BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/26/1961
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7032 - MONDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (25-22) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 8 7 1
Osaka Sailors (23-21) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
Falcons Deal Sailors 8-4 Defeat
The Fukuoka Falcons besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Osaka third baseman Kikuichi Shirai by beating the Sailors, 8-4, at Kotei Stadium. Shirai was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs. Ryunosuke Saito picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-3. He struck out 4 in 6.1 innings. Fukuoka is now 25-22, while Osaka is 23-21.

Making an impact for Fukuoka was Harl Smith. In the top of the sixth inning, the 29-year old first baseman had a run-scoring walk to make the score 6-3, Falcons.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Smith said.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 2 13
H. Smith 1B 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .267 5 18
A. Otani CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .289 8 29
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 3 2 1 0 0 5 .291 10 32
M. Morioka C 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .264 7 21
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .222 3 22
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .237 4 16
Y. Ueda SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .174 0 1
R. Saito P 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .050 0 0
   U. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 4 9
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 7 6 6 5 22      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for U. Fujimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Katagiri (7, 3rd Inning off M. Yoshimura, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Murakami (6, 6th Inning off M. Yoshimura, 3 on, 1 out) , Y. Fukunaga (9, 9th Inning off F. Iwamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (10, 4th Inning off M. Yoshimura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga 6 , J. Murakami 3 , N. Katagiri 2
2-out RBI: H. Smith , A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , H. Smith , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , Y. Ueda , R. Saito
Hit by Pitch: T. Nakanishi , H. Smith
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morioka (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Katagiri-Ueda-Smith)
PB: M. Morioka
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .355 8 31
K. Shirai 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .306 8 40
K. Ota C 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .357 9 29
Y. Ishikawa 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .307 13 43
A. Kaneshiro RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .236 7 31
W. Okazaki CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223 1 18
O. Nishimura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 1 8
G. Smith SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .239 4 16
M. Yoshimura P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 2 4
   F. Iwamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Kaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 3
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 5 14      
a - F. Anderson pinch hit for K. Kodama in the 7th
b - I. Kaneda pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Shirai (8, 9th Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Shirai 6 , K. Ota , A. Kaneshiro , W. Okazaki , G. Smith 2
2-out RBI: K. Shirai , K. Ota , Y. Ishikawa , A. Kaneshiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , K. Ota , W. Okazaki , G. Smith
GIDP: Y. Ishikawa
Sac Bunt: M. Yoshimura
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shirai (12) , Y. Ishikawa (8)
PB: K. Ota
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito W (5-3) 6.1 5 3 3 4 4 0 111 3.74   
U. Fujimoto 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.13   
S. Kawakami 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 37 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 51
Batters Faced: R. Saito 27, U. Fujimoto 3, S. Kawakami 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 7-7, U. Fujimoto 0-1, S. Kawakami 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 111-71, U. Fujimoto 13-9, S. Kawakami 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Fujimoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yoshimura L (2-3) 5.2 5 7 4 2 2 1 82 5.96   
K. Kodama 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 5.32   
F. Iwamoto 2.0 2 1 0 2 2 0 34 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yoshimura 37
Batters Faced: M. Yoshimura 28, K. Kodama 6, F. Iwamoto 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yoshimura 6-9, K. Kodama 0-3, F. Iwamoto 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yoshimura 82-48, K. Kodama 25-14, F. Iwamoto 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kodama 3-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Yoshimura 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kikuichi Shirai
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 19329
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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