 | 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. | |
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FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | 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 | | |
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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 | | | | |
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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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