BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
05/20/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 6938 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Vesutan Bees (9-10) 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 8 0
Kinboshi Kites (9-10) 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 X 7 9 0
Kites Rebuff Bees, 7-5
The Kinboshi Kites got a rain-soaked win over the Vesutan Bees.

The Kinboshi Kites picked up a win at Konohana Stadium, knocking off the Vesutan Bees, 7-5. On the mound for Kinboshi was right-hander Bill Baker. He played a key role in the triumph. Baker got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 8 hits and walked 1 over 7 innings. He allowed 5 runs. Matoba Miwa earned the save, his 4th, for the Kites.

The Kites got a big at-bat from third baseman Hideyuki Kitamura. For the game, Kitamura went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Kinboshi a 6-4 lead.

"Bill throwing strikes, pounding the zone, that is exactly what you want to see," said Kinboshi manager Frank Moore.

Vesutan drops to 9-10.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .240 0 0
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .242 4 7
K. Omori LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .164 1 3
S. Iwai 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .305 3 6
H. Ikegami RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .211 0 3
T. Ito 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .206 3 8
A. Nakamura C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .232 3 9
Y. Ueda SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .204 1 2
S. Ichikawa P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   T. Ohira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Ibe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 2
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 10 11      
a - S. Ibe pinch hit for T. Ohira in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nakamura (1, 4th Inning off B. Baker, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Kawano (2, 7th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Ueda (1, 3rd Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Miyakawa (4, 5th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kawano 2 , T. Miyakawa 5 , K. Omori , H. Ikegami 2 , A. Nakamura 2 , Y. Ueda 4
2-out RBI: , T. Miyakawa 2 , A. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , A. Nakamura , Y. Ueda
Sac Fly: T. Ito
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ikegami (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ikegami(Kanazawa at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 3 10
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .238 4 12
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .323 2 9
T. Kanazawa CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .329 0 6
H. Kitamura 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .231 2 4
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .281 2 8
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 8
Y. Hirata 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 1 7
B. Baker P 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .286 1 2
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7 2 6 4      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawasaki (4, 5th Inning off S. Ichikawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kanazawa (4, 7th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Baker (1, 5th Inning off S. Ichikawa, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Kitamura (2, 5th Inning off S. Ichikawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kawasaki 3 , F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa 3 , H. Kitamura 4 , Y. Hirata , B. Baker 4
2-out RBI: , T. Kanazawa 2 , H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Baker
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 3
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ichikawa L (0-2) 4.2 7 6 6 2 3 2 76 7.88   
T. Ohira 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.50   
T. Yamamoto 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ichikawa 27
Batters Faced: S. Ichikawa 23, T. Ohira 4, T. Yamamoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ichikawa 6-5, T. Ohira 3-0, T. Yamamoto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ichikawa 76-49, T. Ohira 12-9, T. Yamamoto 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Baker W (1-0) 7.0 8 5 5 1 8 2 101 2.11   
M. Miwa SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Baker 48
Batters Faced: B. Baker 30, M. Miwa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Baker 4-9, M. Miwa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Baker 101-70, M. Miwa 18-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Baker
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 8337
Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather.
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