 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS 06/25/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS | GAME ID: 7031 - TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kobe Bulls (23-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nagasaki Stars (22-24) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 | | |  | |
Bulls Lose, 5-1, at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium | Though the conditions were not ideal, the Nagasaki Stars and Kobe Bulls came back from a rain delay to finish their game.
Nagasaki Stars starter Roku Yamakawa was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Kobe Bulls, 5-1. The winning pitcher was Yamakawa, now 3-6. He tossed 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 6.
Binya Nishi, who is tied for 4th in the WL with a .906 OPS, contributed to the Nagasaki win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the shortstop had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.
"We played a good game and came out on top," said Yamakawa.
The 5th-place Stars now have a win-loss record of 22-24. | |
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KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | BATTING Doubles: Y. Sakai (4, 5th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Nagasawa (9, 8th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Oishi (8, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Okazaki (1, 4th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nishi (5, 6th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Oishi 5 , B. Nishi 6 , K. Nagasawa 3 , Y. Sakai 2 , K. Okazaki 5 , K. Tsuji , R. Yamakawa 2-out RBI: B. Nishi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oishi , Y. Sakai , I. Fujimori 2 , K. Tsuji Sac Fly: T. Hirai Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: B. Nishi (5) | | |
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KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Wada L (7-3) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 2.81 | T. Yamamoto | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5.74 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | R. Yamakawa W (3-6) | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 4.85 | M. Sakata | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.10 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:07 Attendance: 15204 Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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