BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/10/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8204 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (56-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 2
Kinboshi Kites (50-51) 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Kites Earn 8-4 Win Versus Kobe
The Kinboshi Kites faced a tough opponent in Kobe pitcher Tai Shimabukuro, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Konohana Stadium by a final score of 8-4. Shimabukuro went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Kinboshi is 50-51 and Kobe, with the loss, 56-48.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Konohana Stadium seemed to enjoy watching the Western League action.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .247 10 41
A. Nevill CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 6 43
S. Inoue 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .291 3 36
S. Abe LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 10 71
R. Okamoto RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .243 10 46
A. Tanaka SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .225 7 44
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .261 15 44
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 7 29
   a-T. Oto PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .243 4 12
T. Morino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 2
   T. Shimabukuro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-S. Murata PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 4 19
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 16      
a - T. Oto pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
b - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Shimabukuro in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oto (4, 9th Inning off K. Kodama, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Okamoto (10, 9th Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Inoue 2 , R. Okamoto 5 , A. Tanaka , S. Yamanaka 2 , M. Osaki , T. Oto 4 , S. Murata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , A. Nevill , A. Tanaka
Sac Bunt: T. Morino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Osaki (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Inoue (11) , M. Osaki (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 18 60
H. Kitamura 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .287 19 60
H. Orido C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291 10 43
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .305 19 69
K. Masuda 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .233 12 50
A. Yamamoto SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 6 49
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .240 7 46
M. Kokubunji RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .246 2 11
   a-S. Nakada PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 5
K. Tamura P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .182 1 9
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 35 8 10 8 2 2 14      
a - S. Nakada pinch hit for M. Kokubunji in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shimabukuro (11, 1st Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Tamura (2, 5th Inning off T. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kitamura (19, 2nd Inning off T. Morino, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Shimabukuro (19, 3rd Inning off T. Morino, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Masuda (12, 3rd Inning off T. Morino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kitamura 5 , H. Orido , T. Shimabukuro 6 , K. Masuda 4 , Y. Kobayashi 2 , M. Kokubunji , K. Tamura 2
2-out RBI: H. Kitamura , T. Shimabukuro , K. Tamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , H. Kitamura , K. Masuda
Sac Bunt: K. Tamura
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamamoto (14)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morino L (8-10) 2.0 7 7 7 1 0 3 56 4.66   
T. Shimabukuro 6.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 86 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morino 9
Batters Faced: T. Morino 14, T. Shimabukuro 24
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morino 5-1, T. Shimabukuro 8-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morino 56-32, T. Shimabukuro 86-60
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura W (7-10) 8.0 8 3 3 2 6 1 113 3.65   
K. Kodama 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 58
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 34, K. Kodama 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 11-7, K. Kodama 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 113-72, K. Kodama 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kodama 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tai Shimabukuro
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21189
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