 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 07/07/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 7066 - SATURDAY, JULY 7TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (23-35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Fukuoka Falcons (30-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sailors Suffer 3-2 Home Loss | The Osaka Sailors earned a close win over the Fukuoka Falcons, thanks in part to Takahiko Kurata. The Osaka left-hander, who finished 5th in the WL in ERA with 3.14 last year, played a key role in the 3-2 victory. The Sailors, now 23-35, have won 4 in a row.
Osaka used a well-timed hit by Kikuichi Shirai to capture the win. The first baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Sailors ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.
"We'll try to build on that win," Shirai told the Osaka Observer.
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (17, 6th Inning off T. Miki, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Hino (4, 1st Inning off T. Miki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ishii , S. Hino 3 , K. Shirai 2 , B. Matsumura , F. Anderson , T. Kurata
2-out RBI: B. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , G. Smith
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING
SB: F. Anderson (2)
FIELDING
Errors: F. Anderson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Nakasone-Shirai) | | | a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for R. Suga in the 8th
b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for Y. Smith in the 9th
c - M. Morioka pinch hit for K. Fukushima in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (8, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai , H. Smith 2 , T. Miki
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , K. Mukai , N. Katagiri
GIDP: Y. Smith
Hit by Pitch: T. Kanemura
Team LOB: 7 | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Kurata W (5-9) | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 5.32 | | Y. Niwa SV (6) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.32 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Miki L (5-4) | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 3.36 | | R. Suga | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.15 | | K. Fukushima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.23 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 33985 |
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