BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT KINBOSHI KITES
05/31/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 6966 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (17-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 0
Kinboshi Kites (15-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
Stars Drop Kites, 2-1
Nagasaki and Kinboshi left the crowd in suspense until the final out.

Nagasaki turned a good effort from starting pitcher Akimasa Murakami into a win over the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. The final score was 2-1 in 12 innings. Nagasaki is now 17-12, Kinboshi 15-14.

Though he did not get the decision, Murakami did all he could to keep his team close, twirling a shutout through 7 innings, until Nagasaki eventually rallied past the Kites.

"Akimasa had himself a pretty good evening," said Nagasaki manager Okura Ichimura.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hale 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .150 0 2
S. Sakata 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .220 1 4
I. Matsuda LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .237 2 10
R. Kodama CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .190 1 9
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 0 12
T. Ueda RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .196 2 6
   b-K. Bai PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .467 0 3
   d-A. Kawaguchi RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 7 17
S. Yamaguchi C 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .235 5 10
A. Murakami P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1
   E. Shimabukuro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Wada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 1 4
   D. Champ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Ibe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 0 2
   N. Hamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 2 10 2 3 4 25      
a - B. Wada pinch hit for E. Shimabukuro in the 10th
b - K. Bai pinch hit for T. Ueda in the 11th
c - S. Ibe pinch hit for D. Champ in the 11th
d - A. Kawaguchi substituted for K. Bai in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ichikawa (2, 9th Inning off T. Tsuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Matsuda (2, 12th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sakata , I. Matsuda 4 , R. Kodama , M. Ichikawa 2 , K. Bai , S. Inoue 2 , S. Yamaguchi , A. Murakami , B. Wada
2-out RBI: I. Matsuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , M. Ichikawa , S. Yamaguchi , A. Murakami , S. Ibe
GIDP: S. Yamaguchi
Sac Bunt: J. Hale , S. Inoue
Hit by Pitch: I. Matsuda
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Inoue-Sakata-Hale, Ichikawa-Sakata-Hale, Sakata-Ichikawa-Hale)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 3 14
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 5 18
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .315 8 19
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276 3 12
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 5 17
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 0 8
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 9
A. Goto SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 2 3
   b-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   d-Y. Hirata SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 3 11
S. Hayashida P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   a-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 1
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Murakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 1 4 1 2 5 10      
a - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 6th
b - M. Oyama pinch hit for A. Goto in the 9th
c - R. Okamoto pinch hit for T. Tsuda in the 9th
d - Y. Hirata substituted for M. Oyama in the 10th
e - K. Murakami pinch hit for N. Nagaoka in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (3, 11th Inning off N. Hamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , H. Kitamura 2 , Y. Hirata 4
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawasaki
GIDP: F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa 2
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: A. Goto (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Muramoto-Kitamura-Tokunaga, Goto-Tokunaga)
OF assists: 1 (Kanazawa(Ichikawa at home))
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murakami 7.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 76 2.16   
E. Shimabukuro 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.89   
D. Champ 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 2.79   
N. Hamasaki W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murakami 77
Batters Faced: A. Murakami 22, E. Shimabukuro 5, D. Champ 5, N. Hamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 9-7, E. Shimabukuro 2-3, D. Champ 0-2, N. Hamasaki 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 76-51, E. Shimabukuro 20-15, D. Champ 13-8, N. Hamasaki 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Shimabukuro 1-0
WP: D. Champ
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida 6.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 91 4.83   
T. Hirata 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.58   
T. Tsuda 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 33 1.80   
N. Nagaoka 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 35 14.90   
B. Baker L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 6.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 63
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 23, T. Hirata 4, T. Tsuda 8, N. Nagaoka 10, B. Baker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 8-6, T. Hirata 1-1, T. Tsuda 1-4, N. Nagaoka 5-1, B. Baker 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 91-62, T. Hirata 14-7, T. Tsuda 33-17, N. Nagaoka 35-21, B. Baker 16-10
WP: N. Nagaoka
Hit Batsmen: T. Tsuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akimasa Murakami
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 18302
Special Notes: Rain delay of 57 minutes in the 5th inning.
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