BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/06/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6893 - MONDAY, MAY 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (3-3) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Fukuoka Falcons (5-1) 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5 9 0
Falcons Clip Stars, 5-4
Starting pitcher Rei Matsumura pitched well enough to help the Fukuoka Falcons beat the Nagasaki Stars, 5-4. In 8.2 innings, Matsumura surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed 4 runs. Nagasaki now is 3-3.

Fukuoka took a 5-2 lead on Toshifumi Shibuya's 3rd home run of the season. The solo home run, which Shibuya hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Nagasaki pitcher Akimasa Murakami visibly frustrated.

"I like our moxie," said Falcons manager Kamlyn Kadota.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 4
T. Ueda RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
R. Kodama CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 0 1
S. Inoue 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .421 5 8
S. Sakata 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 0 1
   a-K. Bai PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 1
S. Yamaguchi C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .235 2 3
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095 2 3
A. Murakami P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Champ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 7 6      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for S. Sakata in the 7th
b - I. Matsuda pinch hit for A. Murakami in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (2, 1st Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Yamaguchi (2, 2nd Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Inoue (5, 9th Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ueda 2 , R. Kodama , S. Inoue 5 , S. Sakata , K. Bai , S. Yamaguchi 5
2-out RBI: S. Inoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ichikawa
GIDP: K. Bai
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishi-Ichikawa-Murakami)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 2
I. Nakamura SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .296 0 1
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .296 1 5
   b-R. Auerbach 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .286 2 6
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .429 4 4
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
T. Shibuya 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 3 4
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
R. Matsumura P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Adams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 4 0 4 8      
a - W. Adams substituted for R. Matsumura in the 9th
b - R. Auerbach substituted for T. Akamine in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Nakamura (1, 6th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (4, 4th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Shibuya (3, 7th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 4 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura 2 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , T. Shibuya 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawasaki
GIDP: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
OF assists: 1 (Takahashi(Yamaguchi at 2nd base))
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murakami L (0-2) 7.0 7 5 5 0 3 2 100 5.02   
D. Champ 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murakami 46
Batters Faced: A. Murakami 27, D. Champ 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 9-8, D. Champ 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 100-66, D. Champ 29-17
Balk: A. Murakami
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura W (2-0) 8.2 7 4 4 1 7 2 122 3.06   
S. Yamasaki SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 60
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 32, S. Yamasaki 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 9-8, S. Yamasaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 122-81, S. Yamasaki 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM JST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 18972
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