BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/14/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6642 - FRIDAY, JULY 14TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (33-31) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 10 11 2
Hosho Reliables (37-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 4
Kingfishers Deal Reliables 10-2 Loss
Yokohama beat Hosho in a rain-soaked ballgame.

No one was more impactful than Kazuaki Mukai in the 10-2 Yokohama win over Hosho. Mukai, who finished 5th in the EL in on-base percentage with .369 in 1954, went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs. Picking up the win was Fumimaro Yamauchi. He went 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits. The right--hander struck out 3 and walked 1. Earning his 3rd save of the year was Minao Akagi.

Yonekichi Okazaki, the Yokohama left fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to make the score 5-1, Kingfishers. For the game, Okazaki went 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We took a roundhouse punch to the chin," said losing manager Shun Kawamura.

Yokohama is 33-31 and Hosho, with the loss, 37-26.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .167 7 21
Y. Okazaki LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .337 11 40
   d-D. Sato PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 16 53
T. Kaneshige RF 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .281 1 6
K. Mukai C 3 3 2 1 2 0 3 .207 7 28
F. Sonoda SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .252 5 28
S. Ishii 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .152 1 3
O. Smith 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 9 .306 4 9
M. Kobayashi CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 5 38
   a-T. Oishi PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .265 10 47
   b-S. Fukuda CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .221 0 10
F. Yamauchi P 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .226 1 4
   c-Y. Maeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 6 26
   M. Akagi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 11 10 5 7 29      
a - T. Oishi pinch hit for M. Kobayashi in the 6th
b - S. Fukuda substituted for T. Oishi in the 6th
c - Y. Maeda pinch hit for F. Yamauchi in the 7th
d - D. Sato pinch hit for Y. Okazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshige (3, 8th Inning off H. Sakai, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Okazaki 3 , T. Kaneshige 2 , K. Mukai 2 , F. Sonoda 2 , S. Ishii 2 , F. Yamauchi
2-out RBI: Y. Okazaki , S. Ishii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mukai , O. Smith , M. Kobayashi , M. Akagi , Y. Maeda
GIDP: F. Sonoda
Sac Fly: O. Smith , S. Fukuda , F. Yamauchi
Hit by Pitch: K. Aoki 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: F. Sonoda 2 (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Sonoda-Ishii-Aoki, Sonoda-Ishii-Aoki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 4 30
S. Kawakami 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 5 32
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .332 12 43
Y. Hirata SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 10 29
   b-K. Sato PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 8
T. Hamano CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240 4 32
M. Yamaguchi RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 4 22
   c-J. Hara PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
Y. Smith 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 5 26
I. Murata C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .186 2 4
T. Smith P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 4
   M. Toyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Ando PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 8
   H. Sakai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Mizuno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   d-J. Kono PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 5 31
Totals 33 2 8 1 1 4 13      
a - S. Ando pinch hit for M. Toyama in the 7th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for Y. Hirata in the 8th
c - J. Hara pinch hit for M. Yamaguchi in the 8th
d - J. Kono pinch hit for Y. Mizuno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hamano (14, 4th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morioka 2 , T. Hamano 2 , M. Yamaguchi , Y. Smith , I. Murata , T. Smith , S. Ando
2-out RBI: M. Yamaguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Kawakami 2 , T. Hamano
GIDP: K. Hamasaki , I. Murata
Sac Bunt: T. Smith
Hit by Pitch: K. Hamasaki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hamano (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata 4 (26)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Kawakami)
PB: I. Murata
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (5-5) 6.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 87 3.04   
M. Akagi SV (3) 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 50 6.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 58
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 23, M. Akagi 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 9-4, M. Akagi 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 87-57, M. Akagi 50-30
WP: M. Akagi
Hit Batsmen: M. Akagi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smith L (5-6) 5.0 5 2 1 2 3 0 87 2.76   
M. Toyama 2.0 1 3 0 3 2 0 50 5.12   
H. Sakai 1.0 5 5 5 0 1 0 47 45.00   
Y. Mizuno 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 52
Batters Faced: T. Smith 22, M. Toyama 14, H. Sakai 9, Y. Mizuno 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 8-3, M. Toyama 1-3, H. Sakai 0-2, Y. Mizuno 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 87-51, M. Toyama 50-28, H. Sakai 47-26, Y. Mizuno 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Toyama 1-1
WP: H. Sakai
Hit Batsmen: M. Toyama , H. Sakai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuaki Mukai
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 26468
Special Notes: Rain delay of 42 minutes in the 5th inning.
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