 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 07/23/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | GAME ID: 7115 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (37-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | Fukuoka Falcons (32-37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | | |  | |
Stars Deal Falcons 6-4 Defeat | Nagasaki shortstop Binya Nishi made his presence felt in the 6-4 Stars triumph over the Fukuoka Falcons. Nishi went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winner was Takashi Masuda, who threw 105 pitches over 5.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 9 hits. With the victory, the Stars upped their record to 37-34.
The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth when Nishi hit a 3-run home run. It thrust the Stars into the lead, 3-0.
"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Nishi. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Ando pinch hit for S. Okazaki in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Nishi (13, 4th Inning off S. Minami, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Ando (2, 9th Inning off R. Suga, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Oishi , K. Nagasawa , B. Nishi 4 , Y. Sakai , I. Fujimori , K. Okazaki , K. Tsuji 2 , S. Ando 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Sakai , T. Masuda Sac Fly: B. Nishi Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: K. Nagasawa (10) , Y. Sakai (18) Double Plays: 1 (Fujimori-Nagasawa) | | | a - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 6th b - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Fukushima in the 8th c - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th d - G. Nakayama pinch hit for R. Suga in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: R. Nakazawa (1, 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami 2 , H. Smith 2 , M. Morioka , N. Katagiri , R. Nakazawa 2 2-out RBI: M. Morioka , T. Kanemura , R. Nakazawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , J. Murakami 2 , H. Smith , S. Minami , G. Nakayama Sac Bunt: Y. Smith , M. Morioka Hit by Pitch: T. Nakanishi Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING CS: Y. Smith (4) , M. Morioka (2)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Smith) | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Masuda W (6-6) | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 3.29 | S. Okazaki H (1) | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0.00 | M. Sakata | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.79 | S. Ikeda SV (2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6.43 | PITCHING Game Score: T. Masuda 44 Batters Faced: T. Masuda 28, S. Okazaki 9, M. Sakata 6, S. Ikeda 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 5-5, S. Okazaki 3-3, M. Sakata 1-1, S. Ikeda 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 105-70, S. Okazaki 26-15, M. Sakata 31-17, S. Ikeda 12-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Okazaki 2-0 , S. Ikeda 3-1 Hit Batsmen: T. Masuda Balk: T. Masuda | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Binya Nishi Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:43 Attendance: 15403 Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 6th inning. CL Mikiyasu Sakata was injured while pitching. |
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