BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/30/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8454 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (49-77) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 6 9 1
Kinboshi Kites (63-55) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 11 2
On Road, Vesutan Beats Kinboshi, 6-5
Thanks in large part to left fielder Susumu Ishii, the Vesutan Bees beat the Kinboshi Kites, 6-5. Ishii was 2-2 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. Hirokatsu Funakoshi came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. His record now stands at 4-0. The Bees go to 49-77 with the win.

Shuuhei Yamashita drew 1 walk in 5 plate appearances for Vesutan. The 31-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the seventh. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Yasuhiko Hidaka. It was his 39th walk of the season.

Ishii told a Vesutan Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 0 13
M. Shiotani SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .252 14 86
S. Ishii LF 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 .354 10 46
   e-Y. Isobe LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 5 51
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .311 16 81
T. Okinaka RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .210 15 65
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .262 16 74
H. Nishikawa C 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .234 3 14
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 6 31
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Morinaga PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 3 20
   c-K. Omori PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 4
   J. Hitchcock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Aoyagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 9 46
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 1
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Suzuki P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .075 0 0
   a-M. Hirano 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310 3 24
Totals 37 6 9 6 6 4 19      
a - M. Hirano substituted for S. Suzuki in the 6th
b - K. Morinaga pinch hit for H. Funakoshi in the 8th
c - K. Omori pinch ran for K. Morinaga in the 8th
d - K. Aoyagi pinch hit for J. Hitchcock in the 9th
e - Y. Isobe substituted for S. Ishii in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (28, 8th Inning off I. Takagi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 4 , S. Ishii 2 , S. Iwai 2 , H. Nishikawa , K. Morinaga
2-out RBI: , S. Iwai 2 , S. Yamashita , H. Nishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Okinaka 2 , S. Yamashita , H. Nishikawa , H. Fujioka
Sac Fly: S. Ishii
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shiotani (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nishikawa (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .272 20 69
H. Kitamura 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .293 20 69
H. Orido C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 12 53
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .321 25 86
K. Masuda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239 15 66
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .312 10 71
M. Takeno RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .243 15 67
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .246 11 58
Y. Hidaka P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .160 0 5
   a-R. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 0 12
   I. Takagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Igarashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hashizume PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .231 3 20
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 9 11      
a - R. Stone pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 7th
b - S. Hashizume pinch hit for T. Igarashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Yamamoto (23, 6th Inning off S. Suzuki, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Takeno (21, 9th Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kobayashi (22, 9th Inning off K. Takahashi, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Takeno (15, 4th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hashizume (3, 9th Inning off K. Takahashi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro , H. Kitamura 2 , H. Orido , T. Shimabukuro , A. Yamamoto 2 , M. Takeno 7 , Y. Kobayashi 2 , S. Hashizume 4
2-out RBI: A. Yamamoto , M. Takeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , M. Takeno
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kitamura (9) , T. Shimabukuro (12)
CS: S. Shimabukuro (17)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kitamura 2 (24)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Suzuki 5.2 8 2 2 0 7 1 114 5.26   
H. Funakoshi W (4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.21   
J. Hitchcock 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.29   
K. Takahashi 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 18 4.92   
H. Ogawa SV (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Suzuki 52
Batters Faced: S. Suzuki 24, H. Funakoshi 4, J. Hitchcock 4, K. Takahashi 4, H. Ogawa 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Suzuki 3-6, H. Funakoshi 1-3, J. Hitchcock 2-0, K. Takahashi 0-0, H. Ogawa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Suzuki 114-72, H. Funakoshi 14-9, J. Hitchcock 22-13, K. Takahashi 18-13, H. Ogawa 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Funakoshi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hidaka L (7-11) 7.0 6 3 2 5 2 0 100 4.18   
I. Takagi 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 25 3.17   
T. Igarashi 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 52
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 34, I. Takagi 6, T. Igarashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 7-12, I. Takagi 0-2, T. Igarashi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 100-54, I. Takagi 25-13, T. Igarashi 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Igarashi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Susumu Ishii
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 27558
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning.
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