BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/26/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8160 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
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Fukuoka Falcons (50-44) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 10 8 0
Kinboshi Kites (52-48) 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 X 11 12 0
Falcons Come Up Short at Kinboshi, 11-10
The Kinboshi Kites defeated the Fukuoka Falcons, 11-10, at Konohana Stadium. Leading the charge for Kinboshi was first baseman Sueo Shimabukuro. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Kinya Kodama was credited with the save, his 14th in 23 tries. The second-place Falcons dropped to 50-44.

Ayahito Yamamoto had a big bases-clearing triple for the Kites in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Kinboshi trailing 4-2 and the bases loaded, he got a changeup from 24-year old right-handed pitcher Sadakazu Minami and swatted a triple to center. It was his 7th triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Kites ahead, 5-4.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Kaita Kurosawa said.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 2 11
J. Murakami 3B 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .265 8 52
A. Otani RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .311 22 57
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 .259 13 60
H. Smith 1B 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 .258 10 38
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .277 13 39
M. Morioka C 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 .179 3 12
   E. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   T. Sakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   b-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 4 16
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Nakayama PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .283 2 8
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 5 44
S. Minami P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 4
   a-K. Mukai C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 11 45
Totals 35 10 8 10 9 7 18      
a - K. Mukai substituted for S. Minami in the 5th
b - T. Kanemura pinch hit for T. Sakata in the 8th
c - G. Nakayama pinch hit for R. Suga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (9, 5th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kanemura (4, 8th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Nakayama (2, 9th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , H. Smith 3 , Y. Smith , T. Kanemura 4 , G. Nakayama 4 , S. Minami
2-out RBI: H. Smith , G. Nakayama , S. Minami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nakazawa , H. Smith , Y. Smith , M. Morioka
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Fukunaga (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Katagiri-Smith, Murakami-Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .265 13 39
H. Kitamura 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275 3 11
H. Orido C 4 2 1 3 1 0 4 .269 6 47
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .281 17 65
M. Takeno LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .245 11 50
S. Hashizume RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .209 4 15
Y. Kobayashi CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .254 11 49
M. Kobashi 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 3 37
Y. Hidaka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094 0 4
   a-R. Furukawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 6
   J. Fujimori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   b-S. Nakada PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .050 0 2
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Kokubunji PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 2
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 4
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 11 4 3 15      
a - R. Furukawa pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 5th
b - S. Nakada pinch hit for J. Fujimori in the 6th
c - M. Kokubunji pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hashizume 2 (7, 6th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Yamamoto (7, 5th Inning off S. Minami, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Takeno (11, 2nd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Orido (6, 6th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Shimabukuro (13, 8th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro 5 , H. Kitamura 2 , H. Orido 4 , A. Yamamoto 3 , M. Takeno 4 , S. Hashizume 4 , M. Kobashi 2 , R. Furukawa
2-out RBI: H. Orido , A. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Takeno
GIDP: A. Yamamoto , M. Kobashi
Team LOB: 4
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami L (2-4) 4.2 7 5 5 2 2 1 78 6.69   
E. Yamamoto 1.0 3 5 5 1 0 1 26 5.80   
T. Sakata 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.19   
R. Suga 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 30
Batters Faced: S. Minami 22, E. Yamamoto 8, T. Sakata 5, R. Suga 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 6-5, E. Yamamoto 3-1, T. Sakata 2-1, R. Suga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 78-48, E. Yamamoto 26-14, T. Sakata 15-8, R. Suga 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamamoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hidaka W (7-6) 5.0 4 4 4 6 5 0 99 4.21   
J. Fujimori H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.19   
M. Watanabe 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 34 2.42   
T. Yamamoto 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 27 5.68   
K. Kodama SV (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 42
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 25, J. Fujimori 3, M. Watanabe 9, T. Yamamoto 6, K. Kodama 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 5-5, J. Fujimori 3-0, M. Watanabe 4-1, T. Yamamoto 1-0, K. Kodama 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 99-51, J. Fujimori 13-8, M. Watanabe 34-15, T. Yamamoto 27-17, K. Kodama 4-3
WP: T. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sueo Shimabukuro
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 36598
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