 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/15/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS | GAME ID: 8208 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Fukuoka Falcons (52-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Nagasaki Stars (64-49) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
Stars CF Okuda goes 3-for-3 in Win | Nagasaki center fielder Shou Okuda helped his team beat the Fukuoka Falcons, 7-1. Okuda, who led the WL in extra base hits with 68 in 1961, went 3 for 3 for the Stars. Akimasa Murakami earned the win to go to 14-7. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 8 innings of work. Nagasaki goes to 64-49. The win puts them 3½ games up in their division.
In the bottom of the fourth, Nagasaki catcher Kaito Tsuji had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Tsuji stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 2-0, Nagasaki. For the game, he went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.
Tsuji called the win the result of "everyone being in sync." | |
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FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 7th b - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for M. Watanabe in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith , K. Mukai , J. Murakami , H. Smith 2 , T. Sakata , R. Nakazawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai GIDP: J. Murakami Sac Bunt: T. Nakanishi , Y. Smith Sac Fly: T. Nakanishi Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: A. Otani (8) , N. Katagiri (16) OF assists: 1 (Otani(Okuda at home)) | | | BATTING Triples: T. Hirai (7, 6th Inning off T. Sakata, 2 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Okuda (6, 2nd Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hale (2, 6th Inning off T. Sakata, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Hale 4 , K. Nagasawa , S. Okuda 6 , Y. Sakai , T. Hirai 4 , K. Tsuji 2-out RBI: J. Hale , T. Hirai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Murakami Hit by Pitch: J. Hale Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: S. Okuda (5)
FIELDING Errors: A. Murakami (4) Double Plays: 2 (Murakami-Nishi-Nagasawa, Nishi-Nagasawa) PB: K. Tsuji | | |
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FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | A. Murakami W (14-7) | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 3.15 | S. Okazaki | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.13 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shou Okuda Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:04 Attendance: 25247 Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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