 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 09/27/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 8439 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (74-53) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | Fukuoka Falcons (64-63) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Falcons Do In Stars, 4-3 | Fukuoka registered a win at Fukuoka Stadium by beating the Nagasaki Stars, 4-3. Pitcher Ennosuke Yamamoto was one reason why the Falcons triumphed. Fukuoka is now 64-63, while Nagasaki is 74-53.
In the bottom of the fifth, 27-year old center fielder Akihito Otani hit a 2-run single to center. The single, which was hit off of Mikiyasu Sakata, gave Fukuoka a 3-1 lead.
"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Otani said after the game.
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Tokuda pinch hit for Y. Nakano in the 7th
b - R. Nakagawa pinch hit for R. Yamakawa in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Okuda (38, 6th Inning off E. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Nishi (31, 8th Inning off R. Suga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 2 , K. Nagasawa 2 , S. Okuda 2 , W. Hancock 2
2-out RBI: S. Okuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Yamashita 2
Sac Fly: S. Okuda
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa, Sakata-Nishi-Nagasawa, Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa, Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa) | | | a - G. Nakayama pinch hit for E. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - T. Kanemura substituted for H. Smith in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Murakami (24, 8th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , Y. Smith , A. Otani 2 , J. Murakami 3 , E. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Fukunaga 2 , J. Murakami , Y. Nakata
GIDP: A. Otani , J. Murakami , M. Morioka 2
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nakanishi (9) | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakata L (7-6) | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 5.30 | | R. Yamakawa | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9.72 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Yamamoto W (3-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 6.19 | | R. Suga | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.81 | | Y. Nakata SV (16) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.50 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ennosuke Yamamoto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 21945 |
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