BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/23/1963
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8436 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (57-60) 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 9 9 2
Kinboshi Kites (59-53) 0 6 2 0 1 5 6 0 X 20 21 3
Kobayashi Slugs Kites to 20-9 Win
The Kinboshi Kites downed the Fukuoka Falcons, 20-9, at Konohana Stadium. The Kites were led by Yutaka Kobayashi. Kobayashi slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 5 and driving in 6. Josuke Fujimori converted his 21st save in 31 tries. Kinboshi has now won 5 straight.

In the bottom of the second, Kinboshi first baseman Sueo Shimabukuro had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Shimabukuro stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-1, Kinboshi. For the game, he went 3-5 with 3 singles, while scoring 3 and driving in 2.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Kobayashi. "I think we showed that here."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 25 62
Y. Smith SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .216 10 43
A. Otani CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 .302 16 74
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .249 17 63
J. Murakami 3B 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 .270 9 57
H. Smith 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .275 8 47
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .237 4 30
M. Morioka C 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .233 10 40
R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 1
   Y. Nakata P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 0 2
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356 6 22
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   R. Suga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 9 9 6 7 18      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for Y. Nakata in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otani (34, 5th Inning off Y. Hidaka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morioka (10, 7th Inning off J. Fujimori, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Kanemura (6, 7th Inning off J. Fujimori, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Smith , A. Otani 2 , Y. Fukunaga , H. Smith 2 , N. Katagiri , M. Morioka 5 , T. Kanemura 4
2-out RBI: Y. Fukunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakanishi , J. Murakami , R. Saito , Y. Nakata
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (32) , J. Murakami (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Katagiri-Smith-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Shimabukuro 1B 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .277 19 68
   a-A. Uno PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
H. Kitamura 3B 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 .289 19 66
T. Shimabukuro LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .316 24 80
   b-S. Nakada PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 5
K. Masuda 2B 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .239 14 61
M. Takeno RF 3 3 1 0 2 1 3 .240 13 64
A. Yamamoto SS 5 4 3 3 0 1 0 .312 9 66
Y. Kobayashi CF 4 5 4 6 1 0 0 .246 10 55
K. Nojima C 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .230 5 17
Y. Hidaka P 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 5
   J. Fujimori P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 20 21 19 4 4 10      
a - A. Uno pinch hit for S. Shimabukuro in the 8th
b - S. Nakada pinch hit for T. Shimabukuro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kobayashi (20, 6th Inning off Y. Nakata, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Kitamura (16, 8th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Kobayashi 2 (10, 5th Inning off Y. Nakata, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Watanabe, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Shimabukuro 3 , H. Kitamura 4 , T. Shimabukuro , K. Masuda 3 , M. Takeno , A. Yamamoto 3 , Y. Kobayashi 11 , K. Nojima 2 , Y. Hidaka
2-out RBI: T. Shimabukuro , A. Yamamoto , Y. Kobayashi , K. Nojima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Masuda , M. Takeno 2
GIDP: T. Shimabukuro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Shimabukuro 3 (15)
CS: H. Kitamura (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Yamamoto 2 (25) , Y. Hidaka (1)
OF assists: 1 (Takeno(Smith at home))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito L (4-8) 1.2 7 6 6 2 0 0 43 5.05   
Y. Nakata 4.1 9 8 6 0 3 1 81 4.67   
M. Watanabe 0.1 4 6 6 2 0 1 26 3.94   
R. Suga 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 9
Batters Faced: R. Saito 13, Y. Nakata 23, M. Watanabe 7, R. Suga 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 2-2, Y. Nakata 5-4, M. Watanabe 0-1, R. Suga 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 43-26, Y. Nakata 81-53, M. Watanabe 26-15, R. Suga 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nakata 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Hidaka W (7-10) 6.0 7 7 1 6 4 0 109 4.26   
J. Fujimori SV (21) 3.0 2 2 0 0 3 2 32 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Hidaka 40
Batters Faced: Y. Hidaka 33, J. Fujimori 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Hidaka 8-5, J. Fujimori 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Hidaka 109-66, J. Fujimori 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fujimori 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yutaka Kobayashi
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 24764
Special Notes: Yutaka Kobayashi ties the WL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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