 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES 05/16/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES | | GAME ID: 6928 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (10-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | Kinboshi Kites (4-11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Kinboshi Loses, 6-3, in 12 | The Fukuoka Falcons defeated the Kinboshi Kites, 6-3, in 12 innings. Itaru Nakamura, who is tied for 9th in the WL in extra base hits with 5, played a big role. Nakamura was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Falcons in the win. Kinboshi is 4-11 after the defeat.
Fukuoka needed the clutch hitting of Tsuruo Akamine to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Falcons on top, 5-3. For the game, Akamine had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.
"A lot to like, just frustrated that we came up short," said Kinboshi manager Frank Moore. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Adams pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 11th b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 11th c - R. Auerbach substituted for W. Adams in the 11th
BATTING Home Runs: I. Nakamura (2, 5th Inning off S. Hayashida, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Akamine (5, 12th Inning off T. Hirata, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Shibuya (6, 12th Inning off T. Hirata, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: I. Nakamura 6 , T. Akamine 5 , A. Sugiura , T. Shibuya 4 , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka 2 2-out RBI: A. Sugiura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sugiura , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka , R. Matsumura Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa 2 Hit by Pitch: I. Nakamura Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING CS: T. Akamine (1)
FIELDING Errors: S. Hanzawa (3) | | | a - M. Oyama pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 8th b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for Y. Hirata in the 9th c - A. Goto substituted for Z. Yoemon in the 10th d - R. Okamoto pinch hit for T. Tsuda in the 10th e - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 11th f - K. Murakami substituted for Y. Hiramoto in the 12th g - T. Kobayashi pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 12th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 4 , M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura , Y. Hirata , S. Hayashida 2-out RBI: H. Kitamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawasaki , H. Kitamura 2 , F. Muramoto Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: F. Muramoto (3) | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Itaru Nakamura Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:43 Attendance: 9054 |
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