BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
07/09/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7071 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (34-22) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kobe Bulls (30-27) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Sailors and Bulls Deadlocked, 1-1
Osaka and Kobe each had trouble putting the other away. In the end, the two teams had to settle for a tie, 1-1.

Gunji Matsuda earned kudos for his performance. He threw 7.2 innings of 6-hit ball.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 9 21
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 9 29
K. Shirai 1B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .316 9 31
K. Ota C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .304 8 28
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 11 32
   b-Y. Ishikawa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 2 9
S. Hino LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 3 21
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .205 8 33
H. Takahashi CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .217 1 2
T. Kurata P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .211 0 2
   a-M. Hino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 11
   T. Drill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 10 9      
a - M. Hino pinch hit for T. Kurata in the 7th
b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for B. Matsumura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (18, 5th Inning off G. Matsuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kikuchi , K. Shirai 2 , S. Hino 2 , H. Takahashi , T. Kurata
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ota , H. Takahashi , T. Kurata
Sac Bunt: F. Nakasone
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakasone-Smith, Smith-Nakasone-Shirai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .261 8 21
A. Nevill CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 28
S. Inoue 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 1 18
   b-S. Murata PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 2 14
S. Abe LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .328 3 37
R. Okamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 0 16
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 4 22
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 6 22
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 6 17
G. Matsuda P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .125 0 0
   a-S. Tashiro 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 3
Totals 28 1 5 1 2 3 10      
a - S. Tashiro substituted for G. Matsuda in the 8th
b - S. Murata pinch hit for S. Inoue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Inoue (11, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , S. Inoue 3 , A. Tanaka , M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe
GIDP: S. Abe
Sac Bunt: A. Nevill 2
Team LOB: 4
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 78 1.89   
T. Drill 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 59
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 22, T. Drill 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 5-9, T. Drill 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 78-51, T. Drill 29-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsuda 7.2 6 1 1 1 9 0 112 2.67   
S. Terada 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsuda 71
Batters Faced: G. Matsuda 30, S. Terada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsuda 10-4, S. Terada 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsuda 112-78, S. Terada 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunji Matsuda
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 16047
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