 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS 09/08/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS | GAME ID: 8190 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Nagasaki Stars (60-47) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Osaka Sailors (54-46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
Yamakawa, Nagasaki Prevail in Pitchers' Duel | Roku Yamakawa, who is tied for 10th in the WL in strikeouts with 85, imposed his will on the Sailors from the get-go. Relying mainly on his splitter, the right-hander spearheaded the 1-0 Nagasaki triumph. The Stars lead the Western League by 2½ games.
Yamakawa, who dominated for Nagasaki, earned the victory to move to 8-8. He was in control the whole game, scattering 5 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 6. Osaka batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.
"Roku was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Nagasaki manager Eddie Roseman. | |
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NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | a - T. Shibuya pinch hit for G. Smith in the 7th b - F. Anderson pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 7th c - M. Hino substituted for T. Shibuya in the 8th d - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for S. Hino in the 8th e - T. Ishii substituted for Y. Ishikawa in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: F. Nakasone , K. Kikuchi , B. Matsumura , G. Smith , N. Sugiura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Ota 2 , H. Takahashi GIDP: S. Hino Sac Bunt: F. Nakasone , S. Hino Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Nakasone) | | |
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NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | R. Yamakawa W (8-8) | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 4.09 | K. Okazaki SV (16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5.26 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Sugiura L (10-7) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 3.24 | T. Drill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.95 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph Start Time: 4:35 PM JST Time: 2:27 Attendance: 17335 |
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