BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8431 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Vesutan Bees (56-64) 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Fukuoka Falcons (57-57) 0 0 2 0 X 2 3 1
Falcons Edge Bees, 2-1
The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of Fukuoka fans at Fukuoka Stadium.

Fukuoka Falcons starter Minoru Yamamoto pitched his team past the Vesutan Bees, 2-1. Yamamoto yielded 1 run over 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 0, and struck out 1. His record improves to 11-11.

Akihito Otani, who is tied for 10th in the WL in hits with 136, aided the Fukuoka cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder was 1-2.

Yamamoto called the win "a team effort."

Fukuoka now has a record of 57-57 with the win.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .360 15 66
T. Watanabe RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .234 7 27
M. Shiotani SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303 26 94
Y. Isobe CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 4 45
K. Morinaga 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 7 58
M. Hirano 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 1 9
H. Fujioka 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 8 34
H. Nishikawa C 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 2 6
G. Fujii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0 0
Totals 18 1 7 1 0 1 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Ishii , T. Watanabe , K. Morinaga , M. Hirano , H. Fujioka , H. Nishikawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Watanabe
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: G. Fujii 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Fujioka-Hirano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .256 12 43
Y. Smith SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 16 48
A. Otani CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 23 69
Y. Fukunaga LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 17 80
K. Mukai C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 11 51
J. Murakami 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 9 59
H. Smith 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 10 41
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 5 50
M. Yamamoto P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 0 2
Totals 14 2 3 0 4 1 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani , M. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mukai , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: A. Otani
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (21)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith, Murakami-Katagiri-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Nakanishi(Fujioka at 2nd base))
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Fujii L (7-12) 4.0 3 2 2 4 1 0 71 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Fujii 45
Batters Faced: G. Fujii 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Fujii 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: G. Fujii 71-40
WP: G. Fujii
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto W (11-11) 5.0 7 1 1 0 1 0 62 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 50
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 62-43
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Minoru Yamamoto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:12
Attendance: 32308
Special Notes: The game was called in the 5th inning due to bad weather.
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