 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 09/09/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | GAME ID: 8112 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Osaka Sailors (55-46) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Fukuoka Falcons (49-54) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
Sailors Get Past Fukuoka for 2-1 Win | The Osaka Sailors and Fukuoka Falcons put on a pitchers' duel.
In a low-scoring affair between Osaka Sailors and the Fukuoka Falcons, pitcher Atsuhiro Smith was the difference-maker. The Osaka left-hander handcuffed the opposition, to help his team pocket a 2-1 win. Choei Teramoto recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 5 for 7.
Kikuichi Shirai came through with a big-time hit for Osaka. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 2-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.
"I executed the game plan," said Smith.
The win gives Osaka a season record of 55-46. | |
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OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Shirai pinch hit for A. Smith in the 8th b - A. Kaneshiro pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 9th c - B. Matsumura substituted for A. Kaneshiro in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Ishikawa (4, 1st Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Hino (5, 1st Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Shirai (18, 8th Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Hino 4 , F. Anderson , Y. Ishikawa 2 , M. Hino , Z. Miyamoto 2 , A. Smith , K. Shirai 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Miyamoto GIDP: T. Shibuya , A. Kaneshiro Team LOB: 5 | | | a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for T. Sakata in the 8th b - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: Y. Smith (10, 6th Inning off A. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith 4 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , N. Katagiri Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (Nakayama-Katagiri-Smith, Otani-Nakayama, Katagiri-Smith-Smith) OF assists: 1 (Otani(Anderson at 3rd base)) | | |
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OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | A. Smith W (10-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 3.20 | C. Teramoto SV (5) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3.38 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Sakata L (5-12) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 5.21 | K. Fukushima | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.68 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Atsuhiro Smith Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:36 Attendance: 12809 |
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