BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
07/20/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7108 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (34-32) 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 11 1
Kobe Bulls (22-49) 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Osaka Wins, Shirai goes 3-for-5
A 5-RBI performance from the seven-time All-Star Kikuichi Shirai helped the Osaka Sailors beat the Kobe Bulls, 9-6. Yataroh Niwa closed the game out for Osaka, earning his 1st save. Osaka is 34-32 and Kobe, with the loss, 22-49.

Osaka took the lead on Shirai's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Takeshi Miyazaki in the top of the seventh, made the score 8-5, Osaka.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Shirai, "I can't complain."
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .344 15 44
K. Shirai 3B 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .303 13 59
K. Ota C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .354 14 42
Y. Ishikawa 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .308 20 63
F. Anderson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .188 2 6
W. Okazaki CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 2 26
O. Nishimura 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .229 2 13
G. Smith SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 8 34
T. Kurata P 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 7
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-B. Matsumura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 4 10
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9 2 7 6      
a - B. Matsumura pinch hit for T. Miyamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (23, 5th Inning off T. Miyazaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Shirai (2, 3rd Inning off T. Morino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ota (14, 3rd Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Shirai (13, 7th Inning off T. Miyazaki, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Smith (8, 9th Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 2 , K. Shirai 9 , K. Ota 4 , O. Nishimura , G. Smith 5 , T. Kurata 2
2-out RBI: K. Shirai , K. Ota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ishikawa , T. Kurata
GIDP: W. Okazaki
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Ishikawa (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Nishimura-Ishikawa)
OF assists: 1 (Okazaki(Abe at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .267 2 22
Y. Abe CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .263 4 26
S. Inoue 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .268 5 27
S. Tashiro 2B 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 .284 16 40
C. Kawano RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 12 30
A. Tanaka SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .266 5 23
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 10
   c-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
   H. Takaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Tsuji C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 1 12
T. Morino P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 0 1
   a-Y. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .162 1 3
   T. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   M. Tabata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-T. Oto PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 0 4
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 7 16      
a - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for T. Morino in the 4th
b - R. Okamoto pinch hit for T. Miyazaki in the 7th
c - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 8th
d - T. Oto pinch hit for M. Tabata in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Inoue (3, 7th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Tashiro (16, 3rd Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Tanaka (5, 4th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe , Y. Abe 2 , S. Inoue 4 , S. Tashiro 5 , C. Kawano , A. Tanaka 5 , K. Tsuji
2-out RBI: S. Inoue , S. Tashiro , A. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tashiro , T. Oto
GIDP: S. Inoue
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Tashiro-Inoue)
OF assists: 1 (Kawano(Nishimura at home))
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (8-4) 6.2 11 6 6 1 5 2 115 3.25   
T. Miyamoto H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 5.80   
Y. Niwa SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 7.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 32
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 30, T. Miyamoto 6, Y. Niwa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 7-6, T. Miyamoto 0-2, Y. Niwa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 115-73, T. Miyamoto 24-12, Y. Niwa 11-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miyamoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morino 4.0 6 5 5 2 2 1 63 5.25   
T. Miyazaki L (1-3) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 50 5.24   
M. Tabata 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.29   
H. Takaoka 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morino 30
Batters Faced: T. Morino 18, T. Miyazaki 13, M. Tabata 3, H. Takaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morino 5-3, T. Miyazaki 4-3, M. Tabata 1-0, H. Takaoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morino 63-40, T. Miyazaki 50-33, M. Tabata 15-11, H. Takaoka 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kikuichi Shirai
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20323
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