BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/01/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8171 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (54-45) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 8 0
Fukuoka Falcons (51-46) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
Falcons Lose, 5-3, to Nagasaki
Nagasaki catcher William Hancock helped his team beat the Fukuoka Falcons, 5-3. Hancock, who is tied for 5th in the WL in bases on balls with 55, went 2 for 4 for the Stars. Takashi Masuda, the winner, goes to 7-8. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts over 7 innings. Earning his 14th save for Nagasaki was Masato Yamamoto.

Hancock had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a first pitch curveball from Norito Yamazaki, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Stars a 4-2 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Hancock.

"We were the better team," crowed Hancock.

With the win, the Stars have a record of 54-45.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 12 40
T. Hirai RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .310 16 42
   a-H. Araki RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 3 11
K. Nagasawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 19 66
S. Okuda CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 9 72
Y. Sakai 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 3 12
I. Fujimori 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .213 8 42
W. Hancock C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .207 6 44
Y. Nakano LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .206 8 36
T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .122 0 2
   M. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 0 5 10      
a - H. Araki substituted for T. Hirai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hirai (12, 6th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Hancock (16, 9th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Hancock (6, 7th Inning off N. Yamazaki, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hirai 2 , Y. Sakai , I. Fujimori 2 , W. Hancock 6 , Y. Nakano 2
2-out RBI: T. Hirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , K. Nagasawa , M. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: T. Masuda
Sac Fly: Y. Nakano
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Nakano (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268 3 13
Y. Smith SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 14 42
A. Otani RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309 22 59
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .260 13 68
K. Mukai C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .307 11 47
J. Murakami 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .262 8 52
T. Kanemura 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 4 16
   a-H. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 10 38
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .251 5 45
N. Yamazaki P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .170 1 6
   b-M. Morioka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171 3 12
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 6 14      
a - H. Smith pinch hit for T. Kanemura in the 8th
b - M. Morioka pinch hit for N. Yamazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otani (17, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Mukai (18, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Fukunaga (9, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Nakazawa (3, 7th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nakazawa 5 , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga 3 , K. Mukai 4 , J. Murakami , T. Kanemura
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Murakami , N. Katagiri , N. Yamazaki 2
GIDP: H. Smith
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (27)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (7-8) 7.0 8 3 3 3 4 1 117 4.64   
M. Yamamoto SV (14) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 50
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 32, M. Yamamoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 10-7, M. Yamamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 117-76, M. Yamamoto 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Yamamoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yamazaki L (9-9) 9.0 8 5 5 0 5 1 109 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yamazaki 56
Batters Faced: N. Yamazaki 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yamazaki 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yamazaki 109-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Hancock
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 42028
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