| Great Stroke: Iwai Gets 5 Hits Sunday, August 10th , 1975 Shougo Iwai of the Bees was unstoppable in his team's 11-5 victory over the Nagasaki Stars at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. He battered them for 5 hits in 6 at-bats.
"Boy, I was on the mark today," said the Vesutan first baseman after the game. "I could see the ball real well. It's a great feeling to do this. And besides, 5-for-6 won't hurt your batting average like 0-for-5 will."
Shougo Iwai hit an RBI single in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Shinsaku Shiraishi in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 8th and grounded out in the 9th.
On the year, Iwai is hitting .284 with 85 hits, 15 home runs, 59 RBIs, .386 OBP and has scored 42 runs.
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