BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/20/1963
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7105 - SATURDAY, JULY 20TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (31-35) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 2
Osaka Sailors (38-27) 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 X 8 13 0
Falcons Absorb 8-2 Loss at Kotei Stadium
The Osaka Sailors got a rain-soaked win over the Fukuoka Falcons.

A good performance from catcher Kousei Ota helped the Osaka Sailors defeat the Fukuoka Falcons, 8-2. Ota belted 2 home runs for the Sailors. The victory gives the Sailors a record of 38-27.

In the bottom of the fifth, Osaka first baseman Kikuichi Shirai had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Shirai stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 5-1, Osaka. For the game, he was 1-4 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Horace Jackson.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .306 17 41
Y. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 5 29
A. Otani CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 7 48
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 10 32
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 7 37
H. Smith 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .268 5 24
M. Morioka C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .245 6 22
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .235 1 15
M. Yamamoto P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 4
   a-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 4 14
Totals 36 2 11 2 1 5 12      
a - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for M. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for E. Yamamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (8, 7th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morioka (6, 5th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Smith , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami , H. Smith 2 , M. Morioka 4 , N. Katagiri 2 , M. Yamamoto , J. Ishikawa , T. Kanemura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Nakanishi 2 , Y. Smith
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Fukunaga (8)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith 2 (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .261 10 23
K. Kikuchi RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .282 11 34
K. Ota C 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .329 13 38
K. Shirai 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .300 9 37
B. Matsumura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 11 35
S. Hino LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .263 4 27
G. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195 10 35
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .210 2 4
T. Kurata P 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .205 0 3
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 7 1 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Nakasone (12, 1st Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hino (11, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ota 2 (13, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kikuchi (11, 7th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 3 , K. Kikuchi 5 , K. Ota 9 , K. Shirai , B. Matsumura , S. Hino 3 , H. Takahashi , T. Kurata
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Shirai 2 , B. Matsumura , H. Takahashi , T. Kurata
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hino(Smith at 3rd base))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (3-8) 6.0 7 5 3 0 4 1 76 4.42   
E. Yamamoto 2.0 6 3 3 1 1 2 43 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 46
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 27, E. Yamamoto 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 8-6, E. Yamamoto 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 76-53, E. Yamamoto 43-27
WP: M. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (9-3) 8.2 11 2 2 1 5 1 138 2.07   
Y. Niwa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 58
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 36, Y. Niwa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 11-8, Y. Niwa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 138-83, Y. Niwa 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Niwa 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kousei Ota
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 19627
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