BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/19/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6931 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (12-6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 12 0
Vesutan Bees (10-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0
Close Win Moves Stars to 12-6
In a low-scoring contest between the Nagasaki Stars and the Vesutan Bees, Koson Mitsunaga, who finished 3rd in the EL in innings pitched with 307.2 in 1970, proved to be the difference. The Nagasaki right-hander earned props for his performance in the 3-2 Stars win. Mitsunaga picked up the win for Nagasaki, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1. Tetsushi Kondo closed it out for Nagasaki, earning his 6th save.

Isao Matsuda had a direct impact on the outcome. Matsuda contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Nagasaki up, 1-0.

"I feel honored to be a part of this team," said Matsuda.

Nagasaki goes to 12-6 with the win.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .154 0 2
S. Sakata 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 1 3
I. Matsuda LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 1 6
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .271 0 7
B. Nishi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .345 3 5
T. Ueda RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .224 2 5
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .361 6 15
S. Yamaguchi C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .205 3 6
K. Mitsunaga P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
   T. Kondo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3 0 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kodama (3, 1st Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Inoue (2, 7th Inning off H. Walker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , I. Matsuda 2 , B. Nishi , T. Ueda 2 , S. Inoue 4 , S. Yamaguchi , K. Mitsunaga
2-out RBI: I. Matsuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , B. Nishi
GIDP: S. Yamaguchi , T. Kondo
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 3 4
Y. Isobe LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 2 6
   d-Y. Kato PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
H. Ikegami 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .279 1 7
K. Omori RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .225 4 18
K. Okano 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .326 1 6
A. Nakamura C 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 8
I. Kawase CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 3 11
   e-R. Mikami PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
   a-K. Kawano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 0 1
   c-S. Fujiwara SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 1 5
H. Walker P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-M. Tamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-S. Yamashita PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .154 1 4
Totals 30 2 5 2 4 5 17      
a - K. Kawano pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 7th
b - M. Tamura pinch hit for H. Walker in the 7th
c - S. Fujiwara substituted for K. Kawano in the 8th
d - Y. Kato pinch hit for Y. Isobe in the 8th
e - R. Mikami pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 9th
f - S. Yamashita pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Omori (5, 6th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Mikami (1, 9th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Miyakawa (3, 8th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa 4 , K. Omori 3 , R. Mikami 2 , H. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa , K. Okano , A. Nakamura , I. Kawase
Sac Bunt: K. Okano
Sac Fly: S. Yamashita
Hit by Pitch: A. Nakamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Omori (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nakamura-Ikegami, Ueda-Okano-Ikegami, Fujiwara-Okano-Ikegami)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga W (2-1) 7.0 3 1 1 4 3 1 87 4.71   
T. Kondo SV (6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 66
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 28, T. Kondo 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 10-8, T. Kondo 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 87-55, T. Kondo 32-22
Hit Batsmen: T. Kondo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker L (2-2) 7.0 9 2 2 0 4 0 94 5.40   
T. Yamamoto 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 36 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 55
Batters Faced: H. Walker 28, T. Yamamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 6-9, T. Yamamoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 94-61, T. Yamamoto 36-22
WP: H. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koson Mitsunaga
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 16681
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