BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
10/01/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 8452 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (60-61) 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Osaka Sailors (48-78) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Sailors Drop Contest, 6-3, to Fukuoka
Fukuoka parlayed a decent outing from starter Ryunosuke Saito into a solid win over the Osaka Sailors. The final score was 6-3. Today's win puts Fukuoka at 60-61, while Osaka falls to 48-78.

The Falcons got a big at-bat from center fielder Akihito Otani. For the game, Otani was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 26th home run of the season gave Fukuoka a 2-0 lead.

"Ryunosuke made his pitches," said Fukuoka manager Horace Jackson.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .257 12 45
Y. Smith SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .289 16 48
A. Otani CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .308 26 75
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 18 86
H. Smith 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 11 44
J. Murakami 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 9 60
M. Morioka C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .215 3 19
N. Katagiri 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 5 51
R. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 0 1
   a-T. Kanemura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 19
   Y. Nakata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6 2 2 6      
a - T. Kanemura pinch hit for R. Saito in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Otani (26, 1st Inning off A. Smith, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Smith (11, 5th Inning off K. Sakoda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi 3 , A. Otani 4 , H. Smith 5 , J. Murakami , N. Katagiri
2-out RBI: T. Nakanishi , H. Smith
GIDP: A. Otani , Y. Fukunaga
Sac Bunt: Y. Smith , R. Saito
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 22 52
B. Matsumura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 7 43
K. Shirai 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .331 27 89
A. Kaneshiro RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .198 18 45
Z. Miyamoto C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 1 12
S. Hino LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 4 26
   b-K. Ota PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 16 63
T. Ishii CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .182 8 30
G. Smith SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .262 12 62
A. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 3
   K. Sakoda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 6 16
   T. Masuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 6 6      
a - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Sakoda in the 8th
b - K. Ota pinch hit for S. Hino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ishii (14, 5th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Kaneshiro (18, 9th Inning off Y. Nakata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Matsumura , K. Shirai , A. Kaneshiro 4 , Z. Miyamoto , K. Ota , T. Ishii 3
Sac Fly: G. Smith
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nakasone (25)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakasone-Smith-Shirai, Matsumura-Nakasone-Shirai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Saito W (13-9) 8.0 5 2 2 0 6 0 92 3.41   
Y. Nakata 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saito 70
Batters Faced: R. Saito 29, Y. Nakata 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saito 5-13, Y. Nakata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saito 92-70, Y. Nakata 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smith L (12-2) 3.2 6 5 4 2 2 1 76 3.71   
K. Sakoda 4.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 52 5.62   
T. Masuda 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smith 29
Batters Faced: A. Smith 19, K. Sakoda 14, T. Masuda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smith 5-3, K. Sakoda 7-5, T. Masuda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smith 76-48, K. Sakoda 52-35, T. Masuda 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Sakoda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Saito
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 15826
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