BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/09/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6990 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (23-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Osaka Sailors (16-14) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 6 1
Sailors Bridle Kites, 3-1
The Osaka Sailors got a magnificent effort from pitcher Takahiko Kurata, who kept Kinboshi hitters in check en route to a 3-1 Sailors win at Kotei Stadium. Tom Drill earned the save, his 3rd, for the Sailors. The third-place Sailors are 16-14.

The Sailors got a big at-bat from first baseman Kikuichi Shirai. For the game, Shirai went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Osaka a 2-0 lead.

Shirai called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 7 19
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .326 2 23
H. Kitamura 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .313 4 20
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 5 26
M. Takeno RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 3 20
H. Orido C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .305 2 13
K. Masuda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 4 15
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .189 3 13
G. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 5
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 4 12      
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for G. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Orido (11, 7th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Yamamoto , T. Shimabukuro , H. Orido 3 , Y. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: H. Orido
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , K. Masuda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
PB: H. Orido
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 6 17
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 2 14
K. Ota C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .320 7 17
K. Shirai 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .306 6 18
B. Matsumura 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 9 24
A. Kaneshiro LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Ishii CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 2 11
G. Smith SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 4 17
T. Kurata P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   T. Drill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 3 9      
BATTING
Triples: F. Nakasone (2, 8th Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Shirai (6, 1st Inning off G. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Ota (7, 6th Inning off G. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 3 , K. Kikuchi , K. Ota 5 , K. Shirai 4 , G. Smith
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Shirai
GIDP: A. Kaneshiro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Matsumura (9)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Walker L (2-4) 7.0 5 3 3 2 2 2 96 6.41   
J. Fujimori 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Walker 55
Batters Faced: G. Walker 27, J. Fujimori 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Walker 10-8, J. Fujimori 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Walker 96-54, J. Fujimori 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (5-1) 7.2 4 1 1 1 4 0 114 1.69   
T. Drill SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 70
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 29, T. Drill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 8-11, T. Drill 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 114-67, T. Drill 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Drill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16979
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 6th inning.
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