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.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .300 20 49
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .213 5 30
A. Otani CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 8 53
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .267 11 44
K. Mukai C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .339 5 22
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .279 9 47
T. Kanemura 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .370 5 18
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 1 19
R. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .079 0 1
   a-H. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 5 29
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 10 15      
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
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nagasawa 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217 10 42
T. Hirai RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .225 11 36
B. Nishi SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 18 53
T. Oishi LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .260 13 45
S. Okuda CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 2 14
Y. Sakai 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 6 40
I. Fujimori 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 11 31
K. Tsuji C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 5 23
N. Yoshinaga P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347 0 3
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 5 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oishi (13, 2nd Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nagasawa , T. Oishi 4 , Y. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hirai
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Nagasawa (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Sakai (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Sakai-Fujimori-Nagasawa)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 72
Batters Faced: R. Saito 29, K. Fukushima 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 7-13, K. Fukushima 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 94-57, K. Fukushima 11-7
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yoshinaga 62
Batters Faced: N. Yoshinaga 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yoshinaga 8-8
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yoshinaga 111-76
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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