 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 09/07/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | GAME ID: 6812 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Hosho Reliables (50-55) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Yokohama Kingfishers (67-38) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
Red-Hot Kingfishers Win Again | The Yokohama Kingfishers beat the Hosho Reliables, 6-2. Yokohama pitcher and Fukuyama, Japan, native Matsuta Mori led the way. Mori, the winner, moves to 2-1. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 1 walk. The Kingfishers have now won 9 straight.
In the bottom of the second, Yokohama first baseman Tsuguto Nakamura had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Nakamura stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 2-0, Yokohama. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.
"This team is playing at a high level right now," said Kingfishers manager Tommy McDonell. | |
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HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for H. Sakai in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: Z. Abe (2, 8th Inning off K. Yagi, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: Y. Hirata , T. Hamano , M. Yamaguchi , Y. Kawata , M. Nakamura , Z. Abe 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bloom , H. Dunham GIDP: Y. Hirata , Y. Kawata Sac Bunt: E. Ueno Sac Fly: S. Morioka Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: S. Morioka (24) Double Plays: 2 (Morioka-Nakamura-Bloom, Hirata-Nakamura-Bloom) | | | a - Y. Maeda pinch hit for M. Mori in the 7th b - M. Kobashi pinch hit for K. Yagi in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: F. Sonoda (24, 6th Inning off E. Ueno, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Nakamura 2 , Y. Okazaki , F. Sonoda 2 , H. Onishi 2 , R. Endo , M. Mori , Y. Maeda 2-out RBI: T. Nakamura , Y. Okazaki , H. Onishi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , F. Sonoda , R. Endo GIDP: T. Kaneshige , D. Sato Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: T. Nakamura (1) Double Plays: 2 (Sonoda-Endo-Nakamura, Endo-Sato-Nakamura) | | |
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HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | E. Ueno L (11-9) | 6.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 2.71 | H. Sakai | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | H. Kato | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Mori W (2-1) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 2.43 | K. Yagi | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4.12 | H. Sasaki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.28 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Matsuta Mori Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:01 Attendance: 27491 Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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