| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS 06/16/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 7005 - FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (25-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Osaka Sailors (17-18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
Osaka Beats Kinboshi, 2-1 | Atsuhiro Smith, who is tied for 10th in the WL in quality starts with 4, played a key role in a gritty 2-1 Osaka Sailors win against the Kinboshi Kites. Smith, now 2-4, was the winner. In 5.1 innings, he gave up 2 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing no runs. The Sailors, at 17-18, sit in 5th place in the Western League.
With no one out in the bottom of the fourth, Kikuichi Shirai put Osaka in front, 1-0, with a run-scoring single. The Sailors went on to win the ballgame.
"It wasn't easy, but we got it done," said Shirai. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - A. Sawada pinch ran for F. Anderson in the 7th b - I. Kaneda pinch hit for Y. Niwa in the 7th c - A. Kaneshiro substituted for A. Sawada in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: F. Nakasone , K. Ota , K. Shirai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kaneshiro , W. Okazaki , I. Kaneda Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: K. Shirai (7) , G. Smith (10) OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Yamamoto at 3rd base)) | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Tamura L (5-4) | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2.84 | M. Watanabe | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2.30 | K. Kato | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.32 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | A. Smith W (2-4) | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 5.55 | Y. Niwa H (3) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6.19 | T. Miyamoto SV (3) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7.63 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Atsuhiro Smith Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:30 Attendance: 17149 |
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