BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/29/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6961 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (16-9) 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 7 9 2
Fukuoka Falcons (16-6) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 11 3
Kites vs Falcons Ends in Tie
The contest between Kinboshi and Fukuoka was nothing if not spirited. Neither could declare victory, however, when the game ended. 7-7 was the final score.

Yukio Smith was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. It was not enough, though, to put his team over the top.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274 6 15
H. Kitamura 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .283 1 9
M. Takeno RF 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .216 1 11
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .309 4 19
K. Masuda 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .306 3 11
H. Orido C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .326 2 10
A. Yamamoto SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .250 1 13
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .220 2 10
H. Takaoka P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-R. Furukawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   T. Koyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 5 6 21      
a - R. Furukawa pinch hit for K. Kodama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Yamamoto 2 (8, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Shimabukuro (6, 1st Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Shimabukuro (4, 7th Inning off Y. Nakata, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro 4 , H. Kitamura 2 , T. Shimabukuro 4 , K. Masuda , A. Yamamoto 4 , Y. Kobayashi 2
2-out RBI: Y. Kobayashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimabukuro , Y. Kobayashi , H. Takaoka
GIDP: K. Masuda , H. Orido
Sac Fly: H. Orido
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Shimabukuro (2) , K. Masuda (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kitamura 2 (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Masuda-Yamamoto-Shimabukuro, Kitamura-Masuda-Shimabukuro, Kitamura-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
OF assists: 1 (Shimabukuro(Nakanishi at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .358 9 18
Y. Smith SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .196 3 15
A. Otani CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .350 3 21
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 4 14
K. Mukai C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .365 2 17
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 3 12
T. Kanemura 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .368 2 7
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .318 1 10
M. Yamamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 2
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 5
Totals 35 7 11 7 4 2 12      
a - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 7th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for R. Suga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Smith (3, 3rd Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Fukunaga (2, 1st Inning off H. Takaoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Smith (3, 9th Inning off T. Koyama, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith 7 , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai , J. Murakami , R. Nakazawa
2-out RBI: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , K. Mukai
GIDP: Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami , N. Katagiri
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Otani (4)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (7) , A. Otani (2) , J. Murakami (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Katagiri-Kanemura, Smith-Kanemura)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Takaoka 6.2 7 2 2 3 2 0 100 2.63   
K. Kodama H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.15   
T. Koyama 1.2 4 5 0 1 0 1 32 2.50   
J. Fujimori 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Takaoka 51
Batters Faced: H. Takaoka 27, K. Kodama 1, T. Koyama 10, J. Fujimori 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Takaoka 8-6, K. Kodama 1-0, T. Koyama 2-2, J. Fujimori 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Takaoka 100-58, K. Kodama 2-1, T. Koyama 32-20, J. Fujimori 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kodama 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto 6.1 6 5 5 5 4 1 109 5.97   
Y. Nakata 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 5.50   
R. Suga 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 40
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 30, Y. Nakata 3, R. Suga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 6-8, Y. Nakata 0-2, R. Suga 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 109-59, Y. Nakata 5-4, R. Suga 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nakata 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukio Smith
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 18130
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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