BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
05/26/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6956 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (12-13) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 11 0
Vesutan Bees (12-13) 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 7 10 1
Kinboshi Scrapes Out 9-7 Win
The game between Kinboshi and Vesutan is in the books, despite a little rain.

The 9-7 Kinboshi win over Vesutan was due in large part to Fumisato Muramoto. The Kites third baseman went 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Bill Baker closed the game out for Kinboshi, earning his 1st save.

Had Yamahiko Hirata not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Hirata hit a 2-run single. That made the score 7-5, in favor of the Kites.

"We're all about heart and hustle on this team. That's what wins ballgames," Hirata told the Kinboshi Daily.

The win gives the Kites a record of 12-13.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 3 12
M. Kawasaki LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256 4 16
F. Tokunaga 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .319 6 13
H. Kitamura 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .278 3 11
   a-M. Oyama PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-K. Masuda 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 1 2
F. Muramoto 3B 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 .291 4 15
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .221 0 8
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .211 1 9
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .226 2 10
S. Hayashida P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .071 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .160 2 2
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9 4 5 12      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for H. Kitamura in the 8th
b - A. Goto pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 8th
c - K. Masuda substituted for M. Oyama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawasaki (3, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Kurosawa 2 (4, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Tokunaga (6, 9th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Muramoto (4, 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Masuda (1, 9th Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , M. Kawasaki 3 , F. Tokunaga 3 , K. Masuda 4 , F. Muramoto 4 , K. Kurosawa 4 , Y. Hirata 2
2-out RBI: K. Masuda , F. Muramoto , Y. Hirata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , K. Kikuchi , A. Goto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kanazawa 2 (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Ikegami at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 1
   c-S. Yamashita 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 5
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .292 7 13
H. Ikegami 1B, RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 2 10
K. Omori LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .223 6 25
A. Nakamura C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 2 10
I. Kawase CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 3 14
Y. Ueda SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 .281 1 4
   d-Y. Isobe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 2 8
   e-S. Fujiwara SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 5
F. Okada 2B 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 .136 0 1
   a-K. Okano PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 7
   b-M. Tamura RF, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 0
M. Sakai P 4 1 0 0 0 2 7 .150 0 0
   T. Ohira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7 4 8 18      
a - K. Okano pinch hit for F. Okada in the 7th
b - M. Tamura substituted for K. Okano in the 8th
c - S. Yamashita substituted for K. Kawano in the 8th
d - Y. Isobe pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 8th
e - S. Fujiwara substituted for Y. Isobe in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Nakamura (2, 8th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Miyakawa (7, 9th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kawano , T. Miyakawa 5 , H. Ikegami , A. Nakamura 5 , I. Kawase , Y. Ueda , K. Okano , M. Tamura
2-out RBI: H. Ikegami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , M. Sakai
Sac Fly: F. Okada
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Miyakawa (6)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida 6.2 7 5 5 4 5 0 135 5.48   
T. Hirata W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.96   
B. Baker SV (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 2 34 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 41
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 30, T. Hirata 1, B. Baker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 6-8, T. Hirata 0-0, B. Baker 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 135-84, T. Hirata 5-3, B. Baker 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hirata 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (3-2) 8.2 11 9 6 4 5 2 169 4.07   
T. Ohira 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 33
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 40, T. Ohira 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 7-12, T. Ohira 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 169-104, T. Ohira 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fumisato Muramoto
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 12464
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 6th inning.
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