BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/22/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6946 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (13-5) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 12 1
Vesutan Bees (5-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 0
Bees Drop 5-3 Decision to Falcons
The Fukuoka Falcons dealt the Vesutan Bees a 5-3 loss at Fukuoka Stadium. Takane Nakanishi was the star on offense. He was 3-5 with 2 home runs. Fukuoka, now 13-5, has played well in the early going.

In the top of the third, Nakanishi had a solo home run for Fukuoka. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Falcons on top, 1-0.

Fukuoka manager Horace Jackson called it "a darn good win."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .321 9 16
Y. Smith SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .154 2 10
A. Otani CF 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .367 2 15
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .316 2 7
K. Mukai C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .381 2 15
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .293 3 11
H. Smith 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .297 1 5
   b-T. Kanemura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 7
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .352 1 10
T. Miki P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .083 0 1
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Morioka PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 1 8
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 3 3 19      
a - M. Morioka pinch hit for E. Yamamoto in the 9th
b - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Smith (1, 3rd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nakanishi 2 (9, 3rd Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Marx, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 9 , Y. Smith 3 , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , K. Mukai 2 , M. Morioka
2-out RBI: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , J. Murakami , N. Katagiri
GIDP: T. Nakanishi , J. Murakami
Sac Fly: H. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Smith (3) , M. Morioka (2)
CS: A. Otani (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Katagiri-Smith-Smith, Katagiri-Smith-Smith, Smith-Katagiri-Smith)
PB: K. Mukai
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .375 1 8
T. Okinaka RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .169 3 11
S. Iwai 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 1 6
M. Shiotani SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .382 4 18
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .216 1 6
K. Aoyagi C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267 3 7
Y. Isobe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .191 0 11
H. Fujioka 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 3 7
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
A. Marx P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 19      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 9th
b - M. Hirano pinch hit for H. Funakoshi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Okinaka (3, 7th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Aoyagi (3, 8th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 3 , T. Okinaka 4 , M. Shiotani , S. Yamashita , K. Aoyagi 4 , T. Ikeda
2-out RBI: T. Okinaka , K. Aoyagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka , S. Yamashita , Y. Isobe , A. Marx
GIDP: T. Okinaka 2 , S. Yamashita
Hit by Pitch: H. Fujioka
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ishii (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fujioka-Shiotani-Iwai, Shiotani-Fujioka-Iwai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Miki W (3-0) 6.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 100 1.69   
E. Yamamoto 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 2 24 6.20   
K. Fukushima SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Miki 61
Batters Faced: T. Miki 28, E. Yamamoto 6, K. Fukushima 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Miki 10-6, E. Yamamoto 3-0, K. Fukushima 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Miki 100-64, E. Yamamoto 24-14, K. Fukushima 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamamoto 1-1
WP: T. Miki 2
Hit Batsmen: T. Miki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Marx L (1-4) 8.0 12 5 5 3 3 2 120 7.31   
H. Funakoshi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Marx 38
Batters Faced: A. Marx 36, H. Funakoshi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Marx 9-9, H. Funakoshi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Marx 120-72, H. Funakoshi 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Funakoshi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takane Nakanishi
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 10588
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