BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/20/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6935 - MONDAY, MAY 20TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (5-12) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Fukuoka Falcons (12-4) 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 X 11 16 0
Falcons Toast Stars, 11-3
The Fukuoka Falcons beat the Nagasaki Stars, 11-3. Fukuoka pitcher and Sukumo, Japan, native Toshiyoshi Sakata led the way. Sakata, now 2-0, was the winner. In 7.2 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. Fukuoka, now 12-4, is setting the league on fire so far.

Kazuaki Mukai helped the cause in the bottom of the fifth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a single. His at-bat contributed to the Fukuoka win.

"I was able to really locate my pitches tonight," said Sakata.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Oishi LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .229 2 10
T. Hirai RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .231 1 5
K. Nagasawa 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .262 1 10
B. Nishi SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .347 2 7
S. Okuda CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 1 4
   b-Y. Nakano PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Y. Sakai 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .312 1 4
I. Fujimori 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   c-S. Kinoshita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1
K. Tsuji C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .137 0 5
   d-R. Nakagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 0 0
R. Yamakawa P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   M. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Ando PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 0
   H. Kobayashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 8 11      
a - S. Ando pinch hit for M. Sakata in the 7th
b - Y. Nakano pinch hit for S. Okuda in the 9th
c - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for I. Fujimori in the 9th
d - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for K. Tsuji in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Nagasawa (1, 1st Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Nakano (1, 9th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Oishi , K. Nagasawa 5 , B. Nishi , Y. Nakano 4 , Y. Sakai 2 , I. Fujimori , K. Tsuji
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hirai , S. Ando
GIDP: S. Okuda , I. Fujimori
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Fujimori (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Oishi (2) , Y. Sakai (8)
OF assists: 1 (Okuda(Morioka at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .311 6 13
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .157 2 10
A. Otani CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .343 2 13
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .304 2 7
   b-G. Nakayama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Murakami 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .299 2 9
K. Mukai 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .379 2 15
M. Morioka C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .217 1 8
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .397 1 9
T. Sakata P 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 2 7
   c-K. Sakai LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 16 10 3 4 11      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for K. Fukushima in the 8th
b - G. Nakayama pinch hit for Y. Fukunaga in the 8th
c - K. Sakai substituted for T. Kanemura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (5, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Mukai (4, 6th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 4 , Y. Smith , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , G. Nakayama , J. Murakami 2 , K. Mukai 3 , M. Morioka 2 , N. Katagiri , T. Kanemura
2-out RBI: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , A. Otani , G. Nakayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morioka (1)
CS: T. Nakanishi (1) , A. Otani (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Katagiri-Smith-Mukai, Smith-Katagiri-Mukai, Murakami-Mukai)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa L (0-3) 5.0 9 7 7 1 3 0 96 9.00   
M. Sakata 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 19 3.52   
H. Kobayashi 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 32 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 23
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 24, M. Sakata 6, H. Kobayashi 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 3-7, M. Sakata 1-1, H. Kobayashi 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 96-65, M. Sakata 19-12, H. Kobayashi 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sakata 2-2
WP: R. Yamakawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sakata W (2-0) 7.2 7 2 2 2 7 1 103 1.84   
K. Fukushima 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.15   
E. Yamamoto 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sakata 62
Batters Faced: T. Sakata 30, K. Fukushima 1, E. Yamamoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sakata 6-8, K. Fukushima 1-0, E. Yamamoto 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sakata 103-69, K. Fukushima 2-2, E. Yamamoto 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fukushima 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toshiyoshi Sakata
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 18136
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