BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/11/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7079 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (32-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Osaka Sailors (35-23) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 1
Smith Goes Distance in 4-1 Win
Osaka got an elite performance from starting pitcher Atsuhiro Smith in securing a 4-1 decision over the Kinboshi Kites. Osaka improves to 35-23 with the win. They lead their division by 3½ games.

Smith, the Osaka left-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He collected 5 strikeouts.

"Atsuhiro gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Osaka skipper Heikichi Kawasaki.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 10 32
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 5 39
H. Kitamura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .301 8 33
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .296 7 33
M. Takeno RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 4 28
K. Masuda 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 6 23
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 4 23
K. Nojima C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261 5 9
Y. Hidaka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 4
   I. Takagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 0 9
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 5 9      
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for I. Takagi in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Nojima (5, 5th Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kitamura , Y. Kobayashi , K. Nojima 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Yamamoto , H. Kitamura
Sac Bunt: Y. Hidaka
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kitamura (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Masuda-Yamamoto-Shimabukuro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 10 22
K. Kikuchi RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .286 10 30
K. Shirai 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314 9 32
K. Ota C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .303 9 30
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .258 11 33
S. Hino LF 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .247 3 23
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 9 34
H. Takahashi CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .200 1 2
A. Smith P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .138 0 1
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kikuchi (7, 1st Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Smith (1, 4th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ota (14, 7th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Kikuchi (10, 7th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kikuchi 7 , K. Shirai , K. Ota 2 , S. Hino 2 , G. Smith , A. Smith 2
2-out RBI: B. Matsumura , S. Hino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Shirai , K. Ota , S. Hino , H. Takahashi
GIDP: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Takahashi (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Smith (11)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hidaka L (6-4) 6.2 9 4 4 4 1 1 130 3.56   
I. Takagi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.36   
J. Fujimori 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 37
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 32, I. Takagi 1, J. Fujimori 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 8-10, I. Takagi 0-1, J. Fujimori 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 130-79, I. Takagi 1-1, J. Fujimori 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Takagi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith W (7-3) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5 1 104 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 80
Batters Faced: A. Smith 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 104-69
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Atsuhiro Smith
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 17486
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