 | 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. | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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