 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 06/20/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | GAME ID: 7024 - THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (20-23) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2 | Fukuoka Falcons (23-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Nishi Shines in 8-3 Nagasaki Win | The Nagasaki Stars and Fukuoka Falcons completed their game despite the inclement weather.
The Nagasaki Stars cut down the Fukuoka Falcons by the score of 8-3, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Binya Nishi. Nishi was 4 for 4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs for the Stars. Roku Yamakawa, the winner, goes to 2-6. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts over 5 innings.
With Nagasaki leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Nishi hit a fastball from Toshiyoshi Sakata for a run-scoring triple. It was his 1st triple of the season and put the Stars ahead, 2-0.
"I really like what we did out there today," Nishi said after the game.
Fukuoka's current losing streak is now 4 games. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Kinoshita substituted for R. Yamakawa in the 6th b - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for M. Sakata in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Oishi (7, 6th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nishi (12, 8th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) Triples: B. Nishi (1, 3rd Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Oishi 3 , T. Hirai 3 , B. Nishi 7 , K. Nagasawa , Y. Sakai 2 , K. Okazaki , K. Tsuji 3 , S. Kinoshita 2-out RBI: K. Okazaki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oishi , I. Fujimori , K. Okazaki , R. Yamakawa GIDP: Y. Sakai Hit by Pitch: B. Nishi Team LOB: 11
FIELDING Errors: K. Nagasawa (5) , Y. Sakai (15) Double Plays: 1 (Sakai-Nagasawa) PB: K. Tsuji | | | a - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for E. Yamamoto in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Fukunaga (7, 2nd Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kanemura (4, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , Y. Fukunaga 3 , T. Kanemura 2 , J. Murakami , M. Morioka 2-out RBI: T. Kanemura , M. Morioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , M. Morioka , N. Katagiri , T. Sakata GIDP: Y. Smith Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Murakami-Katagiri-Kanemura) OF assists: 1 (Otani(Hirai at home)) | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Binya Nishi Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 12:05 PM JST Time: 3:35 Attendance: 14704 Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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