 2
Totals 47 21 24 21 2 1 16      
a - R. Furukawa pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 3rd
b - S. Hashizume pinch hit for T. Koyama in the 5th
c - S. Nakada pinch hit for K. Kato in the 7th
d - M. Kokubunji pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 8th
e - K. Nojima pinch hit for M. Takeno in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Yamamoto (22, 3rd Inning off K. Takahashi, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Masuda (16, 7th Inning off T. Okamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Shimabukuro (5, 5th Inning off T. Okamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Yamamoto (23, 1st Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kobashi (6, 2nd Inning off K. Takahashi, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Shimabukuro (16, 8th Inning off H. Ogawa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro 6 , A. Yamamoto 8 , M. Takeno 2 , K. Nojima , T. Shimabukuro 5 , K. Masuda 3 , H. Orido 2 , Y. Kobayashi 2 , M. Kobashi 5 , R. Furukawa , S. Hashizume , M. Kokubunji
2-out RBI: A. Yamamoto , M. Takeno , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , H. Orido , Y. Kobayashi , M. Kobashi , R. Furukawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda
GIDP: K. Masuda , M. Kobashi
Sac Fly: M. Takeno
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Shimabukuro (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kobashi-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Takahashi L (5-4) 2.2 8 8 7 0 0 2 50 4.11   
S. Yamazaki 1.2 3 5 2 2 0 0 37 3.31   
T. Okamoto 2.1 8 5 5 0 1 0 40 6.17   
H. Ogawa 1.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 25 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Takahashi 8
Batters Faced: K. Takahashi 16, S. Yamazaki 12, T. Okamoto 14, H. Ogawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Takahashi 3-5, S. Yamazaki 2-3, T. Okamoto 1-4, H. Ogawa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Takahashi 50-34, S. Yamazaki 37-22, T. Okamoto 40-27, H. Ogawa 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamazaki 1-1 , T. Okamoto 2-2 , H. Ogawa 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fujimori 1.2 6 6 6 2 1 1 47 4.33   
T. Yamamoto W (6-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 27 4.76   
T. Koyama 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.28   
K. Kato 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 33 5.26   
M. Watanabe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.45   
K. Kodama 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fujimori 12
Batters Faced: J. Fujimori 13, T. Yamamoto 7, T. Koyama 6, K. Kato 8, M. Watanabe 3, K. Kodama 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fujimori 0-4, T. Yamamoto 1-3, T. Koyama 2-3, K. Kato 3-3, M. Watanabe 0-2, K. Kodama 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fujimori 47-27, T. Yamamoto 27-16, T. Koyama 24-14, K. Kato 33-16, M. Watanabe 10-8, K. Kodama 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yamamoto 1-0
WP: J. Fujimori
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ayahito Yamamoto
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 33637
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 3rd inning. Sueo Shimabukuro ties the WL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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