 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES 05/29/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES | | GAME ID: 6958 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (17-10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | Vesutan Bees (12-15) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | | |  | |
| Vesutan Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction | Fukuoka second baseman Shoshichi Hanzawa was a significant contributor in his team's 8-4 triumph over the Vesutan Bees. He went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Falcons. The win puts Fukuoka at 17-10.
With Fukuoka leading 4-3 in the top of the seventh, Hanzawa batted against Vesutan pitcher Niou Nagao. Hanzawa hit a sinker to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Falcons on top, 8-3.
Said losing manager Jack Fletchings: "The only way to escape your past is to be better than your past." | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Auerbach substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: I. Nakamura (6, 1st Inning off N. Nagao, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Hanzawa (3, 7th Inning off N. Nagao, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 2 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa 5 , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka , I. Yamamoto 2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , T. Shibuya Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Nakamura 2 , T. Shibuya , I. Yamamoto GIDP: Y. Kawasaki Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: T. Akamine (12)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Hanzawa-Nakamura-Auerbach) OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Okano at 2nd base)) | | | a - Y. Isobe pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 7th b - Y. Kato pinch hit for K. Inouye in the 7th c - S. Fujiwara substituted for Y. Isobe in the 8th d - K. Kawano pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: H. Ikegami , K. Omori 3 , K. Okano 3 , A. Nakamura , M. Tamura , N. Nagao , Y. Kato Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nakamura , M. Tamura , Y. Ueda GIDP: T. Miyakawa , A. Nakamura Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: A. Nakamura (1) CS: I. Kawase (2)
FIELDING Errors: K. Okano (5) , Y. Ueda (3) Double Plays: 1 (Fujiwara-Okano-Ikegami) OF assists: 1 (Kawase(Sugiura at 3rd base)) | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | I. Yamamoto W (1-4) | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 6.81 | | S. Yamasaki | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1.83 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Nagao L (2-1) | 6.1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 3.49 | | K. Inouye | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3.04 | | T. Sunada | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7.50 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shoshichi Hanzawa Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:35 Attendance: 9047 Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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