BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/30/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6959 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (17-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Vesutan Bees (13-15) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 X 7 8 0
Bees Topple Falcons, 7-0
Vesutan pitcher Hank Walker had a large part in his team subduing the Fukuoka Falcons, 7-0. The opposition could never mount much of a rally against the right-hander. Walker got the win, improving to 3-3. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 7 innings. He allowed no runs. With the win, Vesutan elevates its record to 13-15.

With Vesutan leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Kazuo Kawano hit a 2-run single off Fukuoka pitcher Sadakuno Ikeda. It put the Bees ahead 4-0.

"We understand we didn't play our best baseball," said losing manager Kamlyn Kadota. "We'll shower it off and be ready to compete."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .296 3 13
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .322 2 8
T. Akamine RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308 6 26
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 2 18
   a-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .341 11 23
   b-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .256 3 14
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .263 6 11
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .230 1 4
S. Ikeda P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0 1 9 17      
a - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for A. Sugiura in the 9th
b - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for Y. Kawasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (4, 5th Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura , S. Hanzawa 2 , T. Shibuya 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , S. Yamanaka , S. Ikeda
GIDP: T. Akamine
Hit by Pitch: T. Akamine
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (13)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nakamura 3 (6) , Y. Kawasaki (2) , S. Hanzawa (5) , T. Shibuya (4) , S. Yamanaka (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Hanzawa-Nakamura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .234 0 3
T. Miyakawa 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .274 7 13
H. Ikegami 1B 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 .330 3 14
K. Omori LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 6 26
   b-M. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Okano 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .350 2 11
A. Nakamura C 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .229 2 10
I. Kawase CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .268 4 15
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .250 1 5
H. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .071 0 0
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Isobe PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .169 2 9
Totals 32 7 8 7 4 5 31      
a - Y. Isobe pinch hit for K. Inouye in the 8th
b - M. Yamamoto pinch hit for K. Omori in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ikegami 2 (7, 3rd Inning off S. Ikeda, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Ikeda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kawano 2 , H. Ikegami 5 , K. Okano , I. Kawase , Y. Isobe
2-out RBI: K. Kawano , H. Ikegami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa , M. Yamamoto , K. Okano , A. Nakamura , H. Walker
GIDP: Y. Ueda
Sac Bunt: T. Miyakawa , H. Walker
Sac Fly: Y. Ueda
Hit by Pitch: K. Kawano
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Okano-Ueda-Ikegami)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ikeda L (3-1) 6.0 5 5 2 2 3 0 96 3.55   
S. Ishii 2.0 3 2 0 2 2 0 40 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ikeda 49
Batters Faced: S. Ikeda 29, S. Ishii 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ikeda 8-6, S. Ishii 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ikeda 96-63, S. Ishii 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ishii 2-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Ikeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker W (3-3) 7.0 5 0 0 1 8 0 111 5.01   
K. Inouye 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.92   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 74
Batters Faced: H. Walker 28, K. Inouye 2, T. Yamamoto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 10-3, K. Inouye 2-0, T. Yamamoto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 111-74, K. Inouye 9-6, T. Yamamoto 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Inouye 1-0
WP: T. Yamamoto
Hit Batsmen: H. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Walker
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 11761
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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