BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/03/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7060 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (31-21) 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 2
Fukuoka Falcons (26-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Osaka Blanks Falcons, Smith at His Best
It wasn't easy but the Osaka Sailors made it look that way.

Starter Atsuhiro Smith shut out the Fukuoka Falcons despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Osaka Sailors cruised to victory, 7-0. Smith allowed only 1 hit and rang up 2 strikeouts but insisted later that he did not deserve primary credit for the win.

"It didn't feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through," he said. "I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up."

This year, Smith has fashioned a 6-3 mark, 3.56 ERA and pitched 60.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .242 against him and he has logged 25 strikeouts.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .268 9 21
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .267 7 27
   a-A. Kaneshiro PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
K. Shirai 1B 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 .318 9 29
K. Ota C 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .305 8 27
S. Hino LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .239 2 20
M. Hino SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .208 3 11
T. Shibuya 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .182 0 1
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .175 1 2
   b-Y. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 9
   c-T. Ishii CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 3 13
A. Smith P 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .120 0 1
Totals 37 7 10 6 7 7 18      
a - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th
b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 9th
c - T. Ishii substituted for Y. Ishikawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Nakasone (11, 1st Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ota (13, 4th Inning off S. Minami, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Shibuya (1, 7th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Hino (6, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 3 , K. Ota 3 , S. Hino 3 , T. Shibuya 3 , H. Takahashi , A. Smith 2
2-out RBI: A. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , K. Kikuchi , K. Ota , S. Hino , M. Hino
GIDP: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shirai (4) , M. Hino (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Shirai-Hino, Hino-Nakasone-Shirai, Hino-Nakasone-Shirai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ishikawa LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 1
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 22
A. Otani RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 7 42
   a-K. Sakai PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
H. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 3 19
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 6 31
R. Nakazawa CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 2 14
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 1 14
Y. Kimura C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
S. Minami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   M. Watanabe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Nakanishi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 15 36
Totals 26 0 1 0 2 2 6      
a - K. Sakai pinch hit for A. Otani in the 7th
b - T. Nakanishi pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Kimura
GIDP: N. Katagiri , Y. Kimura
Sac Bunt: S. Minami
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: H. Smith (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Katagiri-Smith-Smith)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith W (6-3) 9.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 110 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 85
Batters Faced: A. Smith 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 110-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami L (4-4) 3.1 7 6 5 5 2 0 82 3.76   
M. Watanabe 5.2 3 1 1 2 5 0 85 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 19
Batters Faced: S. Minami 22, M. Watanabe 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 3-4, M. Watanabe 3-9
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 82-41, M. Watanabe 85-49
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Watanabe 1-0
WP: M. Watanabe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Atsuhiro Smith
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 11203
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