BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
06/04/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6976 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (17-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 12 1
Nagasaki Stars (12-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Late Rally by Falcons Secures 8-2 Win
Fukuoka got a strong outing from Sadakazu Minami as the Falcons defeated the Nagasaki Stars, 8-2, at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. Minami, the winner, moves to 3-1. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 3 walks. With the win, the Falcons hiked their record to 17-10.

Kamiichi, Japan-born Jotaro Murakami came through in the clutch. In the top of the eighth, with the bases loaded and the Falcons trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run single to right to put Fukuoka on top.

"Sadakazu was bobbing and weaving the whole game," said Fukuoka manager Horace Jackson.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .341 10 20
Y. Smith SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .231 4 19
A. Otani CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .317 4 27
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281 4 14
K. Mukai C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .374 2 17
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .274 3 15
H. Smith 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .306 1 8
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .290 1 12
S. Minami P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-T. Kanemura PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .304 2 8
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8 4 3 15      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for S. Minami in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Smith (4, 8th Inning off M. Sakata, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Smith 5 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , K. Mukai 2 , J. Murakami 2 , H. Smith 3 , N. Katagiri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , H. Smith , N. Katagiri
GIDP: Y. Fukunaga
Sac Bunt: S. Minami
Sac Fly: T. Nakanishi
Hit by Pitch: H. Smith
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Otani (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Mukai-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .320 2 13
   b-S. Kinoshita PH, SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 0 1
T. Hirai RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 5 13
   c-K. Okazaki PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
K. Nagasawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .236 2 15
T. Oishi LF, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239 4 19
S. Okuda CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 2 8
Y. Sakai 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 1 9
I. Fujimori 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 8
K. Tsuji C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .218 0 8
R. Yamakawa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Okazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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 .368 0 1
   H. Kobayashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1 3 4 13      
a - S. Ando pinch hit for M. Sakata in the 8th
b - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for B. Nishi in the 8th
c - K. Okazaki pinch hit for T. Hirai in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Hirai , K. Okazaki , T. Oishi , S. Okuda , K. Tsuji 2
2-out RBI: S. Okuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nagasawa , Y. Sakai
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hirai (3) , T. Oishi (1) , K. Tsuji (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Fujimori (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Sakai-Fujimori-Nagasawa)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami W (3-1) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 91 3.25   
K. Fukushima 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 25 0.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 65
Batters Faced: S. Minami 25, K. Fukushima 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 5-10, K. Fukushima 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 91-54, K. Fukushima 25-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa 7.0 5 0 0 2 1 0 91 6.43   
K. Okazaki L (1-1), BS (1) 0.0 5 7 7 2 0 0 20 9.31   
M. Sakata 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 3.95   
H. Kobayashi 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 66
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 29, K. Okazaki 7, M. Sakata 4, H. Kobayashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 12-7, K. Okazaki 0-0, M. Sakata 0-2, H. Kobayashi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 91-52, K. Okazaki 20-10, M. Sakata 12-9, H. Kobayashi 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sakata 3-3
WP: R. Yamakawa
Hit Batsmen: R. Yamakawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sadakazu Minami
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 12777
Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 8th inning.
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