BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/24/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7030 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (23-22) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 8 0
Osaka Sailors (23-19) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 3
Falcons Losers, 5-3, Versus Osaka
The Osaka Sailors picked up a win at Kotei Stadium, knocking off the Fukuoka Falcons, 5-3. Starting pitcher Takahiko Kurata played a key role in the triumph. Osaka sits in second place in the Western League at 23-19.

Yoshio Ishikawa, who is tied for 8th in the WL with a .396 on-base percentage, chipped in a 2-run home run for Osaka in the bottom of the second. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Awesome outing. Takahiko was on top of them all night long," said Osaka manager Motoshige Aoki.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .306 2 13
H. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 5 16
A. Otani CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .287 7 26
Y. Fukunaga LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .285 8 29
M. Morioka C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .269 6 20
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 3 19
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 4 16
   b-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 4 9
Y. Ueda SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1
   c-S. Yamanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 1 1
M. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 0 2
   H. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Kodama PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 0 1
   K. Ishiguro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2 4 2 20      
a - N. Kodama pinch hit for H. Saito in the 8th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
c - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Nakanishi (2, 6th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 5 , H. Smith , Y. Fukunaga , M. Morioka 2 , N. Katagiri , Y. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morioka , N. Katagiri , S. Yamanaka
GIDP: T. Nakanishi , H. Smith , M. Morioka , J. Murakami , T. Kanemura , M. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: M. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murakami-Katagiri-Smith, Ueda-Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .363 8 31
K. Shirai 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .293 7 37
K. Ota C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .365 9 28
Y. Ishikawa 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .308 12 40
A. Kaneshiro RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 7 29
W. Okazaki CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .222 1 18
O. Nishimura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 1 8
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 4 16
T. Kurata P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .370 1 5
   a-B. Matsumura 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 8
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 9 14      
a - B. Matsumura substituted for T. Kurata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (16, 1st Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Nakasone (10, 2nd Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ota (9, 1st Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Ishikawa (12, 2nd Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 3 , K. Shirai 2 , K. Ota 4 , Y. Ishikawa 5 , W. Okazaki 3 , O. Nishimura
2-out RBI: Y. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurata
GIDP: K. Ota , A. Kaneshiro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Nakasone (22)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shirai (11) , O. Nishimura 2 (18)
Double Plays: 7 (Ishikawa, Shirai-Nishimura-Ishikawa, Nishimura-Smith-Ishikawa, Nishimura-Smith-Ishikawa, Smith-Nishimura-Ishikawa, Nishimura-Smith-Ishikawa, Miyamoto-Ota-Ishikawa)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (5-4) 6.0 8 5 5 1 9 2 97 4.50   
H. Saito 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5.29   
K. Ishiguro 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 44
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 27, H. Saito 3, K. Ishiguro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 6-3, H. Saito 1-1, K. Ishiguro 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 97-65, H. Saito 12-6, K. Ishiguro 7-6
WP: M. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (5-3) 8.0 8 3 3 3 1 1 107 2.96   
T. Miyamoto SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 52
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 32, T. Miyamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 7-10, T. Miyamoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 107-69, T. Miyamoto 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miyamoto 3-1
WP: T. Miyamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 23731
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