BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
05/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6898 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (2-3) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 11 1
Osaka Sailors (1-4) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 13 1
8-5 Win for Osaka in Extras
The Osaka Sailors knocked off the Kinboshi Kites, 8-5, at Kotei Stadium. It took 11 innings. Kojiro Urushihara was a prime reason Osaka won. The catcher was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Takahiko Kurata earned the win. Narushi Nagaoka took the loss for Kinboshi. Osaka has a record of 1-4.

Osaka got a game-changing hit from Chisen Okada. The pinch hitter blasted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a winner.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Okada said.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .045 0 0
F. Muramoto 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .211 0 1
H. Kitamura 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 0 0
M. Kawasaki LF 5 2 1 1 0 1 4 .412 2 6
K. Kurosawa C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .154 0 0
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .312 1 5
   c-Y. Hiramoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Okamoto RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235 1 2
J. Moss P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Oyama PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 5 11 3 3 5 18      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for J. Moss in the 7th
b - M. Oyama pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 8th
c - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 10th
d - R. Okamoto substituted for Y. Hiramoto in the 10th
e - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for B. Baker in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kitamura (2, 4th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Muramoto (2, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kikuchi (2, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kawasaki (2, 7th Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Muramoto 4 , H. Kitamura 3 , M. Kawasaki 4 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi 3 , Y. Hirata , J. Moss
2-out RBI: K. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kanazawa 3 , M. Kawasaki
GIDP: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .409 0 2
S. Abe 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 0 0
T. Takahashi 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .227 0 5
S. Sato RF 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .211 0 3
S. Hino LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .150 0 0
K. Urushihara C 5 3 3 2 1 1 2 .286 1 2
M. Yamamoto CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .300 0 0
   b-C. Okada PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 1 3
R. Tamura 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   a-Z. Abe PH, 3B 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .571 1 4
T. Kurata P 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 43 8 13 8 5 6 20      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for R. Tamura in the 8th
b - C. Okada pinch hit for M. Yamamoto in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kamai (1, 10th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Urushihara (1, 3rd Inning off J. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Abe (1, 8th Inning off T. Tsuda, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Okada (1, 11th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 3 , T. Takahashi , S. Sato , S. Hino , K. Urushihara 6 , M. Yamamoto , C. Okada 4 , Z. Abe 4 , T. Kurata 2
2-out RBI: , K. Urushihara 2 , C. Okada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , T. Takahashi 3 , M. Yamamoto 3
Sac Bunt: A. Kamai , S. Hino 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Tamura
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sato (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kamai-Abe)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moss 6.0 7 2 2 3 3 1 96 3.00   
T. Hirata 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 6.75   
T. Tsuda BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 25 6.23   
B. Baker 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 0.00   
N. Nagaoka L (0-1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 14 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moss 50
Batters Faced: J. Moss 29, T. Hirata 3, T. Tsuda 9, B. Baker 6, N. Nagaoka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moss 5-10, T. Hirata 1-1, T. Tsuda 1-3, B. Baker 1-3, N. Nagaoka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moss 96-60, T. Hirata 17-10, T. Tsuda 25-16, B. Baker 30-20, N. Nagaoka 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Moss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (1-0) 11.0 11 5 4 3 5 1 135 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 59
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 46
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 13-14
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 135-93
WP: T. Kurata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kojiro Urushihara
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 28111
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