 | | 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. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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)) | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | 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 | | |
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| 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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