BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/13/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7084 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (32-29) 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 1
Fukuoka Falcons (28-34) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 2
Bulls Get One-Run Win at Fukuoka
The Kobe Bulls downed the Fukuoka Falcons, 6-5, at Fukuoka Stadium. The Bulls were led by Takaki Smith. Smith went 3 for 5 with a triple and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Shiroku Terada was credited with the save for Kobe, his 15th of the season. After today's action, Kobe sits at 32-29, while Fukuoka falls to 28-34.

Smith contributed in the top of the fourth. With the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run double. It was one at-bat among others that helped Kobe get the win.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Kobe manager Joe Davis.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .277 8 26
A. Nevill CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .254 3 29
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .288 1 19
S. Abe LF 4 0 0 2 0 1 5 .321 3 39
R. Okamoto RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 1 18
   b-Y. Abe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 4
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .216 4 24
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .260 6 23
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .220 6 17
T. Morino P 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 2 14
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5 3 4 25      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 8th
b - Y. Abe substituted for R. Okamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith 2 (11, 1st Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Saito, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Tanaka (8, 2nd Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Smith (6, 6th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 7 , S. Inoue , A. Tanaka 2 , M. Osaki 2 , S. Yamanaka 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Okamoto , A. Tanaka
GIDP: T. Morino
Sac Bunt: T. Morino
Sac Fly: A. Nevill , S. Abe
Hit by Pitch: A. Nevill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Osaki (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Tanaka-Smith-Inoue, Osaki-Smith-Inoue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .312 17 40
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .208 5 27
A. Otani CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .282 7 44
Y. Fukunaga LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .265 8 28
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .301 7 36
R. Nakazawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 2 14
M. Morioka C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .241 3 18
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .230 1 14
   b-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 4 13
   d-Y. Ueda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 8
R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 1
   a-H. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 23
   M. Watanabe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 1
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 7 18      
a - H. Smith pinch hit for R. Saito in the 4th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 8th
c - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 8th
d - Y. Ueda substituted for T. Kanemura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Katagiri (7, 2nd Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Murakami (9, 3rd Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Smith (5, 1st Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Nakanishi (17, 6th Inning off T. Morino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 5 , Y. Smith 4 , A. Otani 2 , J. Murakami 3 , M. Morioka , N. Katagiri 2 , J. Ishikawa
2-out RBI: M. Morioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , N. Katagiri
GIDP: T. Nakanishi , Y. Fukunaga
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Fukunaga (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (8) , R. Saito (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Saito-Katagiri-Nakazawa)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morino W (6-5) 6.0 8 5 5 5 5 2 111 4.72   
T. Yamamoto H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.47   
S. Terada SV (15) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morino 36
Batters Faced: T. Morino 31, T. Yamamoto 3, S. Terada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morino 3-9, T. Yamamoto 0-2, S. Terada 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morino 111-64, T. Yamamoto 13-9, S. Terada 16-12
WP: T. Morino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito L (3-7) 4.0 6 5 3 2 2 0 87 4.87   
M. Watanabe 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 50 2.50   
R. Suga 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 34
Batters Faced: R. Saito 23, M. Watanabe 15, R. Suga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 6-5, M. Watanabe 5-5, R. Suga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 87-51, M. Watanabe 50-31, R. Suga 10-7
WP: R. Saito
Hit Batsmen: R. Saito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takaki Smith
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 17073
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