BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/15/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8214 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (56-52) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5
Kinboshi Kites (63-52) 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 X 8 11 2
Shimabukuro Powers Kites to 8-2 Win
Kinboshi left fielder Taketoshi Shimabukuro was a significant contributor in his team's 8-2 triumph over the Kobe Bulls. He was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Kites. Yasuhiko Hidaka earned the win. Hironobu Takaoka, who is tied for 10th in the WL in holds with 2, took the loss for Kobe. Kinboshi, at 63-52, occupies second place in the Western League.

In the bottom of the fifth, Kinboshi catcher Hiroji Orido had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Orido stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 4-2, Kinboshi. For the game, he was 3-5 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Kinboshi manager Kaita Kurosawa.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 .247 1 14
A. Tanaka SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 11 63
S. Inoue 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305 4 46
S. Abe LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .326 6 59
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 10 45
T. Ueda CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 5 28
Y. Abe RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 9 34
K. Tsuji C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .203 9 38
H. Takaoka P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 1 5
   T. Miyamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 7 30
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2 4 7 8      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for T. Miyamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Smith , Y. Abe
2-out RBI: T. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tanaka , S. Abe
GIDP: M. Osaki , H. Takaoka
Sac Bunt: A. Tanaka
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Smith 2 (6) , A. Tanaka (19) , S. Inoue (17) , M. Osaki (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .260 14 41
A. Yamamoto SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .279 21 76
M. Takeno RF 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .273 16 67
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .279 14 76
K. Masuda 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .270 9 54
H. Orido C 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .277 7 65
Y. Kobayashi CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .268 14 65
M. Kobashi 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .251 4 42
Y. Hidaka P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 6
   a-H. Kitamura PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .297 7 24
   K. Kodama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 11 8 4 6 22      
a - H. Kitamura pinch hit for Y. Hidaka in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shimabukuro (14, 8th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Shimabukuro (14, 4th Inning off H. Takaoka, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Masuda (9, 8th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Takeno 4 , T. Shimabukuro 7 , K. Masuda 4 , H. Orido 3
2-out RBI: T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , H. Orido , H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Shimabukuro , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda , Y. Kobayashi , M. Kobashi
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamamoto (17) , M. Takeno (12) , H. Orido (2)
CS: M. Takeno (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Shimabukuro (15) , M. Takeno (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Hidaka-Yamamoto-Shimabukuro, Kobashi-Masuda-Shimabukuro)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Takaoka L (3-5) 6.0 6 6 3 3 5 1 117 4.38   
T. Miyamoto 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.76   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 19 6.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Takaoka 44
Batters Faced: H. Takaoka 31, T. Miyamoto 6, T. Yamamoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Takaoka 6-7, T. Miyamoto 0-2, T. Yamamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Takaoka 117-73, T. Miyamoto 24-14, T. Yamamoto 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miyamoto 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hidaka W (9-6) 7.0 2 2 0 4 5 0 99 4.01   
K. Kodama 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 70
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 26, K. Kodama 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 6-8, K. Kodama 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 99-59, K. Kodama 25-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taketoshi Shimabukuro
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 39651
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 5th inning.
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