 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS 06/19/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS | GAME ID: 7014 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (25-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Kobe Bulls (22-19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
Yamanaka Stars as Bulls Top Kites, 3-2 | Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Kobe Bulls and Kinboshi Kites.
Shunji Yamanaka left his imprint on the 3-2 Kobe win against the Kinboshi Kites. Yamanaka, who is tied for 10th in the WL in bases on balls with 17, went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Kiyomitsu Wada was the winner. He's now 7-2. The loser was 32-year old right-handed pitcher Gene Walker. Shiroku Terada earned his 13th save, after closing out the game.
The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth when Yamanaka hit a 3-run home run. It thrust the Bulls into the lead, 3-0.
Yamanaka said the team appreciates the support from the fans. "I'm glad we could reward them with a good win," he said after the game.
After today's action, Kobe sits at 22-19; Kinboshi slips to 25-16. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - S. Tashiro pinch hit for K. Wada in the 6th b - Y. Abe substituted for R. Okamoto in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: S. Yamanaka (4, 4th Inning off G. Walker, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , R. Okamoto , S. Yamanaka 7 , K. Wada Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Abe 3 , S. Tashiro Sac Bunt: A. Nevill Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T. Smith 2 (15)
FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (Inoue, Tanaka-Smith-Inoue, Smith-Inoue) | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Wada W (7-2) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 2.65 | T. Murakami H (1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1.35 | S. Terada SV (13) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.24 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shunji Yamanaka Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 11:35 AM JST Time: 3:17 Attendance: 16172 Special Notes: Rain delay of 50 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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