BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
07/13/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7087 - FRIDAY, JULY 13TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (32-27) 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 15 1
Kobe Bulls (30-32) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 12 1
With 5-4 Win, Falcons Improve to 32-27
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the Fukuoka Falcons and Kobe Bulls.

The Fukuoka Falcons picked up a win at Matsunoki Stadium, topping the Kobe Bulls, 5-4. On the mound for Fukuoka was right-hander Norito Yamazaki. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winner was Yamazaki. He threw 6.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Shiroku Terada.

In the top of the second, Yamazaki had a 2-run home run for Fukuoka. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Falcons on top, 2-0.

"I just kind of blacked out and executed my pitches," said Yamazaki.

By defeating Kobe, the second-place Falcons improved to 32-27.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .277 7 31
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .262 3 34
A. Otani CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .287 10 27
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .260 8 35
K. Mukai C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .313 7 30
H. Smith 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .253 6 18
   b-T. Kanemura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 9
Y. Smith SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .264 10 25
N. Katagiri 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 1 27
N. Yamazaki P 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .182 1 5
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 2 11
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 5 15 5 2 8 21      
a - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 8th
b - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Katagiri (14, 2nd Inning off S. Terada, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Otani (5, 5th Inning off S. Terada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Yamazaki (1, 2nd Inning off S. Terada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Murakami , A. Otani 5 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , K. Mukai , H. Smith 2 , Y. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri 3 , N. Yamazaki 5
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai 2 , H. Smith , N. Katagiri
Sac Fly: J. Murakami
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Fukunaga (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Otani (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .314 1 24
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281 8 40
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 1 21
S. Tashiro 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .254 8 36
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .236 8 34
   b-S. Murata PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 1 7
R. Okamoto RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .273 1 4
T. Ueda CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 3 16
   c-C. Kawano PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .125 1 2
   K. Wada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
K. Tsuji C 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .189 4 20
S. Terada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .097 0 5
   a-Y. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 1 4
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-Y. Abe PH, CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .230 4 18
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 6 23      
a - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for S. Terada in the 6th
b - S. Murata pinch ran for M. Osaki in the 8th
c - C. Kawano pinch hit for T. Ueda in the 8th
d - Y. Abe pinch hit for T. Miyamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (7, 2nd Inning off N. Yamazaki, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Osaki (10, 8th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Tsuji (2, 6th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Tanaka 2 , S. Inoue , S. Tashiro , M. Osaki 2 , R. Okamoto 2 , T. Ueda 2 , K. Tsuji 5 , Y. Abe
2-out RBI: Y. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Abe 3 , A. Tanaka , M. Osaki , R. Okamoto
Sac Fly: S. Tashiro
Hit by Pitch: A. Tanaka
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Tanaka (10)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Tanaka (10)
OF assists: 1 (Abe(Katagiri at home))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamazaki W (7-6) 6.2 9 2 2 1 5 0 106 4.19   
Y. Nakata H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.75   
R. Suga SV (2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 51 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamazaki 52
Batters Faced: N. Yamazaki 30, Y. Nakata 1, R. Suga 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamazaki 2-12, Y. Nakata 0-1, R. Suga 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamazaki 106-65, Y. Nakata 2-1, R. Suga 51-30
WP: R. Suga
Hit Batsmen: N. Yamazaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Terada L (6-4) 6.0 12 5 5 0 5 1 100 3.17   
T. Yamamoto 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 0.00   
T. Miyamoto 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.53   
K. Wada 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Terada 33
Batters Faced: S. Terada 30, T. Yamamoto 7, T. Miyamoto 3, K. Wada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Terada 5-7, T. Yamamoto 1-1, T. Miyamoto 0-1, K. Wada 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Terada 100-68, T. Yamamoto 30-17, T. Miyamoto 10-9, K. Wada 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miyamoto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norito Yamazaki
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 26877
Special Notes: Rain delay of 39 minutes in the 7th inning. 3B Masu Osaki was injured while running the bases.
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