BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/16/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7005 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (18-25) 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 11 2
Fukuoka Falcons (28-15) 2 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 X 12 14 2
Falcons Stick Bees with 12-7 Loss
Hidetsugu Ikegami did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Vesutan Bees from being beaten, 12-7, to the Fukuoka Falcons at Fukuoka Stadium. Ikegami was 3 for 5 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Fukuoka is second in the Western League with a record of 28-15.

Tsuruo Akamine, who finished 3rd in the WL in stolen bases with 42 last year, came through for Fukuoka with a 2-run double in the bottom of the sixth. The right fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 3 runs batted in.

"You never take a win for granted in this league," said Akamine.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 .263 8 18
Y. Isobe LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .188 2 11
H. Ikegami 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .312 3 21
K. Omori RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .238 7 34
K. Okano 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .321 3 18
A. Nakamura C 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .258 5 19
I. Kawase CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 5 20
   a-Y. Kato PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 5
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 2 10
M. Sakai P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .129 0 0
   T. Sunada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Tamura PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 4
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6 2 6 18      
a - Y. Kato pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 7th
b - M. Tamura pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Miyakawa (9, 1st Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Ikegami (2, 5th Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Okano (3, 3rd Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa 2 , Y. Isobe 2 , H. Ikegami 5 , K. Okano 5 , A. Nakamura 2 , I. Kawase
2-out RBI: K. Okano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ikegami , Y. Kato , M. Sakai 2
GIDP: Y. Ueda
Sac Fly: K. Omori
Hit by Pitch: M. Tamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Miyakawa (3) , H. Ikegami (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ikegami (2) , Y. Ueda (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Ikegami-Ueda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .287 4 18
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .337 3 12
T. Akamine RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .354 11 42
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .263 4 23
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .326 15 39
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .268 5 21
T. Shibuya 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 9 14
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .219 2 8
R. Matsumura P 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .240 0 3
   a-W. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 1 7
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Suzuki PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .340 4 9
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 11 2 4 14      
a - W. Adams pinch hit for R. Matsumura in the 6th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi 2 (7, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Hanzawa (5, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Yamanaka (6, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Akamine (8, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (4, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Akamine (11, 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hanzawa (5, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Suzuki (4, 7th Inning off T. Sunada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 5 , I. Nakamura , T. Akamine 6 , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki 2 , S. Hanzawa 6 , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka 2 , K. Suzuki 4
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , T. Akamine 2 , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa , R. Matsumura
GIDP: T. Akamine
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya 2
Sac Fly: R. Matsumura
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hanzawa (7) , T. Shibuya (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (4-5) 5.2 10 10 5 2 4 3 99 4.81   
T. Sunada 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 25 6.08   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 21
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 31, T. Sunada 8, T. Yamamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 10-4, T. Sunada 2-1, T. Yamamoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 99-62, T. Sunada 25-16, T. Yamamoto 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sunada 2-1
WP: M. Sakai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura W (7-1) 6.0 10 7 4 2 5 1 103 2.73   
T. Watanabe H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
S. Yamasaki 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 33
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 30, T. Watanabe 4, S. Yamasaki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 9-3, T. Watanabe 1-2, S. Yamasaki 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 103-65, T. Watanabe 14-9, S. Yamasaki 22-16
WP: R. Matsumura
Hit Batsmen: S. Yamasaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hidetsugu Ikegami
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 19046
Special Notes: Rain delay of 43 minutes in the 5th inning.
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