BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/10/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8201 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (56-47) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 1
Fukuoka Falcons (50-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Falcons Flame Out Against Kurata, Sailors
Takahiko Kurata of the Osaka Sailors shut down the Fukuoka Falcons, 4-0, on 3 hits, while ringing up 2 strikeouts and allowing 2 walks.

After the game Kurata said, "Guys have been fouling off a lot of pitches lately and I've been getting into too many deep pitch counts, but I'm pleased with the way things went today. I went right after them and stayed ahead in the count."

This season, Kurata has crafted a 13-7 mark with a 2.10 ERA in 205.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .218 against him and he has 129 strikeouts.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .243 15 40
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 5 36
K. Shirai 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307 18 61
K. Ota C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 20 57
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .282 14 49
B. Matsumura 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .237 15 52
M. Hino SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .243 6 21
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .181 4 11
T. Kurata P 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .236 1 4
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Shirai (28, 6th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kikuchi (10, 8th Inning off K. Fukushima, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Takahashi (1, 6th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Matsumura (15, 6th Inning off B. O'Grady, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Shirai 2 , K. Kikuchi 4 , B. Matsumura 5 , H. Takahashi 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Takahashi 2 , T. Kurata
Sac Bunt: F. Nakasone
Sac Fly: K. Shirai
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Hino (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Matsumura (23)
Double Plays: 2 (Matsumura-Nakasone-Shirai, Hino-Nakasone-Shirai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 22 55
Y. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 10 42
A. Otani CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .302 15 70
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 14 55
H. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 7 37
N. Katagiri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 27
M. Morioka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 7 30
G. Nakayama 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 3 12
B. O'Grady P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kanemura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336 5 18
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 2
   K. Shimizu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 2 11      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for B. O'Grady in the 6th
b - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Fukushima in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otani (30, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Smith , A. Otani 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga
GIDP: Y. Fukunaga , M. Morioka
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (13)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (13-7) 9.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 99 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 81
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 99-62
WP: T. Kurata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady L (0-2) 6.0 6 4 3 3 11 1 117 2.08   
K. Fukushima 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.62   
K. Shimizu 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 54
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 27, K. Fukushima 8, K. Shimizu 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 3-3, K. Fukushima 3-3, K. Shimizu 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 117-75, K. Fukushima 22-13, K. Shimizu 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 15270
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