BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/13/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6996 - THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (17-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 1
Fukuoka Falcons (21-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Matsuda at His Best, Whips Falcons
The strong arm of Gunji Matsuda dealt a lot of misery to the Falcons. He tossed a complete-game shutout to spark the Kobe Bulls to a 5-0 win. In today's contest at Fukuoka Stadium, Matsuda limited Fukuoka to 2 hits and had 4 strikeouts and 3 walks.

Looking at his season stats, Matsuda has won 2 and lost 4, collecting 34 strikeouts and 18 walks in 66 innings with a 2.45 ERA.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 8 14
A. Nevill CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .252 2 20
S. Inoue 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .317 0 7
S. Abe LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .329 3 14
R. Okamoto RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 0 9
A. Tanaka SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .203 4 17
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 3 14
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .213 3 10
G. Matsuda P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Inoue (6, 9th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Tanaka (6, 9th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Smith 2 (4, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Yamanaka (3, 8th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 6 , A. Nevill , S. Inoue 2 , S. Abe , A. Tanaka 3 , M. Osaki , S. Yamanaka 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Inoue , G. Matsuda
Sac Fly: R. Okamoto
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Smith (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Inoue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .329 12 29
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 4 20
A. Otani CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 5 33
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 5 17
K. Mukai C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .352 4 19
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 4 21
T. Kanemura 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303 2 9
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 1 12
M. Yamamoto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 2
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 3 4 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: A. Otani , J. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yamamoto
GIDP: K. Mukai
Team LOB: 5
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsuda W (2-4) 9.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 120 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsuda 84
Batters Faced: G. Matsuda 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsuda 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsuda 120-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (3-3) 8.1 8 5 5 0 3 1 99 5.14   
M. Watanabe 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 50
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 33, M. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 10-12, M. Watanabe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 99-68, M. Watanabe 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Watanabe 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunji Matsuda
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 15791
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 4th inning. Takaki Smith ties the WL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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