| Falcons Flame Out Against Kurata, Sailors Tuesday, September 10th , 1963 Takahiko Kurata of the Osaka Sailors shut down the Fukuoka Falcons, 4-0, on 3 hits, while ringing up 2 strikeouts and allowing 2 walks.
After the game Kurata said, "Guys have been fouling off a lot of pitches lately and I've been getting into too many deep pitch counts, but I'm pleased with the way things went today. I went right after them and stayed ahead in the count."
This season, Kurata has crafted a 13-7 mark with a 2.10 ERA in 205.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .218 against him and he has 129 strikeouts.
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