 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 09/18/1963 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 8223 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (44-71) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | | Fukuoka Falcons (55-57) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Falcons Edge Past Bees, 4-3 | The Fukuoka Falcons had to overcome a fine effort from Vesutan pitcher Sadakazu Minami to win, 4-3, at Fukuoka Stadium. Minami went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. Kijuro Fukushima, now 6-7, was credited with the win in 2 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 0. The win puts the Falcons at 55-57, while the Bees drop to 44-71.
The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Fukuoka. That's when 31-year old first baseman Harl Smith hit a run-scoring double off Haruki Ogawa to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.
"We were the better team," crowed Smith.
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Aoyagi pinch hit for H. Fujioka in the 8th
b - M. Hirano pinch hit for S. Minami in the 8th
BATTING
Triples: S. Yamashita (4, 6th Inning off Y. Nakata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii , M. Shiotani 2 , S. Yamashita 5 , H. Nishikawa , H. Fujioka , K. Aoyagi , S. Minami
2-out RBI: H. Fujioka , S. Minami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , Y. Isobe 2 , S. Yamashita , S. Minami 2
Sac Bunt: H. Nishikawa
Sac Fly: T. Okinaka
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Hirano-Iwai) | | | a - R. Nakazawa pinch hit for R. Suga in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Murakami (15, 4th Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Smith (18, 9th Inning off H. Ogawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Fukunaga (16, 1st Inning off S. Minami, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Otani 3 , Y. Fukunaga 4 , J. Murakami 3 , H. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri , Y. Nakata
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga , Y. Nakata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi
GIDP: K. Mukai
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Errors: J. Murakami (22) | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Minami | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 6.55 | | H. Ogawa L (2-8) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.41 |
| | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Nakata | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 4.23 | | R. Suga | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | | K. Fukushima W (6-7) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2.87 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sadakazu Minami
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 17784 |
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