 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 09/04/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6800 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Yokohama Kingfishers (46-68) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (54-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 5 | 2 | | |  | |
| Rams Topple Kingfishers, 7-2 | Led by Shouta Fukushima, the Rakisuta Rams defeated the Yokohama Kingfishers, 7-2. Fukushima was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Rams. Shigeyoshi Taira was the winner. He's now 6-9. The loser was two-time All-Star Meguru Kanda. The Rams saw their win-loss record go to 54-60. At the same time, the Kingfishers fell to 46-68.
Fukushima contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Rakisuta get the win.
"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Fukushima. | |
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| YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 8th b - K. Hirata substituted for I. Shinseki in the 8th c - K. Kagawa pinch hit for N. Tominaga in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: M. Takagi (14, 3rd Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , K. Kimura , M. Takagi 2 , T. Iwamoto , B. Fukuhara , M. Kanda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , T. Kaneshige 2 , M. Kanda Sac Bunt: M. Kanda Sac Fly: M. Takagi Team LOB: 9
FIELDING PB: K. Kimura 2 | | | a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 7th b - T. Fujimoto pinch hit for S. Yasuda in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Ishihara (9, 1st Inning off M. Kanda, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Fukushima (16, 6th Inning off M. Kanda, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Nomura (29, 8th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Wada (3, 8th Inning off N. Tominaga, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: Y. Ishihara 3 , H. Nomura 4 , S. Fukushima 4 , H. Wada 4 2-out RBI: H. Wada Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , S. Taira Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: S. Fukushima (17) , R. Onishi (9) OF assists: 1 (Ishihara(Kanda at 2nd base)) | | |
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| YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Kanda L (2-16) | 6.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 5.56 | | N. Tominaga | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Taira W (6-9) | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 4.07 | | G. Matsuda H (5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.77 | | S. Yasuda H (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.91 | | S. Suzuki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.38 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shouta Fukushima Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:49 Attendance: 14810 |
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