BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/21/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8422 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (59-54) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 14 0
Fukuoka Falcons (57-58) 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 X 8 7 0
Bulls Losers, 8-6, to Fukuoka
The Fukuoka Falcons reigned over the Kobe Bulls in damp conditions.

The Fukuoka Falcons had to overcome a big game from Kobe first baseman Shissho Inoue to leave Fukuoka Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 8-6. Inoue went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. Rei Suga earned the save, his 1st in 2 tries.

The Bulls had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Falcons going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 25-year old center fielder Ryokan Nakazawa came to the plate. Nakazawa hit a 3-run home run on a 1-0 fastball from Kobe hurler Toshimichi Yamamoto. It was Nakazawa's 4th home run of the year.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Fukuoka manager Horace Jackson.

Fukuoka is now 57-58.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .248 5 21
R. Okamoto RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .239 10 49
S. Inoue 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .287 3 40
S. Tashiro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .225 1 6
C. Kawano LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .236 0 8
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .257 15 48
   c-S. Abe PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347 11 77
A. Nevill CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .236 6 44
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3
   a-T. Oto PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 4 12
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-A. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 7 48
K. Wada P 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .212 1 5
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Smith PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 12 44
Totals 40 6 14 6 4 7 26      
a - T. Oto pinch hit for T. Ide in the 8th
b - T. Smith pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 8th
c - S. Abe pinch hit for S. Yamanaka in the 9th
d - A. Tanaka pinch hit for S. Terada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kawano (2, 5th Inning off B. O'Grady, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Abe (33, 9th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Nevill (3, 2nd Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Wada (1, 5th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Murata (5, 5th Inning off B. O'Grady, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Murata 6 , R. Okamoto 2 , S. Inoue 2 , C. Kawano 2 , S. Yamanaka , S. Abe 2 , A. Nevill 4 , T. Ide , K. Wada 4
2-out RBI: S. Inoue , C. Kawano , S. Yamanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Inoue , S. Tashiro , C. Kawano , K. Wada , T. Smith
Sac Bunt: K. Wada
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakazawa CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .286 4 22
G. Nakayama SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .233 3 12
A. Otani RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .305 16 74
Y. Fukunaga LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .246 16 61
H. Smith 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .272 8 44
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .238 4 30
M. Morioka C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 9 36
T. Kamiya 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .083 0 0
B. O'Grady P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   K. Murakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Watanabe P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-T. Kanemura 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 5 21
Totals 31 8 7 8 4 6 7      
a - T. Kanemura substituted for M. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fukunaga (17, 6th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Smith (8, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Katagiri (4, 6th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Nakazawa (4, 6th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nakazawa 4 , A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga 2 , H. Smith 4 , N. Katagiri 4 , M. Morioka , M. Watanabe
2-out RBI: R. Nakazawa , H. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Smith
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
PB: M. Morioka
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada 5.1 4 5 5 4 2 2 79 4.39   
T. Yamamoto L (8-1) 1.2 3 3 3 0 2 1 22 3.32   
S. Terada 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 38
Batters Faced: K. Wada 24, T. Yamamoto 8, S. Terada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 6-8, T. Yamamoto 1-2, S. Terada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 79-46, T. Yamamoto 22-16, S. Terada 10-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Grady 4.2 9 5 5 1 4 2 90 4.39   
K. Murakami 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
M. Watanabe W (4-1) 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 48 2.83   
R. Suga SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Grady 29
Batters Faced: B. O'Grady 24, K. Murakami 4, M. Watanabe 12, R. Suga 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Grady 3-7, K. Murakami 2-0, M. Watanabe 2-4, R. Suga 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Grady 90-62, K. Murakami 9-6, M. Watanabe 48-27, R. Suga 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Murakami 1-0 , M. Watanabe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shissho Inoue
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 19789
Special Notes: RP Kiyoshi Murakami was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 8th inning.
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