BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
07/10/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6987 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (39-25) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 13 0
Nagasaki Stars (27-34) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1
Downward Spiral Continues for Nagasaki
Another game, another loss for the struggling Nagasaki Stars.

Fukuoka third baseman Toshifumi Shibuya was a significant contributor in his team's 9-2 triumph over the Nagasaki Stars. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Falcons. Nagasaki now owns a losing streak of 8 games.

Early in the game, right fielder Tsuruo Akamine had a solo home run for Fukuoka. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Falcons on top, 1-0.

"This losing is getting old," said Nagasaki manager Okura Ichimura.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 7 27
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .293 6 19
T. Akamine RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .325 16 54
   c-Y. Fukunaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 2
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Sugiura LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .276 10 42
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .314 20 54
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 6 26
T. Shibuya 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .249 12 24
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .217 3 9
S. Ikeda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 2
   a-W. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 8
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. Suzuki PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315 4 10
   d-J. Ishikawa RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 9 0 7 6      
a - W. Adams pinch hit for S. Ikeda in the 8th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 9th
c - Y. Fukunaga pinch hit for T. Akamine in the 9th
d - J. Ishikawa substituted for K. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sugiura (9, 1st Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Yamanaka (7, 9th Inning off T. Kondo, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Suzuki (2, 9th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Akamine (16, 1st Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Shibuya 2 (12, 4th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Sugiura (10, 9th Inning off T. Kondo, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Nakamura (6, 9th Inning off H. Kawamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 4 , T. Akamine 4 , A. Sugiura 6 , Y. Kawasaki 2 , S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya 8 , S. Yamanaka 3 , K. Suzuki 2
2-out RBI: I. Nakamura , T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki , T. Shibuya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa
Sac Bunt: S. Ikeda
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301 6 20
   b-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 1 6
   c-S. Ibe 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 3
T. Ueda RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .187 2 12
R. Kodama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 7 22
M. Ichikawa SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .314 2 29
   d-Y. Sakai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 9 30
S. Sakata 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 2 12
S. Yamaguchi C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 6 16
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 2 5
   T. Kondo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
K. Mitsunaga P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .156 0 0
   a-K. Takamatsu LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 3 13      
a - K. Takamatsu substituted for K. Mitsunaga in the 8th
b - K. Bai pinch hit for B. Nishi in the 8th
c - S. Ibe substituted for K. Bai in the 9th
d - Y. Sakai pinch hit for M. Ichikawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ichikawa (7, 6th Inning off S. Ikeda, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Takamatsu (1, 8th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi , T. Ueda , M. Ichikawa 2 , S. Sakata , K. Mitsunaga , K. Takamatsu 2
2-out RBI: M. Ichikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , S. Inoue
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Toyota (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kodama(Hanzawa at 2nd base))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ikeda W (6-2) 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 65 3.66   
S. Yamasaki H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.14   
T. Watanabe 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ikeda 61
Batters Faced: S. Ikeda 26, S. Yamasaki 4, T. Watanabe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ikeda 6-13, S. Yamasaki 1-2, T. Watanabe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ikeda 65-60, S. Yamasaki 14-7, T. Watanabe 14-10
WP: S. Ikeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga L (3-6) 7.1 7 3 3 0 5 2 59 3.75   
T. Kondo 1.0 5 5 5 0 2 2 34 4.27   
H. Kawamoto 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 57
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 28, T. Kondo 8, H. Kawamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 10-6, T. Kondo 1-0, H. Kawamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 59-65, T. Kondo 34-23, H. Kawamoto 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kondo 1-0 , H. Kawamoto 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toshifumi Shibuya
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 10:35 AM JST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 12796
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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