 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS 05/16/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 6925 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Fukuoka Falcons (9-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | Osaka Sailors (7-4) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | |  | |
Falcons vs Sailors Ends in Deadlock | The contest between Fukuoka and Osaka was nothing if not spirited. Neither could declare victory, however, when the game ended. 6-6 was the final score.
Kikuichi Shirai hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. It was not enough, though, to put his team over the top. | |
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FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for R. Saito in the 5th b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for T. Sakata in the 6th c - M. Morioka pinch hit for R. Suga in the 8th d - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th e - Y. Ueda substituted for T. Kanemura in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Nakanishi (4, 7th Inning off Y. Niwa, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Smith , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai , N. Katagiri 2-out RBI: A. Otani , N. Katagiri Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai , N. Katagiri , R. Nakazawa Sac Fly: J. Murakami Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING CS: Y. Smith (1)
FIELDING Errors: Y. Smith 2 (5) | | | a - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for T. Kurata in the 6th b - M. Hino pinch hit for T. Ishii in the 8th c - Z. Miyamoto pinch hit for T. Drill in the 8th d - H. Takahashi substituted for M. Hino in the 9th e - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Shirai (2, 5th Inning off T. Sakata, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Matsumura (2, 8th Inning off K. Fukushima, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: K. Shirai 2 (5, 1st Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Matsumura (5, 4th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Kikuchi , K. Ota , K. Shirai 10 , S. Hino , B. Matsumura 6 2-out RBI: , K. Shirai 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , T. Ishii Sac Bunt: G. Smith Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: G. Smith 2 (4) Double Plays: 1 (Shirai) | | |
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FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Kurata | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 0.88 | Y. Niwa | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10.12 | T. Drill BS (1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0.64 | C. Teramoto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1.93 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kikuichi Shirai Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:28 Attendance: 13764 Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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