 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 08/06/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | GAME ID: 7143 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (38-37) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Fukuoka Falcons (36-41) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
Kites Score Late to Win, 4-2 | The Kinboshi Kites and Fukuoka Falcons fought to the finish at Fukuoka Stadium.
The Kinboshi Kites racked up a win at Fukuoka Stadium, bumping off the Fukuoka Falcons, 4-2. Hironobu Takaoka, who started for Kinboshi, pitched effectively for his team. The victory gives Kinboshi a record of 38-37.
Kinboshi used the timely hitting of Sueo Shimabukuro to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Kites on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"Hironobu did a really nice job of taking the ball and giving us a chance to win the game," said Kinboshi manager Kaita Kurosawa. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - Y. Ueda substituted for R. Saito in the 6th b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for R. Suga in the 7th
BATTING Home Runs: A. Otani (8, 1st Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nakanishi (19, 3rd Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 6 , A. Otani 4 , T. Kanemura 2-out RBI: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Fukunaga , Y. Ueda GIDP: Y. Smith Team LOB: 5 | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | R. Saito | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 4.91 | R. Suga | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.00 | K. Fukushima L (4-6) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.81 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hironobu Takaoka Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:02 Attendance: 15587 Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 6th inning. |
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