 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS 08/26/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 8157 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Fukuoka Falcons (43-49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | Osaka Sailors (49-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
Fukuoka Tops Osaka, 6-3 | The 6-3 Fukuoka win over Osaka was due largely to Yuigo Fukunaga. The Falcons left fielder went 3-5 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Kijuro Fukushima locked down his 13th save. The Falcons, at 43-49, sit in 5th place in the Western League.
Kashiwa, Japan native Yuigo Fukunaga had a clutch at-bat in the top of the seventh for the Falcons. With Fukuoka trailing 2-1, he hit a 2-run single.
"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Fukunaga said. | |
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FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Morioka substituted for M. Yamamoto in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: H. Smith (12, 4th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Mukai (6, 7th Inning off T. Drill, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai 3 , H. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri , Y. Ueda 2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mukai , H. Smith , Y. Ueda , M. Yamamoto 2 Sac Fly: Y. Ueda Hit by Pitch: T. Nakanishi Team LOB: 11
FIELDING Errors: Y. Ueda (3) , M. Yamamoto (1) | | | a - M. Hino substituted for T. Kurata in the 7th b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for T. Drill in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Shirai (24, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Shirai 4 , K. Ota , K. Kikuchi 2 , B. Matsumura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ota , G. Smith 2 , Y. Ishikawa , H. Takahashi Sac Bunt: S. Hino Sac Fly: B. Matsumura Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: K. Kikuchi (1) , M. Hino (8) | | |
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FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Yamamoto W (6-10) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 3.60 | K. Fukushima SV (13) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2.73 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Kurata | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 2.11 | T. Drill L (4-8), BS (10) | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3.07 | T. Masuda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.21 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yuigo Fukunaga Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:46 Attendance: 15511 |
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