| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS 09/03/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 8179 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (62-43) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Osaka Sailors (50-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
Yoshinaga Spins Gem for Nagasaki | Nagasaki Stars starter Naoto Yoshinaga turned in an exceptional performance against the Osaka Sailors at Kotei Stadium, resulting in a Nagasaki win, 4-1. The Stars saw their record improve to 62-43.
Nagasaki starter Naoto Yoshinaga showed the eye of a tiger. The left-hander allowed 1 run, while limiting Osaka to 3 hits over 8 innings. He was tough to hit.
"The key for me has just been attacking the zone and hitting my spots. When I'm throwing strikes and not falling behind in counts, those are the days when I pitch really good," said Yoshinaga. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for N. Yoshinaga in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: B. Nishi (24, 6th Inning off N. Sugiura, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Nishi 4 , T. Hirai , S. Okuda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Okuda , W. Hancock , Y. Sakai , N. Yoshinaga Sac Bunt: I. Fujimori Sac Fly: K. Nagasawa , S. Okuda , W. Hancock 2 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: B. Nishi (11) | | | a - I. Kaneda pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 8th b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for A. Kaneshiro in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Kaneshiro (13, 2nd Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Kaneda (6, 8th Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Kaneshiro 2 , W. Okazaki , I. Kaneda 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ota , W. Okazaki Sac Fly: F. Nakasone Team LOB: 4 | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Yoshinaga W (12-9) | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 2.93 | K. Okazaki SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6.29 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Naoto Yoshinaga Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:36 Attendance: 19362 |
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