 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS 05/21/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS | | GAME ID: 6936 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (13-7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | | Osaka Sailors (5-15) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Guest Falcons Win, 3-2, at Osaka | Kotei Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Osaka Sailors and Fukuoka Falcons.
The Fukuoka Falcons topped the Osaka Sailors, 3-2, in Western League action at Kotei Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Fukuoka pitcher and Nabari, Japan, native Rei Matsumura. The winner was Matsumura. He threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Tsuneteru Fujiwara. Shinpo Yamasaki earned the save for Fukuoka, his 5th of the year.
Tsuruo Akamine, who finished 3rd in the WL in runs with 103 in 1972, had a direct impact on the outcome. Akamine contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Fukuoka up, 3-1.
Osaka manager Bill Sherrill said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.
The Falcons raised their record to 13-7.
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Auerbach substituted for R. Matsumura in the 8th
b - W. Adams substituted for T. Akamine in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hanzawa (1, 4th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Shibuya (2, 6th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 2 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa 3 , T. Shibuya 3 , R. Matsumura
2-out RBI: S. Hanzawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka 2 , R. Matsumura
GIDP: I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (8)
CS: I. Nakamura (2) | | | a - Z. Abe pinch hit for R. Tamura in the 8th
b - K. Yamada pinch hit for S. Hara in the 8th
c - C. Okada pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 8th
d - M. Yamamoto substituted for Z. Abe in the 9th
e - H. Orido pinch hit for K. Urushihara in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Tamura (3, 3rd Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai , S. Hino , R. Tamura 4 , C. Okada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , H. Orido
Sac Fly: S. Hara
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (8) , S. Hino (3)
CS: S. Sato (2)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hino-Tamura, Kamai-Takahashi-Abe, Kamai-Takahashi-Abe)
OF assists: 2 (Hino(Takahashi at 3rd base), Sato(Nakamura at 3rd base)) | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Matsumura W (4-0) | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 2.25 | | S. Yamasaki SV (5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.80 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Fujiwara L (1-1) | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 2.63 | | K. Usui | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.57 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 11296 |
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