BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/23/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6941 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (9-7) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Nagasaki Stars (8-12) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 7 1
Bulls Come Up Short at Nagasaki, 2-1
Takashi Masuda brought his A-game to help Nagasaki defeat the Kobe Bulls, 2-1. The winning pitcher was Masuda, now 1-3. He tossed 8 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 4. The win has Nagasaki at 8-12.

In the bottom of the fifth, Nagasaki left fielder Yoshitomo Nakano had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and no one out, Nakano stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 2-1, Nagasaki. For the game, he was 1-3.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said Nagasaki manager Eddie Roseman.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 7 11
A. Nevill CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 13
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 2 9
   b-Y. Abe CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Inoue 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295 0 5
S. Abe LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .329 1 4
R. Okamoto RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 0 4
   c-S. Tashiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
A. Tanaka SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .224 3 9
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 2 9
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 1 4
G. Matsuda P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 4 5 12      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for A. Nevill in the 8th
b - Y. Abe substituted for S. Murata in the 8th
c - S. Tashiro pinch hit for R. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Tanaka 2 , G. Matsuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , A. Tanaka , M. Osaki
Sac Bunt: A. Nevill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Abe (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Inoue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Oishi RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .253 3 14
   M. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Fujimori 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .318 1 4
K. Nagasawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 1 12
B. Nishi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349 2 10
S. Okuda CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 4
Y. Sakai 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 6
Y. Nakano LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 2
K. Tsuji C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 0 5
T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .385 0 0
   a-R. Nakagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 0 0
   b-H. Araki RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2 0 2 10      
a - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 8th
b - H. Araki substituted for R. Nakagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oishi (5, 1st Inning off G. Matsuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Oishi 3 , I. Fujimori 2 , S. Okuda , Y. Sakai , Y. Nakano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oishi , K. Nagasawa
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Okuda (1)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsuda L (0-2) 8.0 7 2 2 0 2 0 94 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsuda 62
Batters Faced: G. Matsuda 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsuda 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsuda 94-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (1-3) 8.0 2 1 1 4 4 0 103 3.11   
M. Yamamoto SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 74
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 30, M. Yamamoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 10-10, M. Yamamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 103-61, M. Yamamoto 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 13365
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 7th inning.
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