BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
07/20/1962
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7020 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (34-31) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 16 0
Kinboshi Kites (34-36) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Otani Lifts Falcons to 7-2 Win
The 4-hit performance of Akihito Otani, who is tied for 7th in the WL with a .383 on-base percentage, helped the Fukuoka Falcons beat the Kinboshi Kites, 7-2. Fukuoka pitcher Ryunosuke Saito earned the win, hiking his record to 7-5. Ryusuke Maeda suffered the loss. With the win, the Falcons hiked their record to 34-31.

In the top of the fifth, Fukuoka third baseman Jotaro Murakami had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and one out, Murakami stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-2, Fukuoka. For the game, he was 4 for 5 with 4 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Otani said his team "played with determination."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 7 31
Y. Smith SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .273 11 29
A. Otani CF 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .324 16 40
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .260 9 38
K. Mukai C 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .304 8 33
J. Murakami 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .273 4 39
H. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .270 7 23
N. Katagiri 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .247 1 30
R. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .097 0 0
Totals 42 7 16 7 1 5 24      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Smith (13, 8th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Mukai (2, 2nd Inning off R. Maeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Smith (11, 6th Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Mukai (8, 7th Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Otani (16, 8th Inning off M. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Smith 7 , A. Otani 7 , Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai 7 , J. Murakami 4 , H. Smith , N. Katagiri
2-out RBI: Y. Smith , A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , K. Mukai , N. Katagiri , R. Saito
GIDP: A. Otani
Sac Bunt: R. Saito
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murakami-Katagiri-Smith, Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 9 28
A. Yamamoto SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 13 45
M. Takeno RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 5 37
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 9 38
K. Masuda 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .261 3 32
H. Orido C 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .275 5 35
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .244 9 36
M. Kobashi 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 3 24
R. Maeda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 1 2
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   a-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 3 10
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2 5 1 9      
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for J. Fujimori in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Yamamoto (13, 1st Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Yamamoto 5 , M. Takeno , T. Shimabukuro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kobayashi
GIDP: M. Kobashi
Sac Fly: H. Orido
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kobashi (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Masuda-Yamamoto-Shimabukuro)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito W (7-5) 9.0 5 2 2 5 1 1 119 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 65
Batters Faced: R. Saito 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 119-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Maeda L (5-8) 5.1 10 3 3 1 3 0 99 3.90   
J. Fujimori 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 18 3.53   
M. Watanabe 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 35 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Maeda 38
Batters Faced: R. Maeda 27, J. Fujimori 8, M. Watanabe 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Maeda 6-6, J. Fujimori 4-1, M. Watanabe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Maeda 99-60, J. Fujimori 18-11, M. Watanabe 35-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akihito Otani
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 31214
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