BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
06/26/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7035 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (19-34) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 3
Kinboshi Kites (27-26) 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 8 8 1
Down Goes Osaka, 8-4
Wet weather did not postpone the Kinboshi-Osaka ballgame.

Good production from center fielder Taira Kanazawa helped the Kinboshi Kites topple the Osaka Sailors, 8-4. Kanazawa was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Kites. Saimei Hayashida, who is tied for 2nd in the WL in complete games with 6, was the winner. He's now 4-5. The loser was Kinnosuke Shimabukuro.

The Kites benefited from an error in the bottom of the first inning. Kinboshi was leading 1-0 when Kesanori Kikuchi hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Kinboshi in front, 3-0.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Kikuchi.

Today's win puts Kinboshi at 27-26, while Osaka falls to 19-34.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .201 3 10
J. Koda 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .226 6 13
   a-Z. Abe PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .162 0 2
T. Takahashi 1B, 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 5 .313 6 29
S. Sato RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 7 24
S. Hino LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .205 3 13
M. Yamamoto CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .236 4 11
H. Orido C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .220 2 5
R. Tamura 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .218 4 13
K. Shimabukuro P 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .115 0 1
   K. Usui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Yamada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 2 6
Totals 30 4 9 4 4 6 21      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for J. Koda in the 7th
b - N. Yamada pinch hit for K. Usui in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Kamai 3 , J. Koda , Z. Abe , T. Takahashi , S. Hino , H. Orido , N. Yamada
2-out RBI: A. Kamai , T. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , J. Koda , S. Sato , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: T. Takahashi 2 , H. Orido
Sac Bunt: S. Sato , K. Shimabukuro
Sac Fly: K. Shimabukuro
Hit by Pitch: T. Takahashi , M. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (14) , M. Yamamoto (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Takahashi (6) , S. Sato (7) , R. Tamura (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .217 6 19
M. Kawasaki LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .258 8 29
F. Tokunaga 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .303 7 30
T. Kanazawa CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .303 4 22
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .233 2 12
Y. Hirata 2B 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 .236 3 22
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .217 3 20
H. Hanada 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .190 0 2
S. Hayashida P 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .067 1 3
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 8 8 7 2 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Goto (6, 5th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kanazawa (4, 7th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Goto 4 , M. Kawasaki 2 , T. Kanazawa 5 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi , H. Hanada
2-out RBI: T. Kanazawa , Y. Hirata , K. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , Y. Hirata , H. Hanada 2
Sac Bunt: A. Goto , K. Kikuchi , S. Hayashida
Sac Fly: F. Tokunaga
Hit by Pitch: Y. Hirata
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: F. Tokunaga (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Goto-Hirata-Tokunaga, Hirata-Goto-Tokunaga, Hanada-Kurosawa-Tokunaga)
OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Koda at 3rd base))
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimabukuro L (3-5) 6.2 7 8 3 2 3 2 122 4.06   
K. Usui 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimabukuro 39
Batters Faced: K. Shimabukuro 31, K. Usui 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimabukuro 9-8, K. Usui 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimabukuro 122-83, K. Usui 16-10
WP: K. Shimabukuro
Hit Batsmen: K. Shimabukuro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida W (4-5) 8.1 9 4 2 4 6 0 157 2.29   
M. Miwa SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 55
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 38, M. Miwa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 8-8, M. Miwa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 157-96, M. Miwa 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Miwa 3-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Hayashida 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taira Kanazawa
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 17014
Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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