 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/05/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS | GAME ID: 8180 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kinboshi Kites (49-46) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 1 | Nagasaki Stars (58-46) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
Hits Galore: Shimabukuro Drills 5 Hits | Sueo Shimabukuro had an answer for everything the Nagasaki Stars threw at him at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. The Kinboshi first baseman went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Kites a win, 11-5.
Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Shimabukuro said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."
Sueo Shimabukuro singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Akimasa Murakami in the 5th, flied out in the 7th, hit a two-run single in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.
So far this season, Shimabukuro has put up a .266 batting average with 116 hits, 18 home runs and 60 RBIs. | |
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KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Hashizume pinch hit for I. Takagi in the 8th b - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for T. Igarashi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Kitamura (13, 7th Inning off K. Kondo, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Shimabukuro (10, 7th Inning off K. Kondo, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Masuda (6, 7th Inning off K. Kondo, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Kobayashi (17, 8th Inning off K. Okazaki, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Shimabukuro (18, 5th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Kitamura (15, 8th Inning off K. Okazaki, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro 8 , H. Kitamura 7 , M. Takeno , T. Shimabukuro 3 , K. Masuda 3 , Y. Kobayashi 4 , Y. Hiramoto 2-out RBI: S. Shimabukuro , T. Shimabukuro 2 , K. Masuda 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , H. Orido 2 Sac Bunt: R. Stone Sac Fly: M. Takeno Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: S. Shimabukuro (8) , M. Takeno (22)
FIELDING Errors: K. Tamura (4) Double Plays: 1 (Masuda-Stone-Shimabukuro) | | | a - S. Ando pinch hit for I. Fujimori in the 8th b - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for K. Usui in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Nagasawa (15, 9th Inning off T. Koyama, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Oishi (19, 3rd Inning off K. Tamura, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Nagasawa 3 , B. Nishi , T. Oishi 4 , Y. Sakai 2-out RBI: T. Oishi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , T. Oishi , R. Nakagawa GIDP: T. Oishi Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: Y. Sakai (24) | | |
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KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | PITCHING Game Score: A. Murakami 42 Batters Faced: A. Murakami 20, K. Kondo 12, M. Sakata 1, K. Okazaki 5, K. Usui 4, S. Okazaki 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 3-6, K. Kondo 3-3, M. Sakata 0-0, K. Okazaki 1-0, K. Usui 1-1, S. Okazaki 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 86-53, K. Kondo 35-29, M. Sakata 3-3, K. Okazaki 20-10, K. Usui 20-11, S. Okazaki 8-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kondo 1-0 , M. Sakata 1-0 WP: K. Usui | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sueo Shimabukuro Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph Start Time: 1:35 PM JST Time: 4:18 Attendance: 20308 Special Notes: Rain delay of 58 minutes in the 5th inning. Sueo Shimabukuro ties the KIN regular season game record for hits with 5. |
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