 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES 09/01/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES | GAME ID: 8174 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Osaka Sailors (52-42) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Kinboshi Kites (46-46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
Sailors Score 3-2 Win Over Kinboshi | The Osaka Sailors wanted a good start from Kakuya Izumi -- and he delivered one. The result was a 3-2 Osaka win over the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. Tom Drill collected save number 12. The win makes Osaka 52-42.
Osaka used the timely hitting of Ginnosuke Smith to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Sailors on top, 3-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Smith. | |
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OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Hino substituted for K. Izumi in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: K. Shirai (17, 1st Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Hino , K. Shirai 4 , K. Ota , K. Kikuchi 2 , B. Matsumura , G. Smith 2-out RBI: K. Shirai , G. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi Sac Bunt: B. Matsumura Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Errors: K. Ota (3) , B. Matsumura (22) , H. Takahashi (5) , M. Hino (10) | | | a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for O. Fukuda in the 8th b - R. Stone pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 8th c - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for Y. Kobayashi in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: M. Takeno (10, 9th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Shimabukuro (17, 9th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Takeno 5 , T. Shimabukuro 4 , H. Orido Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , T. Shimabukuro , Y. Kobayashi , Y. Hidaka Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M. Takeno (21) , K. Masuda (11) CS: K. Masuda (11) | | |
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OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Izumi W (8-4) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 103 | 2.22 | T. Drill SV (12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2.98 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | Y. Hidaka L (6-9) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 3.96 | I. Takagi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.54 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kakuya Izumi Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 12:35 PM JST Time: 2:27 Attendance: 24176 |
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