BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6917 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (4-9) 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Nagasaki Stars (8-5) 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 X 6 12 0
Kinboshi Upended by Nagasaki, 6-5
The Nagasaki Stars defeated the Kinboshi Kites, 6-5, at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. Isao Matsuda, the 3rd overall pick in the 1972 draft, was a standout performer for Nagasaki. His 2 hits included 1 single and 1 double -- this in addition to the 3 runs he scored and 2 he knocked in. The save was credited to Eito Shimabukuro, his 1st. Kinboshi now has a record of 4-9.

Michiki Ichikawa had a clutch at-bat with one out in the bottom of the seventh for the Stars. Coming up with the bases loaded and Nagasaki trailing 5-4, he hit a 2-run single.

"Everyone's trying too hard," said losing manager Frank Moore. "If we learn to relax, we'll be fine."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .176 1 3
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 3 10
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .213 1 4
H. Kitamura 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 1 3
   a-M. Oyama PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Muramoto 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .268 2 5
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 1 7
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 1 4
T. Kobayashi C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .111 1 1
   b-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Ono P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
Totals 29 5 5 5 4 2 10      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for H. Kitamura in the 8th
b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for T. Kobayashi in the 9th
c - A. Goto pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Hirata (1, 2nd Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Tokunaga (1, 5th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Tokunaga 4 , H. Kitamura , Y. Hirata 3
2-out RBI: F. Tokunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tokunaga , K. Kikuchi
GIDP: T. Kobayashi
Sac Bunt: F. Muramoto , K. Kikuchi 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: F. Muramoto (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga, Kikuchi-Kobayashi)
OF assists: 2 (Kikuchi(Kodama at home), Kikuchi(Kodama at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .333 3 5
S. Sakata 2B 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 .234 1 3
I. Matsuda LF 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 .280 1 5
R. Kodama CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .174 0 2
M. Ichikawa SS 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .280 0 5
T. Ueda RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .224 2 4
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .333 6 11
B. Wada C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .278 0 0
K. Mitsunaga P 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
   a-S. Ibe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .571 0 0
   E. Shimabukuro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6 5 5 22      
a - S. Ibe pinch hit for K. Mitsunaga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (3, 2nd Inning off W. Ono, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Matsuda (2, 5th Inning off W. Ono, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Wada (1, 6th Inning off W. Ono, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Nishi (3, 8th Inning off T. Hirata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 3 , I. Matsuda 3 , R. Kodama 2 , M. Ichikawa 2 , T. Ueda 2 , B. Wada 3 , K. Mitsunaga
2-out RBI: I. Matsuda , M. Ichikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Matsuda , S. Inoue , B. Wada , K. Mitsunaga
GIDP: B. Nishi
Hit by Pitch: B. Nishi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nishi (5) , R. Kodama (2)
CS: B. Nishi (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Nishi)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ono L (2-1) 6.1 11 6 6 4 3 0 110 5.12   
T. Hirata 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ono 26
Batters Faced: W. Ono 32, T. Hirata 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ono 8-4, T. Hirata 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ono 110-62, T. Hirata 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hirata 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Ono
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga W (1-1) 8.0 5 5 5 4 2 1 112 5.82   
E. Shimabukuro SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 50
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 33, E. Shimabukuro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 9-13, E. Shimabukuro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 112-65, E. Shimabukuro 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isao Matsuda
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 12737
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