BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
09/16/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 8221 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (63-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2
Osaka Sailors (44-69) 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 X 7 11 1
Kurata Goes Distance in 7-1 Win
The Osaka Sailors and Kinboshi Kites completed their game despite the rain.

Kinboshi had no answer for Osaka Sailors starter Takahiko Kurata, who flummoxed Kites hitters as the Sailors cruised to victory, 7-1. The Sailors sport a record of 44-69.

Kurata went the distance for Osaka. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1.

Said Kinboshi manager Kaita Kurosawa: "We ran into a buzz saw."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .260 14 42
A. Yamamoto SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 21 76
M. Takeno RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 16 67
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 14 76
K. Masuda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 9 54
H. Orido C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 7 65
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269 14 65
M. Kobashi 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 42
   a-H. Kitamura PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 7 24
J. Fujimori P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 0 3
   T. Koyama P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 4
   b-R. Furukawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 0 7
   K. Kato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1 1 4 8      
a - H. Kitamura pinch hit for M. Kobashi in the 8th
b - R. Furukawa pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro , M. Takeno , T. Shimabukuro , Y. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: S. Shimabukuro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Takeno , H. Orido
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Takeno (11) , Y. Kobayashi (4)
OF assists: 1 (Kobayashi(Ota at home))
PB: H. Orido
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .270 17 42
B. Matsumura 3B 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .225 6 35
K. Ota C 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .333 15 57
K. Shirai 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .333 24 81
S. Hino LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 4 24
   a-W. Okazaki PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 7
G. Smith SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267 11 52
   b-T. Shibuya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
   c-M. Hino SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 6 16
F. Anderson RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .237 6 22
T. Ishii CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .184 5 24
T. Kurata P 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .250 1 5
Totals 35 7 11 6 5 3 22      
a - W. Okazaki pinch hit for S. Hino in the 7th
b - T. Shibuya pinch hit for G. Smith in the 7th
c - M. Hino substituted for T. Shibuya in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ota (18, 1st Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Smith (13, 3rd Inning off J. Fujimori, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Anderson (6, 2nd Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone , K. Ota 3 , K. Shirai , S. Hino , W. Okazaki , G. Smith 2 , T. Shibuya , F. Anderson 4 , T. Ishii , T. Kurata
2-out RBI: G. Smith , F. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Shirai , F. Anderson , T. Kurata 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kurata (4)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fujimori L (8-2) 2.2 8 6 5 0 0 1 56 3.92   
T. Koyama 3.1 2 1 1 4 2 0 74 4.39   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.06   
K. Kato 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fujimori 16
Batters Faced: J. Fujimori 15, T. Koyama 17, T. Yamamoto 4, K. Kato 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fujimori 3-4, T. Koyama 4-4, T. Yamamoto 0-2, K. Kato 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fujimori 56-37, T. Koyama 74-41, T. Yamamoto 22-14, K. Kato 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Koyama 1-1 , T. Yamamoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (11-13) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 106 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 78
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 106-70
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 17393
Special Notes: Rain delay of 29 minutes in the 8th inning.
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