BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/25/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6949 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (12-12) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0
Nagasaki Stars (14-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 10 1
Victory Pushes Kites Record to 12-12
Kinboshi beat Nagasaki in a rain-soaked ballgame.

The Kinboshi Kites did just enough to sneak past the Nagasaki Stars, 7-6, at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. Kinboshi pitcher Narushi Nagaoka, in particular, had a standout performance. The defeat makes Nagasaki 14-9.

Kinboshi second baseman Yamahiko Hirata landed a blow when he belted a 3-run home run in the top of the first. It was his 2nd home run of the season. With it, the Kites took a 7-0 lead.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Nagaoka, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .215 4 11
M. Kawasaki LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .241 4 14
   a-K. Murakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
   b-R. Okamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .337 4 16
   c-T. Nishizawa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .322 1 8
F. Muramoto 3B 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .263 7 14
K. Kurosawa C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .279 2 8
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .240 1 11
Y. Hirata 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .214 2 10
N. Nagaoka P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
   d-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 8 7 0 9 7      
a - K. Murakami pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 7th
b - R. Okamoto substituted for K. Murakami in the 7th
c - T. Nishizawa pinch hit for F. Tokunaga in the 8th
d - M. Oyama pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tokunaga (4, 1st Inning off J. Travis, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Goto (3, 1st Inning off J. Travis, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kanazawa (6, 8th Inning off S. Ishiguro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (2, 1st Inning off J. Travis, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Goto 2 , M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga 3 , T. Kanazawa 2 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi , Y. Hirata 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Takamatsu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 0 2
   b-Y. Sakai PH, 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
S. Sakata 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .226 6 12
M. Ichikawa SS 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .258 3 12
T. Fujimoto CF 5 1 1 4 0 0 4 .191 6 17
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .253 3 12
B. Wada C 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .121 1 1
T. Ueda RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 4 10
Y. Toyota LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 10
J. Travis P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hale PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   S. Ishiguro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Bai PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6 5 2 17      
a - J. Hale pinch hit for J. Travis in the 7th
b - Y. Sakai pinch hit for K. Takamatsu in the 8th
c - K. Bai pinch hit for S. Ishiguro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Toyota (3, 3rd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Sakata (4, 9th Inning off H. Kawamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fujimoto (6, 9th Inning off H. Kawamoto, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Sakai 2 , S. Sakata 2 , M. Ichikawa 2 , T. Fujimoto 4 , S. Inoue , B. Wada , Y. Toyota 2 , K. Bai
2-out RBI: S. Sakata , T. Fujimoto , S. Inoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sakata , B. Wada 2 , T. Ueda
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ichikawa (4)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagaoka W (3-1) 7.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 102 1.72   
B. Baker 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.01   
H. Kawamoto 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 1 26 11.17   
T. Tsuda SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagaoka 64
Batters Faced: N. Nagaoka 28, B. Baker 5, H. Kawamoto 7, T. Tsuda 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagaoka 8-11, B. Baker 3-0, H. Kawamoto 1-1, T. Tsuda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagaoka 102-62, B. Baker 24-18, H. Kawamoto 26-16, T. Tsuda 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Travis L (1-1) 7.0 7 7 6 0 6 1 105 4.13   
S. Ishiguro 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Travis 43
Batters Faced: J. Travis 29, S. Ishiguro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Travis 7-8, S. Ishiguro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Travis 105-75, S. Ishiguro 40-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Narushi Nagaoka
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 13745
Special Notes: Rain delay of 29 minutes in the 5th inning.
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