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.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Takeno RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 6 22
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .272 9 36
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .317 3 18
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .296 8 25
K. Masuda 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 4 25
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 4 23
M. Kobashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 3 29
K. Nojima C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .423 3 8
   b-H. Kitamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 3 9
K. Tamura P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
   a-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 2 9
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Kato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Orido PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 1 19
Totals 35 1 7 1 1 7 13      
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for K. Tamura in the 7th
b - H. Kitamura pinch hit for K. Nojima in the 9th
c - H. Orido pinch hit for K. Kato in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Yamamoto 2 , S. Shimabukuro 2 , K. Masuda , M. Kobashi 2
2-out RBI: K. Nojima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Masuda , S. Hashizume
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Takeno (5) , K. Masuda (13)
PB: K. Nojima
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .356 7 27
K. Ota C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .382 7 24
K. Shirai 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .299 6 32
Y. Ishikawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 9 30
F. Anderson RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .161 1 3
   a-A. Sawada PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   c-A. Kaneshiro RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 6 26
W. Okazaki CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .195 1 11
O. Nishimura 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 6
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 4 14
A. Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Kaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 1 2
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 1 4 4 15      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 62
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 22, M. Watanabe 8, K. Kato 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 9-8, M. Watanabe 1-2, K. Kato 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 67-38, M. Watanabe 38-17, K. Kato 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kato 2-0
WP: M. Watanabe
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 67
Batters Faced: A. Smith 18, Y. Niwa 9, T. Miyamoto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 7-5, Y. Niwa 1-1, T. Miyamoto 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 68-45, Y. Niwa 33-20, T. Miyamoto 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Niwa 1-0
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
Sunday, October 27th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 25.9 Build 91