BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
07/31/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7135 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (36-40) 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 7 12 2
Kobe Bulls (40-35) 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Falcons Win at Kobe, 7-5
No one was more impactful than Takuo Kanemura in the 7-5 Fukuoka win over Kobe. Kanemura went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. The winner was Mirai Watanabe in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Kiyomitsu Wada took the loss. Kijuro Fukushima earned the save for Fukuoka, his 8th of the year.

Akihito Otani chipped in for Fukuoka, stroking a crucial run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning. For the game, the center fielder went 2 for 5 with a double, while scoring 2 times.

"Very good win for our guys," said Otani.

The Falcons are now 36-40, while the Bulls fall to 40-35.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .301 18 46
N. Katagiri 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .229 1 17
A. Otani CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .290 7 51
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262 11 36
J. Murakami 3B 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 .287 8 44
T. Kanemura 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .347 5 17
M. Morioka C 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 .247 6 26
   a-Y. Kimura C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .053 0 0
Y. Ueda SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333 2 9
R. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .088 0 1
   M. Watanabe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 5 30
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7 3 7 13      
a - Y. Kimura substituted for M. Morioka in the 5th
b - Y. Smith pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kanemura (6, 4th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Otani (24, 7th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Katagiri (10, 7th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Ueda (6, 8th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , N. Katagiri 2 , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , T. Kanemura 4 , M. Morioka , Y. Ueda 3
2-out RBI: T. Kanemura , Y. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morioka , Y. Kimura , R. Saito
GIDP: N. Katagiri
Hit by Pitch: Y. Fukunaga
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Murakami (13) , R. Saito (3)
OF assists: 1 (Otani(Tashiro at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 8 28
A. Nevill CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 4 31
   a-T. Oto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 6
   b-Y. Abe CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .152 0 5
S. Abe LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .326 4 45
R. Okamoto RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .252 3 32
S. Tashiro 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .228 1 3
A. Tanaka SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .223 5 28
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .226 7 22
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 7 26
K. Wada P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 3
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Murata PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 2 14
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 4 20      
a - T. Oto pinch hit for A. Nevill in the 7th
b - Y. Abe substituted for T. Oto in the 8th
c - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (14, 1st Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Tanaka (12, 5th Inning off R. Saito, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Abe (22, 5th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , S. Abe 3 , R. Okamoto 2 , S. Tashiro , A. Tanaka 3 , S. Yamanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Okamoto , S. Yamanaka , K. Wada 2
Sac Fly: R. Okamoto
Hit by Pitch: T. Smith
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tanaka-Tashiro, Osaki-Smith-Tashiro)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito 4.2 8 5 3 1 1 0 78 5.01   
M. Watanabe W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.80   
K. Fukushima SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 32
Batters Faced: R. Saito 24, M. Watanabe 7, K. Fukushima 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 5-8, M. Watanabe 3-4, K. Fukushima 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 78-46, M. Watanabe 18-12, K. Fukushima 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Watanabe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Fukushima
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada L (8-5) 6.0 9 6 6 3 5 0 90 3.21   
T. Yamamoto 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 42 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 32
Batters Faced: K. Wada 30, T. Yamamoto 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 8-4, T. Yamamoto 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 90-55, T. Yamamoto 42-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yamamoto 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Wada
Balk: T. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takuo Kanemura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 14973
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