BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/15/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8126 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (44-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Fukuoka Falcons (46-43) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 9 0
Falcons Beat Sailors, 4-1
Fukuoka used a superb performance from starting pitcher Ennosuke Yamamoto to down the Osaka Sailors, 4-1. Fukuoka is 46-43 and Osaka, with the loss, 44-42.

In the bottom of the third, four-time All-Star Yukio Smith hit a 3-run home run. The 2nd home run of the season for the Fukuoka shortstop put the Falcons on top, 3-0.

Yamamoto called the win "a collective effort."
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 19 52
K. Shirai 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .295 15 69
Y. Ishikawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .292 23 75
F. Anderson LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .246 7 13
A. Kaneshiro RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223 10 46
   a-K. Ota PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332 18 54
W. Okazaki CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 3 32
   b-I. Kaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 2 8
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 9 41
   c-M. Hino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 0 2
Z. Miyamoto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 0 3
   d-B. Matsumura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 4 10
K. Takenaka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   F. Iwamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 4 9 16      
a - K. Ota pinch hit for A. Kaneshiro in the 9th
b - I. Kaneda pinch hit for W. Okazaki in the 9th
c - M. Hino pinch hit for G. Smith in the 9th
d - B. Matsumura pinch hit for Z. Miyamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Nakasone , K. Shirai , F. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: K. Shirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Smith , Z. Miyamoto , B. Matsumura
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Nakasone (34)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nakasone (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .291 6 29
Y. Smith SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .222 2 7
A. Otani CF 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .317 13 53
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .309 17 67
J. Murakami 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 8 50
H. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .255 9 36
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 6 29
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .200 1 6
E. Yamamoto P 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .308 0 1
   a-R. Nakazawa 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 3 25      
a - R. Nakazawa substituted for E. Yamamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakanishi (16, 1st Inning off K. Takenaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Smith (2, 3rd Inning off K. Takenaka, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Smith 4 , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , S. Yamanaka 2 , E. Yamamoto 2
2-out RBI: A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Nakanishi 2 , Y. Fukunaga 2 , H. Smith
Hit by Pitch: R. Nakazawa
Team LOB: 12
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Takenaka L (1-2) 7.0 7 3 3 4 3 1 124 2.76   
F. Iwamoto 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Takenaka 50
Batters Faced: K. Takenaka 33, F. Iwamoto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Takenaka 12-6, F. Iwamoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Takenaka 124-70, F. Iwamoto 21-13
WP: K. Takenaka
Hit Batsmen: F. Iwamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Yamamoto W (2-5) 7.0 3 1 1 3 8 0 109 5.93   
Y. Nakata SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 35 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Yamamoto 72
Batters Faced: E. Yamamoto 27, Y. Nakata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Yamamoto 3-10, Y. Nakata 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Yamamoto 109-64, Y. Nakata 35-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ennosuke Yamamoto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 26103
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