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.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 9 40
K. Kimura C 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .287 13 53
M. Takagi LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .255 1 29
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 17 36
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .234 11 49
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 7 32
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233 13 41
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 15
   b-K. Hirata SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 7 29
T. Kamiya 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .208 10 31
M. Kanda P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .190 0 2
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 4
Totals 31 2 6 2 5 2 16      
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
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Matsui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 6 37
G. Yagi LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .268 10 45
Y. Ishihara RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .305 17 39
H. Nomura SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .258 29 76
S. Fukushima 3B 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .310 16 48
S. Murata 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .189 1 9
R. Onishi CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .226 15 36
H. Wada C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .182 3 8
S. Taira P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 2 17
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-T. Fujimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 7 5 6 7 4 9      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kanda 49
Batters Faced: M. Kanda 29, N. Tominaga 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kanda 11-6, N. Tominaga 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kanda 112-65, N. Tominaga 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 1-0
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 53
Batters Faced: S. Taira 31, G. Matsuda 1, S. Yasuda 3, S. Suzuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 8-9, G. Matsuda 1-0, S. Yasuda 2-1, S. Suzuki 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 126-74, G. Matsuda 2-2, S. Yasuda 16-11, S. Suzuki 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 2-0
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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