BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/22/1974
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NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6940 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (12-9) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
Fukuoka Falcons (14-7) 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 X 7 12 1
Kawasaki Pounds 2 Homers in 7-3 Falcons Win
The Fukuoka Falcons topped the Nagasaki Stars, 7-3, in Western League action at Fukuoka Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Fukuoka first baseman Yasuhiko Kawasaki. Isaburo Muraoka, the winner, improved to 4-0. He held Nagasaki to 3 runs on 5 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. Nagasaki, with the loss, is 12-9.

Kawasaki contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Fukuoka in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 2-1, Kawasaki took a changeup from Togai Ota and stroked the home run to center. His 9th home run of the season allowed the Falcons to leap in front, 4-2.

"I was able to square up some pitches," said Kawasaki.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ibe 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .278 0 2
S. Sakata 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205 1 3
I. Matsuda LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .255 1 6
R. Kodama CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 0 4
M. Ichikawa SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .291 0 8
T. Ueda RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 2 5
S. Inoue 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .333 6 15
S. Yamaguchi C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 4 7
T. Ota P 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
   N. Hamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 3
Totals 31 3 5 3 4 10 13      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for N. Hamasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sakata (3, 8th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ibe , S. Sakata 2 , M. Ichikawa 3
2-out RBI: S. Ibe , M. Ichikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sakata , I. Matsuda , T. Ueda
Sac Bunt: T. Ueda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Yamaguchi (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Ibe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 3 11
I. Nakamura SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .330 2 8
T. Akamine RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .294 5 21
A. Sugiura LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310 2 15
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 .359 9 16
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .225 2 10
T. Shibuya 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 6 9
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .232 1 4
I. Muraoka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 0 0
   a-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .435 2 6
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 1 19      
a - K. Suzuki pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (3, 8th Inning off N. Hamasaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki 2 (9, 4th Inning off T. Ota, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Ota, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Nakamura , T. Akamine 2 , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki 10 , S. Hanzawa 2 , T. Shibuya 2 , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , T. Akamine
GIDP: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (9)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hanzawa (4)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ota L (1-2) 6.2 9 6 6 3 0 2 109 3.95   
N. Hamasaki 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ota 29
Batters Faced: T. Ota 32, N. Hamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ota 11-8, N. Hamasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ota 109-67, N. Hamasaki 29-19
WP: T. Ota 3
Hit Batsmen: T. Ota
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka W (4-0) 8.0 5 3 3 4 9 0 145 2.75   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 65
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 33, S. Yamasaki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 8-6, S. Yamasaki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 145-89, S. Yamasaki 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasuhiko Kawasaki
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 15233
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