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.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Oishi LF 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .235 6 27
T. Hirai RF 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .237 7 20
B. Nishi SS 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .322 4 18
K. Nagasawa 1B 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 .248 5 21
Y. Sakai 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .248 1 13
I. Fujimori 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 .264 4 12
   M. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Nakagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 0
   M. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Okazaki CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .156 0 4
K. Tsuji C 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .232 0 9
R. Yamakawa P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .056 0 0
   a-S. Kinoshita 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .161 0 1
Totals 42 8 17 6 3 6 24      
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
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .314 13 30
Y. Smith SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .188 4 20
A. Otani CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .289 6 38
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279 5 17
T. Kanemura 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .297 2 10
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .296 5 23
M. Morioka C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .228 1 11
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .238 1 12
T. Sakata P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 2 7
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 35 3 7 2 5 6 20      
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))
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (2-6) 5.0 5 3 0 5 4 0 100 5.37   
M. Sakata H (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.18   
M. Yamamoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 50
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 27, M. Sakata 10, M. Yamamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 4-7, M. Sakata 3-3, M. Yamamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 100-59, M. Sakata 31-21, M. Yamamoto 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sakata 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sakata L (3-3) 4.2 10 6 6 1 3 0 92 4.60   
E. Yamamoto 3.1 5 1 1 2 3 0 56 4.69   
Y. Nakata 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sakata 22
Batters Faced: T. Sakata 25, E. Yamamoto 16, Y. Nakata 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sakata 8-3, E. Yamamoto 2-3, Y. Nakata 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sakata 92-61, E. Yamamoto 56-38, Y. Nakata 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamamoto 2-0
WP: E. Yamamoto , Y. Nakata
Hit Batsmen: E. Yamamoto
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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