BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
09/04/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8183 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (46-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Kobe Bulls (54-47) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 4 6 0
Bulls K-O Falcons, 4-0
Getting an impressive start from Yukihiro Okamura, Kobe beat Fukuoka by the score of 4-0. The win elevated the Bulls to 54-47.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from right fielder Ryuunosuke Okamoto. For the game, Okamoto was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Kobe a 2-0 lead.

"I just kind of blacked out and executed my pitches," said Okamura.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .284 21 53
Y. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 9 38
A. Otani CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .293 11 59
Y. Fukunaga LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 14 54
K. Mukai C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .315 6 27
H. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .259 7 32
G. Nakayama 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242 2 8
   c-R. Nakazawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 3 18
N. Katagiri 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 3 25
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340 5 18
   b-Y. Ueda 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 2 11
T. Sakata P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 0 1
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 0 2
Totals 32 0 5 0 4 13 15      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for N. Katagiri in the 7th
b - Y. Ueda substituted for T. Kanemura in the 7th
c - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for G. Nakayama in the 9th
d - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Otani , K. Mukai 2 , G. Nakayama , R. Nakazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai , J. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (26) , H. Smith (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Katagiri-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 10 41
R. Okamoto RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .237 8 43
S. Inoue 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 36
S. Abe LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 10 68
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 15 41
A. Nevill CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 5 41
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 7 29
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 4 19
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .217 7 39
Y. Okamura P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   a-T. Ide 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 31 4 6 4 0 5 8      
a - T. Ide substituted for Y. Okamura in the 6th
b - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nevill (7, 7th Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Okamoto (8, 6th Inning off T. Sakata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith , R. Okamoto 4 , S. Abe , A. Nevill 2 , A. Tanaka , T. Ide
2-out RBI: R. Okamoto , A. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , S. Abe
GIDP: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Abe (13)

FIELDING
PB: S. Yamanaka
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sakata L (5-11) 6.2 4 4 4 0 5 1 100 5.42   
M. Watanabe 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sakata 55
Batters Faced: T. Sakata 25, M. Watanabe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sakata 6-8, M. Watanabe 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sakata 100-69, M. Watanabe 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Watanabe 1-1
Balk: T. Sakata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Okamura 5.0 1 0 0 4 6 0 92 5.84   
T. Yamamoto W (7-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 24 3.08   
S. Terada 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Okamura 67
Batters Faced: Y. Okamura 20, T. Yamamoto 8, S. Terada 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Okamura 6-3, T. Yamamoto 0-2, S. Terada 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Okamura 92-55, T. Yamamoto 24-17, S. Terada 27-17
WP: Y. Okamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukihiro Okamura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 17149
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