 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS 08/12/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS | GAME ID: 8117 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Fukuoka Falcons (39-41) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | Nagasaki Stars (46-39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | |  | |
Falcons Paste 4-1 Loss on Stars | Fukuoka turned a good effort from starter Ryunosuke Saito into a win over the Nagasaki Stars at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. The Falcons won the game, 4-1. Kijuro Fukushima got the save, his 10th in 16 chances. The Fukuoka win streak is now 3 games.
Fukuoka used a well-timed hit by Jotaro Murakami to capture the win. The third baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Falcons ahead, 3-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.
"I just kind of blacked out and executed my pitches," said Saito. | |
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FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - H. Smith pinch hit for R. Saito in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Otani 2 (26, 1st Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Murakami (12, 1st Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 2 on, 2 outs) , Y. Fukunaga (15, 3rd Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Otani 4 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai 2 , J. Murakami 2 , T. Kanemura 3 2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga , J. Murakami Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Smith , K. Mukai 2 , T. Kanemura GIDP: J. Murakami Sac Bunt: Y. Smith Team LOB: 7 | | | | |
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FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | R. Saito W (4-7) | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 4.64 | K. Fukushima SV (10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2.74 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Yoshinaga L (9-5) | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 111 | 2.79 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Saito Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:15 Attendance: 19909 Special Notes: SP Ryunosuke Saito was injured while pitching. |
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