BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/12/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6995 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (16-18) 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Fukuoka Falcons (21-14) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1
Bulls Hand Falcons 5-3 Loss
Kobe picked up a win at Fukuoka Stadium, bumping off the Fukuoka Falcons, 5-3. Pitcher Masali Tabata was a major reason the Bulls emerged victorious. Kobe is now 16-18, Fukuoka 21-14.

With Kobe leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Tabata hit a 2-run single off Fukuoka hurler Ryunosuke Saito. It was the 2nd hit of the season for Tabata and put his team ahead, 4-0.

"This game will punch you right in the mouth," said Tabata. "My job is to show up and give my team a chance."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 8 14
A. Nevill CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .252 2 19
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 0 7
S. Abe LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .331 3 13
R. Okamoto RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .257 0 8
   a-Y. Abe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .194 4 16
M. Osaki 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .261 3 14
S. Yamanaka C 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .212 2 9
M. Tabata P 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .154 0 2
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4 4 4 15      
a - Y. Abe substituted for R. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Tanaka (5, 4th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Okamoto (6, 4th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Smith (5, 6th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , A. Nevill , S. Inoue 2 , R. Okamoto 3 , A. Tanaka 2 , M. Osaki , M. Tabata
2-out RBI: A. Nevill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Inoue 2 , S. Abe , S. Yamanaka
GIDP: S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: M. Tabata
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .335 12 29
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 4 20
A. Otani CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 5 33
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .287 5 17
K. Mukai C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 4 19
J. Murakami 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 4 21
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 7
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 9
H. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 2 10
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 1 12
R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   a-Y. Ueda 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346 2 6
Totals 34 3 7 3 0 6 5      
a - Y. Ueda substituted for R. Saito in the 5th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for E. Yamamoto in the 7th
c - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (9, 3rd Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (5, 4th Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Nakanishi (12, 8th Inning off M. Tabata, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 6 , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga 5 , K. Mukai , Y. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Fukunaga (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nakanishi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Smith-Smith)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tabata W (3-1) 7.1 7 3 3 0 6 2 105 3.61   
S. Terada SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tabata 58
Batters Faced: M. Tabata 28, S. Terada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tabata 4-11, S. Terada 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tabata 105-72, S. Terada 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito L (2-5) 4.2 8 5 4 3 2 0 84 5.62   
E. Yamamoto 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.46   
Y. Nakata 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 29
Batters Faced: R. Saito 25, E. Yamamoto 8, Y. Nakata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 5-7, E. Yamamoto 4-1, Y. Nakata 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 84-49, E. Yamamoto 26-19, Y. Nakata 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamamoto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masali Tabata
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 14999
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