BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
06/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7036 - MONDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (12-39) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kinboshi Kites (26-23) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
Kites Drop Sailors, 3-2
Kinboshi and Osaka duked it out and the Kites came out victorious.

In a low-scoring contest between the Kinboshi Kites and the Osaka Sailors, Keiji Tamura was the X factor. The Kinboshi right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Tamura yielded 2 runs over 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. His record improves to 3-6.

In the bottom of the third, Kinboshi right fielder Kesanori Kikuchi had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Osaka hurler Marty Carroll, Kikuchi hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 3-0, Kinboshi. For the day, Kikuchi drove in one run.

"Ah," said Kikuchi in a jubilant clubhouse, "the sweet smell of victory!."

The win makes Kinboshi 26-23.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hino LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .189 5 14
C. Okada 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 3 8
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 2 23
N. Yamada RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .350 1 4
M. Yamamoto CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .170 2 13
H. Orido C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .244 3 7
R. Tamura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 8 17
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 14
Y. Okamura SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .137 0 3
M. Carroll P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 5 14      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for R. Tamura in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Okada 2 , T. Takahashi , N. Yamada , Y. Okamura
2-out RBI: Y. Okamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Yamada , M. Carroll
Sac Bunt: C. Okada
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Okada (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 6 21
F. Muramoto 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273 9 26
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .326 13 33
   a-K. Masuda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
H. Kitamura 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .237 5 22
M. Kawasaki LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .197 7 27
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .239 5 19
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .204 3 16
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 3 15
K. Tamura P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .179 0 5
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 25 3 5 3 6 0 11      
a - K. Masuda substituted for F. Tokunaga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kitamura (10, 3rd Inning off M. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Kurosawa 2 , K. Tamura
2-out RBI: K. Tamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Muramoto , Y. Hirata
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi
Sac Fly: H. Kitamura , K. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Kitamura (3)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Carroll L (2-6) 8.0 5 3 3 6 0 0 116 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Carroll 54
Batters Faced: M. Carroll 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Carroll 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Carroll 116-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura W (3-6) 7.1 5 2 2 3 4 0 86 4.15   
M. Miwa SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 61
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 29, M. Miwa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 7-10, M. Miwa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 86-51, M. Miwa 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Miwa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keiji Tamura
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 17690
Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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