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.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .293 6 12
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .145 2 8
A. Otani CF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .370 2 10
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .245 2 6
K. Mukai C 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .333 2 10
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 0 1 1 3 5 .280 1 4
H. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .250 1 4
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .367 1 7
   d-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 2 7
   e-Y. Ueda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 1
   a-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 4
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Morioka PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 4
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 6 11 26      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .211 1 3
K. Kikuchi RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .340 1 7
   e-A. Kaneshiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ota C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .298 2 4
K. Shirai 1B 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .275 5 10
S. Hino LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186 1 5
B. Matsumura 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .327 5 8
T. Ishii CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .085 1 6
   b-M. Hino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-H. Takahashi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 4
T. Kurata P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
   a-Y. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Drill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Miyamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   C. Teramoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 6 3 6 15      
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)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito 4.0 6 5 5 0 4 3 62 4.35   
T. Sakata 1.0 1 1 0 2 2 0 29 1.29   
R. Suga 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 3.00   
K. Fukushima 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 34
Batters Faced: R. Saito 18, T. Sakata 7, R. Suga 7, K. Fukushima 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 2-6, T. Sakata 0-1, R. Suga 2-4, K. Fukushima 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 62-43, T. Sakata 29-15, R. Suga 26-16, K. Fukushima 31-21
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 56
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 27, Y. Niwa 4, T. Drill 9, C. Teramoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 4-5, Y. Niwa 0-0, T. Drill 2-2, C. Teramoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 108-65, Y. Niwa 12-5, T. Drill 29-18, C. Teramoto 21-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Drill 3-2
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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