 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 06/04/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 6979 - SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (19-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | Fukuoka Falcons (12-16) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Falcons Rebuff Kites, 3-1 | Enthusiastic fans came out to support the home team at Fukuoka Stadium.
The Fukuoka Falcons banked on Ryunosuke Saito and he turned in a masterful performance. The right-hander kept the Kinboshi hitters in check. The final score was 3-1, Falcons. Rei Suga closed the door for Fukuoka, picking up his 2nd save of the year.
In the top of the ninth, Mitsuyasu Takeno stood in the box, looking for a pitch to hammer. The Kites were trailing 3-1, but had runners on 1st and 3rd. That's when Rei Suga made a terrific pitch and Takeno lined out. Gone was the dream of a Kinboshi comeback.
Kinboshi's current losing streak is now 4 games.
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Shimabukuro pinch hit for S. Hashizume in the 8th
b - R. Furukawa substituted for G. Walker in the 8th
c - H. Kitamura pinch hit for Y. Kobayashi in the 9th
d - M. Kokubunji pinch hit for M. Kobashi in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: M. Takeno (6, 7th Inning off R. Saito, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Takeno 3 , A. Yamamoto , G. Walker
2-out RBI: M. Takeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Takeno , H. Orido , S. Hashizume
Sac Bunt: H. Orido
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: T. Shimabukuro (1) , M. Kobashi (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Masuda-Hashizume, Hashizume-Yamamoto-Hashizume) | | | a - N. Kodama pinch hit for R. Saito in the 7th
b - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (4, 3rd Inning off G. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Fukunaga (5, 8th Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , H. Smith , M. Morioka 2
2-out RBI: M. Morioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami 2 , N. Katagiri , R. Saito
GIDP: T. Nakanishi , N. Katagiri
Sac Fly: Y. Fukunaga
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nakanishi (3) , A. Otani (2)
FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakayama (7) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Walker L (3-1) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 1.77 | | J. Fujimori | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7.71 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Saito W (2-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 4.71 | | R. Suga SV (2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5.02 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Saito
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 28203 |
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