 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT DENKI DYNAMICS 09/19/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT DENKI DYNAMICS | GAME ID: 6844 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Yokohama Kingfishers (75-40) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Denki Dynamics (40-73) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
Kingfishers Win at Denki, 4-2 | The Yokohama Kingfishers picked up a win at Kanda Stadium, knocking off the Denki Dynamics, 4-2. Starting pitcher Fumimaro Yamauchi played a key role in the triumph. Yamauchi yielded 2 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 12-4. Toshinori Osada got the save, his 23rd in 35 chances.
Yokohama used the hitting of Yonekichi Okazaki to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Kingfishers on top, 3-0. For the game, Okazaki had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.
Yamauchi called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
This win makes it 5 in a row for Yokohama. | |
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YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Y. Maeda substituted for H. Yoshida in the 7th b - T. Nakamura pinch hit for R. Endo in the 8th c - S. Fukui substituted for T. Nakamura in the 8th d - K. Aoki pinch hit for F. Yamauchi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: F. Sonoda (27, 6th Inning off T. Hodges, 2 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Okazaki (12, 1st Inning off T. Hodges, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: D. Sato , Y. Okazaki 5 , F. Sonoda 3 , R. Endo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yoshida , F. Sonoda , T. Nakamura , Y. Torigoe GIDP: S. Arakawa Sac Bunt: F. Yamauchi Team LOB: 6 | | | a - S. Takahashi pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 8th b - R. Tamura pinch hit for M. Matsumoto in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Hirao (19, 9th Inning off T. Osada, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: K. Hirao (32, 7th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Hirao 7 , H. Kajioka , R. Iwasa 2-out RBI: K. Hirao Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kajioka Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING CS: H. Kajioka (5)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Iwamoto-Iwasa-Hirao) | | |
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YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | F. Yamauchi W (12-4) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 2.95 | T. Osada SV (23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.75 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Fumimaro Yamauchi Ballpark: Kanda Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:32 Attendance: 10400 |
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