BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
05/20/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6935 - MONDAY, MAY 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (12-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Osaka Sailors (5-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 4 11 0
Fukuoka Lose, 4-0, to Sailors, Kurata
Takahiko Kurata of Osaka easily handled the Fukuoka Falcons, stopping them on 6 hits and chucking a complete-game 4-0 shutout.

"He really did a job on us," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota. "He had good command of his pitches. He changed speeds well and confused us. We never could zero in on him, but he certainly zeroed in on us."

He finished the game with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks in a solid outing.

FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329 3 11
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .329 2 8
T. Akamine RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286 5 20
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .312 2 15
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 7 11
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 2 8
T. Shibuya 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 6 9
   a-Y. Fukunaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 1
   b-R. Auerbach 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 0 1
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 4
M. Yamamoto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 4 8      
a - Y. Fukunaga pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 7th
b - R. Auerbach substituted for Y. Fukunaga in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 2 , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Akamine
GIDP: S. Hanzawa
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .274 1 6
S. Abe 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .196 1 6
T. Takahashi 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .311 0 12
S. Sato RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 7
H. Orido C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 1 2
M. Yamamoto CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .254 1 4
S. Hino LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .106 1 1
R. Tamura 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 2 2
T. Kurata P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 30 4 11 4 2 0 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Yamamoto (1, 8th Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hino (1, 8th Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 3 , T. Takahashi , S. Sato 2 , M. Yamamoto 4 , S. Hino 4 , R. Tamura , T. Kurata 2
2-out RBI: M. Yamamoto , S. Hino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: H. Orido
Sac Bunt: S. Abe 2
Sac Fly: S. Abe
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Hino (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kamai-Takahashi-Abe)
OF assists: 1 (Sato(Takahashi at home))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (0-2) 7.0 9 2 2 2 0 0 102 5.52   
S. Ishii 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 10 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 49
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 31, S. Ishii 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 9-11, S. Ishii 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 102-61, S. Ishii 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ishii 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (2-1) 9.0 6 0 0 2 4 0 114 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 77
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 114-70
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 9765
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 8th inning.
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