 | 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. | |
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OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | | |
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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 | | | | |
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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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