BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
05/18/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6927 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (10-4) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 0
Osaka Sailors (7-5) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 6 11 2
Falcons Drop Sailors, 7-6
Fukuoka left fielder Yuigo Fukunaga made his presence felt in the 7-6 Falcons triumph over the Osaka Sailors. Fukunaga was 3-4 with 3 singles and 2 walks. The Falcons, now 10-4, have played inspired baseball.

The most important at-bat for Fukuoka came in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Yukio Smith reached on an error by the 3B, driving in 1 run, putting Fukuoka up, 7-6.

"We found a way to get it done," Smith said.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288 6 12
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .143 2 8
A. Otani CF 4 1 1 0 2 1 7 .333 2 10
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 3 1 2 0 2 .306 2 7
K. Mukai C 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .370 2 13
J. Murakami 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 8 .271 2 8
H. Smith 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 .300 1 4
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .404 1 9
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 4
   c-Y. Ueda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
M. Yamamoto P 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   a-T. Kanemura 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 2 7
Totals 41 7 13 6 8 6 33      
a - T. Kanemura substituted for M. Yamamoto in the 8th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
c - Y. Ueda substituted for R. Nakazawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Mukai (3, 1st Inning off A. Smith, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Katagiri 2 (6, 1st Inning off A. Smith, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Murakami (2, 1st Inning off A. Smith, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai 3 , J. Murakami 4 , H. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , H. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri
GIDP: H. Smith
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murakami-Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .194 1 3
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .327 1 7
   f-A. Kaneshiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ota C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .286 2 4
K. Shirai 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .317 5 10
S. Hino LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .246 1 5
   b-Y. Ishikawa PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 1 3
   e-H. Takahashi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .305 5 11
T. Ishii CF 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 .094 1 8
   c-Z. Miyamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 1 7
A. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   F. Iwamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Hino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Teramoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-F. Anderson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 3 14      
a - M. Hino pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 7th
b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for S. Hino in the 8th
c - Z. Miyamoto pinch hit for T. Ishii in the 8th
d - F. Anderson pinch hit for C. Teramoto in the 8th
e - H. Takahashi substituted for Y. Ishikawa in the 9th
f - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Ishikawa (1, 8th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kikuchi 2 , K. Ota 2 , K. Shirai 2 , S. Hino 3 , Y. Ishikawa 4 , B. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ishii , G. Smith
GIDP: K. Shirai
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nakasone (2) , B. Matsumura (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakasone-Smith-Shirai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto 7.0 11 6 6 1 3 1 100 6.12   
K. Fukushima W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 33
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 32, K. Fukushima 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 12-5, K. Fukushima 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 100-62, K. Fukushima 27-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith 1.2 8 6 6 3 2 1 69 5.17   
T. Masuda 5.0 3 0 0 4 3 0 78 0.63   
F. Iwamoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.69   
C. Teramoto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.59   
Y. Niwa L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 8
Batters Faced: A. Smith 16, T. Masuda 22, F. Iwamoto 1, C. Teramoto 4, Y. Niwa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 1-2, T. Masuda 7-5, F. Iwamoto 0-0, C. Teramoto 1-1, Y. Niwa 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 69-35, T. Masuda 78-46, F. Iwamoto 6-4, C. Teramoto 20-11, Y. Niwa 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Masuda 2-0 , F. Iwamoto 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yuigo Fukunaga
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 15828
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