BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/31/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8173 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (51-42) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 2
Kinboshi Kites (46-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Kurata, Sailors Finish Off Kites, 4-1
Osaka Sailors starter Takahiko Kurata was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Kinboshi Kites, 4-1. Osaka is now 51-42, while Kinboshi is 46-45.

The Kites had few good swings against Kurata, the left-hander, who threw 129 pitches over 9 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 5 hits.

"Takahiko is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Osaka manager Heikichi Kawasaki.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 14 37
S. Hino LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .266 4 34
K. Shirai 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .309 16 57
K. Ota C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .303 20 54
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .274 14 45
B. Matsumura 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229 14 46
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .215 14 50
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 4 9
T. Kurata P 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .239 1 4
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 5 24      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (25, 1st Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hino , K. Shirai 4 , K. Ota , K. Kikuchi 2 , G. Smith , T. Kurata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Nakasone , K. Kikuchi 2 , G. Smith , H. Takahashi
GIDP: F. Nakasone
Sac Bunt: F. Nakasone
Hit by Pitch: B. Matsumura
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nakasone 2 (27)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Masuda 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .228 11 43
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 17 55
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .299 16 59
H. Kitamura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 14 51
M. Takeno RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 9 51
H. Orido C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 10 39
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 7 42
O. Fukuda SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hashizume PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 2 17
   b-R. Stone SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 0 11
K. Tamura P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180 1 8
   I. Takagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Hiramoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Igarashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 0 2 9 13      
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for O. Fukuda in the 7th
b - R. Stone substituted for S. Hashizume in the 8th
c - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for I. Takagi in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Masuda , S. Shimabukuro , T. Shimabukuro , M. Takeno , H. Orido
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , S. Hashizume , R. Stone
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Takeno (20)
CS: K. Masuda (10)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Tamura (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Tamura-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
PB: H. Orido
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (12-6) 9.0 5 1 1 2 9 0 129 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 80
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 129-80
WP: T. Kurata
Balk: T. Kurata 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura L (6-10) 6.1 9 4 3 3 2 0 106 3.63   
I. Takagi 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.60   
T. Igarashi 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 40
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 32, I. Takagi 5, T. Igarashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 8-8, I. Takagi 2-2, T. Igarashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 106-66, I. Takagi 13-9, T. Igarashi 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Takagi 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 27857
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