BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/26/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6950 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (13-12) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 5 11 0
Nagasaki Stars (14-10) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Nagasaki Beaten, 5-3, by Kinboshi
Nagasaki got a valiant performance from pitcher Akimasa Murakami, but it wasn't enough to beat the Kinboshi Kites. Kinboshi won the game, 5-3. Murakami threw 7.0 innings allowing 3 runs for the losing team. Kinboshi starter Saimei Hayashida was credited with the win after throwing 116 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 1-3. With the loss, Nagasaki sinks to 14-10.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Taira Kanazawa? The former first round draft pick Kanazawa stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put Kinboshi up, 4-3. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

Kanazawa told a Kinboshi Times reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .206 4 11
M. Kawasaki LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 4 14
F. Tokunaga 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .330 4 16
T. Kanazawa CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .337 1 9
H. Kitamura 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 4
   a-F. Muramoto PR, 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278 7 14
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 2 8
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .253 1 11
Y. Hirata 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .203 2 10
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
S. Hayashida P 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .125 1 3
   b-M. Oyama 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 3
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 7 18      
a - F. Muramoto pinch ran for H. Kitamura in the 2nd
b - M. Oyama substituted for S. Hayashida in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kikuchi (4, 6th Inning off A. Murakami, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Tokunaga (5, 8th Inning off N. Teshima, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kanazawa (7, 8th Inning off N. Teshima, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Hayashida (1, 5th Inning off A. Murakami, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Oyama (1, 9th Inning off N. Hamasaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa 4 , F. Muramoto 2 , K. Kikuchi 3 , S. Hayashida 5 , M. Oyama 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga , T. Kanazawa , Y. Hirata
Hit by Pitch: H. Kitamura , K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Goto (10)
CS: T. Kanazawa 2 (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203 2 5
S. Sakata 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 6 12
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .280 3 13
T. Fujimoto CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .181 6 17
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 3 12
   a-K. Takamatsu PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 0 2
   N. Hamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Ueda RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .257 4 10
B. Wada C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .133 1 1
I. Matsuda LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .240 3 7
A. Murakami P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 0 3
   N. Teshima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Bai PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2 4 6 22      
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for S. Inoue in the 8th
b - K. Bai pinch hit for N. Teshima in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sakata (5, 1st Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Nishi (3, 5th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 2 , S. Sakata 2 , M. Ichikawa 3 , T. Ueda 2 , B. Wada , A. Murakami
2-out RBI: M. Ichikawa , A. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , S. Inoue , A. Murakami , K. Bai
Sac Bunt: B. Wada
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ichikawa (5) , S. Inoue (2)
OF assists: 1 (Ueda(Muramoto at home))
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida W (1-3) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 116 3.13   
M. Miwa H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 47 5.09   
B. Baker SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 51
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 30, M. Miwa 9, B. Baker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 12-6, M. Miwa 2-0, B. Baker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 116-78, M. Miwa 47-27, B. Baker 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
WP: S. Hayashida
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murakami 7.0 7 3 2 0 2 1 99 2.06   
N. Teshima L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 26 8.10   
N. Hamasaki 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murakami 55
Batters Faced: A. Murakami 28, N. Teshima 7, N. Hamasaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 8-8, N. Teshima 0-0, N. Hamasaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 99-67, N. Teshima 26-19, N. Hamasaki 26-15
Hit Batsmen: A. Murakami , N. Teshima
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akimasa Murakami
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 14718
Special Notes: 2B Hideyuki Kitamura was injured being hit by a pitch.
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