BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7116 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (37-33) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 13 0
Osaka Sailors (26-47) 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 12 4
Falcons Win at Osaka, 7-5
Falcons third baseman Jotaro Murakami put his stamp on his team's 7-5 win over the Osaka Sailors. Murakami was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 for Fukuoka in the contest. Sadakazu Minami was the winner. He's now 1-1. The loser was Choei Teramoto. Earning the save was Kijuro Fukushima. He's now cashed in 14 of 18 save opportunities.

Sadakazu Minami threw 6.1 innings allowing 5 runs for Fukuoka. The 24-year old right-handed pitcher had a key at-bat in the top of the second. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Atsuhiro Smith. It was his 3rd RBI of the season.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Murakami.

The victory gives Fukuoka a record of 37-33.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 .262 8 32
Y. Smith SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .266 11 29
A. Otani CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 3 .325 17 42
Y. Fukunaga LF 6 0 2 1 0 0 7 .261 10 43
H. Smith 1B 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .258 7 23
   c-G. Nakayama 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 3
J. Murakami 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .267 4 40
M. Morioka C 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .217 2 10
N. Katagiri 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .253 2 31
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Minami P 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 .500 0 3
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Ueda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 4
   b-T. Kanemura PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 2 13
Totals 37 7 13 7 9 1 37      
a - Y. Ueda substituted for Y. Nakata in the 8th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 9th
c - G. Nakayama substituted for H. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otani (10, 3rd Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , H. Smith , J. Murakami 3 , M. Morioka , N. Katagiri , S. Minami , T. Kanemura
2-out RBI: A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , Y. Fukunaga 3 , H. Smith , N. Katagiri 2
Sac Bunt: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , S. Minami
Sac Fly: S. Minami
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Smith (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Otani(Shirai at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ishii CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .181 2 8
   d-A. Kaneshiro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 9 23
   e-W. Okazaki PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 7
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 5 24
   b-Y. Ishikawa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 6 12
K. Shirai 1B, 3B 4 0 2 3 1 0 2 .348 13 46
F. Nakasone 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .277 8 24
F. Anderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226 2 10
G. Smith SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .279 6 29
S. Hino LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 2 10
Z. Miyamoto C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .193 0 9
A. Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 1
   C. Teramoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-M. Hino PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 8
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Okazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Kaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 13
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 5 16      
a - M. Hino pinch hit for C. Teramoto in the 7th
b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for B. Matsumura in the 7th
c - I. Kaneda pinch hit for S. Okazaki in the 9th
d - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for T. Ishii in the 9th
e - W. Okazaki pinch ran for A. Kaneshiro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ishii (8, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Shirai (22, 7th Inning off S. Minami, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Smith (6, 6th Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ishii 2 , A. Kaneshiro , K. Shirai 3 , F. Nakasone 2 , F. Anderson , G. Smith 5 , S. Hino , Z. Miyamoto , M. Hino
2-out RBI: G. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , F. Anderson 2 , G. Smith , A. Smith
Sac Bunt: S. Hino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Hino (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ishii (2) , F. Nakasone (17) , F. Anderson (4) , G. Smith (15)
OF assists: 1 (Ishii(Minami at home))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami W (1-1) 6.1 11 5 5 2 3 1 92 10.00   
Y. Nakata H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.85   
K. Fukushima SV (14) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 40 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 32
Batters Faced: S. Minami 30, Y. Nakata 2, K. Fukushima 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 9-5, Y. Nakata 0-1, K. Fukushima 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 92-58, Y. Nakata 9-6, K. Fukushima 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nakata 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith 5.2 5 2 1 6 0 0 102 3.18   
C. Teramoto L (0-1) 1.1 5 4 4 2 0 0 37 3.15   
Y. Niwa 1.2 3 1 0 1 1 0 41 2.32   
S. Okazaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 47
Batters Faced: A. Smith 29, C. Teramoto 10, Y. Niwa 10, S. Okazaki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 11-6, C. Teramoto 2-1, Y. Niwa 0-4, S. Okazaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 102-52, C. Teramoto 37-22, Y. Niwa 41-25, S. Okazaki 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Teramoto 1-0 , S. Okazaki 2-0
WP: C. Teramoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jotaro Murakami
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 14536
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