BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/09/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8114 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (43-37) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 9 0
Kinboshi Kites (40-37) 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 X 8 12 1
Kites Down Bulls, 8-6
The Kinboshi Kites topped the Kobe Bulls, 8-6, with catcher Hiroji Orido playing a big role. Orido slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Kites in the win. Gene Walker picked up the win with 5.2 innings of work. He allowed 6 runs on 8 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 4-6. Josuke Fujimori was credited with the save, his 14th in 21 tries.

Kitahachi Masuda, who finished 4th in the WL in stolen bases with 17 in 1960, contributed to the Kinboshi win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Kites manager Kaita Kurosawa.

The Kinboshi winning streak has reached 3 games.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .257 8 31
A. Nevill CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .244 4 31
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 2 24
S. Abe LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .336 6 54
R. Okamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 4 35
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .224 6 31
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .243 9 26
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .244 7 27
Y. Okamura P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111 0 1
   K. Miyaji P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Tashiro PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234 1 3
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 2 14
   T. Murakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 5 15      
a - S. Tashiro pinch hit for K. Miyaji in the 6th
b - S. Murata pinch hit for S. Terada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Yamanaka (5, 6th Inning off G. Walker, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Smith (16, 6th Inning off G. Walker, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Abe (6, 2nd Inning off G. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , A. Nevill , S. Abe 6 , A. Tanaka 2 , S. Yamanaka 2
2-out RBI: T. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , S. Inoue , Y. Okamura
GIDP: S. Inoue
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Abe (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 12 43
H. Kitamura 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .284 12 44
T. Shimabukuro LF, CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .314 13 53
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 6 48
M. Takeno RF, LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .217 8 39
K. Masuda 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .247 11 39
H. Orido C 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .304 10 33
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 7 30
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 1 14
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Walker P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .207 0 2
   a-M. Kokubunji CF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 1 9
Totals 35 8 12 8 4 4 12      
a - M. Kokubunji substituted for G. Walker in the 6th
b - S. Hashizume pinch hit for K. Kodama in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Takeno (10, 7th Inning off S. Terada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Shimabukuro (13, 4th Inning off Y. Okamura, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Orido 2 (10, 4th Inning off Y. Okamura, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off K. Miyaji, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Masuda (11, 4th Inning off Y. Okamura, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Kitamura (12, 8th Inning off T. Murakami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kitamura 5 , T. Shimabukuro 4 , A. Yamamoto , M. Takeno 4 , K. Masuda 5 , H. Orido 8 , Y. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Masuda , H. Orido 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimabukuro , S. Hashizume
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Takeno 2 (16)
CS: M. Takeno (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Takeno (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Okamura L (1-3) 3.2 7 5 5 3 1 3 75 6.63   
K. Miyaji 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 3.18   
S. Terada 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 31 1.32   
T. Murakami 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Okamura 23
Batters Faced: Y. Okamura 20, K. Miyaji 6, S. Terada 9, T. Murakami 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Okamura 6-3, K. Miyaji 3-1, S. Terada 3-1, T. Murakami 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Okamura 75-40, K. Miyaji 15-8, S. Terada 31-20, T. Murakami 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Miyaji 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Walker W (4-6) 5.2 8 6 6 3 3 1 92 6.12   
K. Kodama H (7) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.58   
J. Fujimori SV (14) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Walker 29
Batters Faced: G. Walker 28, K. Kodama 5, J. Fujimori 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Walker 2-12, K. Kodama 4-0, J. Fujimori 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Walker 92-55, K. Kodama 19-11, J. Fujimori 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kodama 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiroji Orido
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 23621
Special Notes: RP Takenao Murakami was injured while pitching.
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