BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
08/24/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8158 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (47-47) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 2
Kobe Bulls (31-65) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Sailors Trump Bulls, 4-1
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Osaka Sailors and Kobe Bulls.

Natsuhiko Sugiura brought his A-game to help Osaka defeat the Kobe Bulls, 4-1. With the victory, the Sailors upped their record to 47-47.

In the top of the second, with the bases loaded, Sugiura came to the plate. He hit a sacrifice fly off Masali Tabata to put the Sailors in the lead, 1-0.

"I was talking to myself on the mound, saying 'attack, attack, attack, stay convicted, no matter what,'" said Sugiura.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .312 19 52
K. Shirai 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .290 17 73
K. Ota C 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .326 19 56
A. Kaneshiro RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .217 11 50
F. Anderson LF 2 1 0 0 3 2 3 .236 7 13
B. Matsumura 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .272 5 15
W. Okazaki CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .232 3 32
G. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .234 9 43
N. Sugiura P 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .234 0 3
   Y. Niwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   a-Y. Ishikawa PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 23 75
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 9 6 29      
a - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for Y. Niwa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Nakasone 2 (19, 1st Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Tabata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 4 , K. Shirai 2 , K. Ota 2 , B. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Nakasone 2 , A. Kaneshiro , F. Anderson , G. Smith , N. Sugiura
Sac Bunt: W. Okazaki
Sac Fly: A. Kaneshiro , B. Matsumura , N. Sugiura
Hit by Pitch: Y. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nakasone (10) , G. Smith (26)
Double Plays: 1 (Matsumura-Nakasone-Shirai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267 3 36
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260 5 28
S. Inoue 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 5 41
S. Tashiro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .274 18 56
C. Kawano RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 15 39
Y. Abe CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 4 36
   c-H. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
M. Osaki 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 16
   d-T. Oto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 1 7
K. Tsuji C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 2 17
   e-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .122 0 2
M. Tabata P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-Y. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 3 14
   Y. Hidaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   b-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 17 41
   G. Tsukamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1 2 4 17      
a - Y. Arakawa pinch hit for M. Tabata in the 6th
b - S. Murata pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 7th
c - H. Sato pinch hit for Y. Abe in the 9th
d - T. Oto pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
e - R. Okamoto pinch hit for K. Tsuji in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Osaki (8, 3rd Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe , S. Tashiro , H. Sato , M. Osaki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kawano , R. Okamoto
GIDP: S. Tashiro
Hit by Pitch: S. Inoue
Team LOB: 7
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Sugiura W (10-8) 6.1 2 1 0 2 2 0 82 3.56   
Y. Niwa H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.17   
T. Miyamoto SV (11) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Sugiura 67
Batters Faced: N. Sugiura 24, Y. Niwa 3, T. Miyamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Sugiura 8-8, Y. Niwa 0-2, T. Miyamoto 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Sugiura 82-50, Y. Niwa 13-9, T. Miyamoto 20-17
Hit Batsmen: N. Sugiura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tabata L (3-11) 6.0 5 3 3 4 4 0 98 4.40   
Y. Hidaka 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 4.88   
G. Tsukamoto 2.0 1 1 1 4 0 0 42 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tabata 50
Batters Faced: M. Tabata 27, Y. Hidaka 5, G. Tsukamoto 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tabata 6-8, Y. Hidaka 1-0, G. Tsukamoto 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tabata 98-60, Y. Hidaka 22-12, G. Tsukamoto 42-19
Hit Batsmen: G. Tsukamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Natsuhiko Sugiura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 22026
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 6th inning.
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