| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS 06/07/1962 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 6991 - THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (18-17) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Osaka Sailors (12-21) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 | | | | |
Kites Popped by Sailors, 7-4 | Osaka beat Kinboshi in a rain-soaked ballgame.
Osaka first baseman Kikuichi Shirai made his presence felt in the 7-4 Sailors triumph over the Kinboshi Kites. Shirai went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The Sailors sport a record of 12-21.
Shirai had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Kannon Kato, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Sailors a 7-4 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Shirai.
"Just trying to help my team," said Shirai. "That's all I want." | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Y. Kobayashi pinch hit for G. Walker in the 6th b - K. Masuda pinch hit for K. Kodama in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: M. Takeno 2 (8, 5th Inning off Y. Imoto, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro , A. Yamamoto , T. Shimabukuro 2 , M. Takeno 4 , S. Hashizume Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , H. Kitamura 3 , S. Hashizume Sac Bunt: A. Yamamoto Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: K. Kato (1) Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Kitamura-Shimabukuro) | | | a - I. Kaneda pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 7th b - Y. Ishikawa substituted for I. Kaneda in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Matsumura (3, 2nd Inning off G. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Nakasone (4, 3rd Inning off G. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Shirai (7, 7th Inning off K. Kato, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Nakasone 4 , G. Smith , K. Ota , K. Shirai 5 , B. Matsumura 4 , S. Hino , Y. Imoto 2-out RBI: K. Shirai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Okazaki , Y. Imoto GIDP: K. Ota Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Errors: G. Smith (6) , K. Shirai (4) PB: K. Ota | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | G. Walker | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 5.50 | K. Kato L (1-2) | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11.40 | K. Kodama | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.59 | T. Koyama | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.63 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | Y. Imoto | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 7.66 | T. Masuda W (2-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.32 | Y. Niwa SV (3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.25 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kikuichi Shirai Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:59 Attendance: 15101 Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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