BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8158 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (50-42) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Kinboshi Kites (50-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Saito Now 12-5 Following 1-0 Win
The Fukuoka Falcons picked up a win at Konohana Stadium, downing the Kinboshi Kites, 1-0. On the mound for Fukuoka was right-hander Ryunosuke Saito, who played a pivotal role in the win. The victory gives the Falcons a record of 50-42.

The Kites had trouble solving Saito, who surrendered no runs on 3 hits over 8 innings.

"The old adage is true," said Saito. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .284 2 11
J. Murakami 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .270 8 52
A. Otani RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .316 22 57
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 13 60
K. Mukai C 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .303 10 44
H. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .253 10 35
   a-T. Kanemura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 15
Y. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277 13 39
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .257 5 44
R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 1
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 8 1 6 5 24      
a - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Mukai (10, 4th Inning off G. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Otani 2 , K. Mukai 5 , H. Smith , Y. Smith , N. Katagiri 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Murakami , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , Y. Smith
GIDP: Y. Smith , N. Katagiri
Sac Bunt: R. Saito 3
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Otani (7)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (25)
Double Plays: 2 (Murakami-Katagiri-Smith, Katagiri-Smith-Kanemura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 12 37
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 3 10
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .268 11 55
H. Orido C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 5 43
S. Hashizume 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 4 15
   b-A. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 17 62
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .255 11 49
M. Kobashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 3 36
S. Nakada RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .053 0 1
   a-M. Takeno PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 10 49
G. Walker P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .114 0 1
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 3 11      
a - M. Takeno pinch hit for S. Nakada in the 7th
b - A. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Hashizume in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Kobayashi 2 , M. Kobashi 2 , G. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , H. Orido , M. Takeno , G. Walker
GIDP: S. Shimabukuro , A. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: G. Walker
Hit by Pitch: S. Nakada
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shimabukuro-Kitamura-Hashizume, Shimabukuro-Kitamura-Hashizume)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito W (12-5) 8.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 109 3.16   
K. Fukushima SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 77
Batters Faced: R. Saito 30, K. Fukushima 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 12-8, K. Fukushima 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 109-68, K. Fukushima 28-15
WP: R. Saito
Hit Batsmen: R. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Walker L (8-6) 7.1 7 1 1 4 5 1 105 4.60   
J. Fujimori 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 31 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Walker 61
Batters Faced: G. Walker 31, J. Fujimori 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Walker 8-7, J. Fujimori 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Walker 105-62, J. Fujimori 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fujimori 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Saito
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 31275
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