BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/07/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6991 - FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (17-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Osaka Sailors (9-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 7 3
Sailors Shut Out Kites, Kurata Winner
Takahiko Kurata of the Osaka Sailors shut out the Kinboshi Kites, 1-0, on 7 hits. He had 3 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing at Kotei Stadium.

"He just came out and was on the attack from the first pitch he threw," Osaka manager Bill Sherrill said later. "When Takahiko stays ahead in the count, he does well. That's the key."

This season, Kurata has compiled a 4-2 record with a 3.10 ERA in 6 starts.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 5 18
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 5 19
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .328 11 23
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 4 13
A. Goto SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .220 3 5
Z. Yoemon LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 1
   b-K. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 9
   c-M. Kawasaki LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 7 23
T. Kobayashi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 1 2
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .185 1 9
   d-Y. Hiramoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 2
J. Moss P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 35 0 7 0 1 3 22      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for J. Moss in the 7th
b - K. Kurosawa pinch hit for Z. Yoemon in the 8th
c - M. Kawasaki substituted for K. Kurosawa in the 8th
d - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th
e - R. Okamoto pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Tokunaga 2 , A. Goto , Z. Yoemon , T. Kobayashi , J. Moss , R. Okamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Kikuchi 2
GIDP: K. Kikuchi
Hit by Pitch: T. Kanazawa
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Goto (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .176 3 10
   a-Z. Abe 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 4 12
M. Yamamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 1 6
T. Takahashi 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .314 0 17
S. Sato RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .288 3 16
R. Tamura 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .229 6 12
H. Orido C 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .297 2 6
K. Yamada LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Y. Okamura SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
T. Kurata P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 9 17      
a - Z. Abe substituted for S. Abe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Okamura 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Moss, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Sato (5, 3rd Inning off J. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Abe (3, 5th Inning off J. Moss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe 4 , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato 2 , K. Yamada , Y. Okamura 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , M. Yamamoto , R. Tamura 2 , H. Orido
Hit by Pitch: R. Tamura , T. Kurata
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Abe (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sato (7) , Y. Okamura (1) , T. Kurata (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Okamura-Abe)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moss L (2-3) 6.0 7 1 1 3 6 1 99 3.43   
T. Hirata 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moss 57
Batters Faced: J. Moss 29, T. Hirata 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moss 1-11, T. Hirata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moss 99-62, T. Hirata 21-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Moss , T. Hirata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (4-2) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3 0 125 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 75
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 8-15
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 125-71
Hit Batsmen: T. Kurata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 15512
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 4th inning.
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