BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7030 - MONDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (24-24) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Fukuoka Falcons (32-17) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 9 1
Nagasaki Upended, 6-4, by Fukuoka
Due in large part to shortstop Itaru Nakamura, the Fukuoka Falcons sunk the Nagasaki Stars, 6-4. Nakamura went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times. Fukuoka now has a record of 32-17 with the win.

Fukuoka went in front, 6-4, on Ayato Sugiura's 5th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Sugiura hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Nagasaki pitcher Koson Mitsunaga visibly perturbed.

"Feels good to get the job done," Sugiura said after the game.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .282 5 18
S. Inoue 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 8 26
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 5 15
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .305 0 17
T. Ueda RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .176 2 8
S. Sakata 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .227 2 11
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .153 2 4
   a-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 0 4
   T. Kondo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Yamaguchi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 6 16
K. Mitsunaga P 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .160 0 0
   b-A. Kawaguchi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   c-I. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 21
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 9 14      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for Y. Toyota in the 8th
b - A. Kawaguchi substituted for K. Mitsunaga in the 8th
c - I. Matsuda pinch hit for A. Kawaguchi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ichikawa (6, 1st Inning off I. Yamamoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nishi , S. Inoue 2 , R. Kodama , M. Ichikawa 2 , K. Mitsunaga
2-out RBI: S. Inoue , R. Kodama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ichikawa , S. Sakata
GIDP: S. Yamaguchi
Sac Fly: T. Ueda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ueda (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kodama(Kawasaki at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 5 20
I. Nakamura SS 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .315 4 14
T. Akamine RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .345 12 47
   b-W. Adams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 7
A. Sugiura LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .282 5 28
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .324 17 43
   c-R. Auerbach 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 3
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 6 24
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 9 17
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .221 2 8
I. Yamamoto P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 1 5
   a-T. Yamamoto 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095 0 1
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 5 14      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 8th
b - W. Adams substituted for T. Akamine in the 9th
c - R. Auerbach substituted for Y. Kawasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Nakamura (4, 1st Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Sugiura (5, 7th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Nakamura 5 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka , I. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: S. Hanzawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Nakamura (3)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Yamamoto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga L (2-4) 7.0 9 6 6 3 3 2 120 4.38   
T. Kondo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 35
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 33, T. Kondo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 8-9, T. Kondo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 120-72, T. Kondo 13-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Mitsunaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto W (5-5) 7.1 6 4 4 4 6 0 113 5.45   
S. Yamasaki SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 52
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 32, S. Yamasaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 9-6, S. Yamasaki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 113-68, S. Yamasaki 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Itaru Nakamura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19108
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