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."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .295 3 13
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .324 2 8
T. Akamine RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .317 6 26
A. Sugiura LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .290 2 18
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 .354 11 23
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 2 4 0 0 6 .244 3 14
T. Shibuya 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .242 6 11
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .243 1 4
I. Yamamoto P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
   a-R. Auerbach 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 1
Totals 36 8 10 8 8 5 28      
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))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .282 7 13
I. Kawase CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .269 4 15
H. Ikegami 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .313 3 11
K. Omori LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .242 6 26
K. Okano 2B 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .355 2 11
A. Nakamura C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .237 2 10
M. Tamura RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 0 0
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 1 4
   a-Y. Isobe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .157 2 8
   c-S. Fujiwara SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 1 5
N. Nagao P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .071 0 0
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Kato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   T. Sunada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Kawano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 0 1
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 5 14      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 45
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 31, S. Yamasaki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 8-7, S. Yamasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 116-72, S. Yamasaki 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 2-1
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 25
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 33, K. Inouye 5, T. Sunada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 6-9, K. Inouye 0-1, T. Sunada 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 106-62, K. Inouye 24-16, T. Sunada 22-12
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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