BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/07/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7141 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (41-38) 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Kinboshi Kites (46-34) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 9 0
Sailors Stick Kites with 5-4 Loss
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the Osaka Sailors and Kinboshi Kites.

Osaka starter Atsuhiro Smith pitched well against the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Smith picked up the win for Osaka, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 5-7.

In the top of the fifth, seven-time All-Star Kousei Ota hit a 2-run single to left. The single, which was hit off of Keiji Tamura, gave Osaka a 5-0 lead.

Ota told a Osaka News reporter that he was "very pleased" with the win.

With the win, Osaka raised its record to 41-38.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .325 18 50
K. Shirai 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .280 13 62
Y. Ishikawa 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .304 23 71
K. Ota C 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .345 18 52
A. Kaneshiro RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 9 44
F. Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 4 9
W. Okazaki CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .232 3 30
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
G. Smith SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .252 8 39
A. Smith P 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   a-A. Sawada CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 2
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 5 12      
a - A. Sawada substituted for Y. Niwa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Smith (9, 3rd Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Ota (11, 4th Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Nakasone (15, 9th Inning off T. Koike, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 2 , K. Shirai , K. Ota 3 , W. Okazaki 2 , G. Smith 2 , A. Smith 2 , A. Sawada
2-out RBI: K. Ota , W. Okazaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , K. Ota , G. Smith
Sac Fly: A. Smith
Hit by Pitch: F. Anderson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Sawada (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Smith (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Shirai-Nakasone-Ishikawa)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Kobayashi at 3rd base))
PB: K. Ota
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Takeno RF 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .302 11 41
A. Yamamoto SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .284 11 59
H. Orido C 5 0 0 1 0 2 6 .337 3 42
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .301 5 38
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .291 11 48
K. Masuda 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .324 13 59
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .289 8 43
M. Kobashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .260 7 41
   c-H. Kitamura PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 4 19
K. Tamura P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180 0 3
   a-R. Furukawa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297 1 10
   T. Nagase P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hashizume PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 4 20
   T. Koike P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 8 6 22      
a - R. Furukawa pinch hit for K. Tamura in the 7th
b - S. Hashizume pinch hit for T. Nagase in the 8th
c - H. Kitamura pinch ran for M. Kobashi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Takeno (22, 6th Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Kobayashi (21, 8th Inning off Y. Niwa, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Takeno 2 , S. Shimabukuro 2 , T. Shimabukuro , Y. Kobayashi 3 , M. Kobashi 2 , R. Furukawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Yamamoto , H. Orido 2 , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda
GIDP: K. Masuda
Sac Bunt: K. Tamura
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Furukawa (1)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith W (5-7) 6.1 5 2 1 3 5 0 88 4.81   
Y. Niwa H (6) 1.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 24 6.23   
T. Miyamoto SV (9) 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 32 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 59
Batters Faced: A. Smith 27, Y. Niwa 7, T. Miyamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 6-7, Y. Niwa 1-1, T. Miyamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 88-55, Y. Niwa 24-12, T. Miyamoto 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Niwa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura L (10-6) 7.0 8 5 5 1 4 0 92 2.80   
T. Nagase 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.90   
T. Koike 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 44
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 31, T. Nagase 3, T. Koike 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 5-12, T. Nagase 0-3, T. Koike 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 92-60, T. Nagase 9-7, T. Koike 27-14
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Atsuhiro Smith
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 30956
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 7th inning.
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