BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
06/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7016 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (24-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Osaka Sailors (16-30) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 3 1
Osaka Topples Fukuoka, 2-1
The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of Osaka fans at Kotei Stadium.

The Osaka Sailors got a magnificent performance from pitcher Genpaku Matsumoto, who muffled the Fukuoka offense en route to a tight, 2-1 Sailors win at Kotei Stadium. Matsumoto yielded 1 run over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. His record improves to 1-2.

Osaka took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 2nd, Sotatsu Sato hit a run-scoring single to make it 2-1, Sailors.

Said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota: "They pitched the heck out of us."

The win puts Osaka at 16-30.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 7 24
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 6 24
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .348 19 39
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 10 34
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 7 17
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 6 20
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 7 16
S. Yamanaka C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .218 2 17
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211 1 4
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 5 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawasaki , I. Nakamura , S. Hanzawa
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya , T. Fujiwara
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 3 8
J. Koda 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 4 9
T. Takahashi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 6 27
S. Sato RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .239 5 21
S. Hino LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 3 13
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 4 11
K. Urushihara C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 3 12
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 2 2
G. Matsumoto P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 0
   a-S. Abe LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 3
Totals 26 2 3 2 0 5 3      
a - S. Abe substituted for G. Matsumoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Koda (6, 7th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Koda 2 , S. Sato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: S. Hino
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sato (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sato (5)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara L (4-6) 8.0 3 2 2 0 5 0 71 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 73
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 71-54
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsumoto W (1-2) 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 95 2.62   
H. Ogawa SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsumoto 70
Batters Faced: G. Matsumoto 25, H. Ogawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsumoto 8-9, H. Ogawa 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsumoto 95-67, H. Ogawa 31-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Genpaku Matsumoto
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 7787
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 4th inning.
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