BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/26/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7121 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (40-34) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 11 0
Osaka Sailors (36-36) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 1
Sailors Losers, 4-2, Versus Fukuoka
Jotaro Murakami had a 3-RBI game, during Fukuoka's 4-2 triumph over the Osaka Sailors. Murakami contributed 2 singles, 1 double, and 1 walk to his team's cause. Fukuoka is in third place in the Western League with a record of 40-34.

Murakami had an important at-bat with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run. The Falcons went on to win.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Murakami.
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 5 .299 5 25
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 6 24
A. Otani CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .307 12 43
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .313 15 55
M. Morioka C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .251 10 32
J. Murakami 3B 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .252 7 42
T. Kanemura 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .261 6 16
Y. Ueda SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .233 2 12
N. Yamazaki P 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .083 0 2
   a-H. Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 8 31
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 3 25      
a - H. Smith pinch hit for N. Yamazaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Murakami (13, 2nd Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Katagiri , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga 3 , M. Morioka , J. Murakami 4 , N. Yamazaki , H. Smith
2-out RBI: N. Yamazaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , M. Morioka , Y. Ueda
GIDP: T. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Katagiri (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murakami-Katagiri-Kanemura)
OF assists: 1 (Otani(Kaneshiro at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 16 46
K. Shirai 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .298 13 62
K. Ota C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .358 17 48
Y. Ishikawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 21 68
A. Kaneshiro RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .227 9 40
W. Okazaki CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .225 2 27
O. Nishimura 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .228 2 14
   a-A. Sawada PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .245 8 36
N. Sugiura P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .243 0 2
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   b-F. Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 3 7
Totals 37 2 12 2 1 6 21      
a - A. Sawada pinch ran for O. Nishimura in the 9th
b - F. Anderson pinch hit for Y. Niwa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (26, 3rd Inning off N. Yamazaki, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Kaneshiro (10, 6th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Smith (6, 6th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone , K. Shirai 2 , K. Ota , A. Kaneshiro 3 , W. Okazaki , O. Nishimura 3 , G. Smith 2 , N. Sugiura , F. Anderson
2-out RBI: G. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Shirai , Y. Ishikawa 2 , N. Sugiura 2
GIDP: K. Shirai
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Nakasone (31)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shirai (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Nishimura-Smith-Ishikawa)
PB: K. Ota
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamazaki W (6-6) 7.0 10 2 2 1 4 0 114 4.26   
R. Suga SV (8) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamazaki 52
Batters Faced: N. Yamazaki 30, R. Suga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamazaki 6-9, R. Suga 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamazaki 114-71, R. Suga 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Sugiura L (7-7) 6.1 10 4 3 1 2 0 95 4.22   
Y. Niwa 2.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 44 6.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Sugiura 40
Batters Faced: N. Sugiura 31, Y. Niwa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Sugiura 9-8, Y. Niwa 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: N. Sugiura 95-65, Y. Niwa 44-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Niwa 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jotaro Murakami
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 16102
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