 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS 05/24/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS | GAME ID: 5203 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Hosho Reliables (14-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Rakisuta Rams (8-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
Reliables Nagao Stops Rams | Niou Nagao kept the Rakisuta Rams hitters from doing much damage at Rakisuta Stadium.
Rakisuta could only muster 5 hits and draw 4 walks against the right-handed Nagao, who controlled them throughout the game. Hosho won the contest, 2-0. Nagao added 9 strikeouts in his complete-game effort.
"I don't know if I was on or if they were off today," Nagao told reporters after the shutout win. "But whatever it was, I hope it happens again next time."
This season, Nagao has registered 3 wins and 1 loss in 5 starts with a 2.29 ERA. | |
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HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Morioka pinch hit for K. Hamasaki in the 8th b - T. Hamano substituted for S. Morioka in the 8th c - M. Tanoue pinch hit for K. Katagiri in the 9th d - S. Kawakami substituted for B. Bloom in the 9th e - H. Ishikawa substituted for M. Tanoue in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Hirata (8, 9th Inning off K. Arita, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: M. Tanoue (1, 9th Inning off K. Arita, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: Y. Hirata 3 , H. Dunham , Z. Abe 2 , M. Tanoue 3 2-out RBI: M. Tanoue Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Smith 3 , N. Nagao Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: H. Dunham (5) CS: H. Dunham (1)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Hirata-Kawakami) | | | a - T. Hashiguchi pinch hit for T. Ito in the 8th b - K. Kawai substituted for T. Hashiguchi in the 9th c - S. Fukuda pinch hit for M. Ezaki in the 9th d - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for T. Otani in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Yamanaka (1, 3rd Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. Sato , S. Nishimura , M. Ezaki , O. Nishimura , Y. Yamanaka 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , T. Hashiguchi , Y. Yamanaka GIDP: O. Nishimura Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: F. Sato (1) | | |
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HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Nagao W (3-1) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 2.29 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | Y. Yamanaka | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 1.62 | K. Arita L (0-2) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4.76 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Niou Nagao Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:32 Attendance: 13232 |
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