BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7059 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (33-25) 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 12 13 1
Fukuoka Falcons (35-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 3
Kites Bash Falcons, 12-2
The Kinboshi Kites clobbered the Fukuoka Falcons, 12-2, at Fukuoka Stadium. Kinboshi first baseman Fusao Tokunaga led the onslaught. He went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. The third-place Kites are 33-25.

The Kites got a big hit from right fielder Kesanori Kikuchi. Facing Fukuoka pitcher Shuuji Ishii in the top of the ninth, Kikuchi pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 5th home run of the season put the Kites ahead, 12-2.

"The Kites definitely had our number," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 6 23
F. Muramoto 3B 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .283 11 30
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .344 18 44
H. Kitamura 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .255 7 32
M. Kawasaki LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .198 8 32
K. Kurosawa C 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .237 6 23
K. Kikuchi RF 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .192 5 20
Y. Hirata SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 18
K. Tamura P 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .161 0 5
Totals 41 12 13 11 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Tokunaga (9, 1st Inning off S. Ikeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Muramoto (11, 1st Inning off S. Ikeda, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Tokunaga (18, 6th Inning off S. Ishii, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Kikuchi (5, 9th Inning off S. Ishii, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Muramoto 6 , F. Tokunaga 7 , H. Kitamura 2 , M. Kawasaki 2 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi 4
2-out RBI: F. Muramoto , F. Tokunaga , M. Kawasaki 2 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
Hit by Pitch: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kanazawa (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Kitamura-Hirata-Tokunaga)
OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Shibuya at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 6 23
   b-W. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 8
I. Nakamura SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .305 5 17
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .314 14 51
A. Sugiura LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .274 8 38
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .307 19 50
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .278 6 26
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 9 19
K. Suzuki C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300 4 9
S. Ikeda P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 1 2
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Yamanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 2 8
Totals 34 2 11 2 1 2 20      
a - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for S. Ishii in the 9th
b - W. Adams pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (8, 8th Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 3 , T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa 2 , T. Shibuya 2 , K. Suzuki 2
2-out RBI: T. Akamine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , A. Sugiura 2 , T. Shibuya
GIDP: Y. Kawasaki
Sac Bunt: S. Ishii , S. Ikeda
Hit by Pitch: A. Sugiura
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Nakamura (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Akamine 2 (2) , T. Shibuya (11)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura W (4-6) 9.0 11 2 2 1 2 0 134 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 58
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 134-83
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ikeda L (5-2) 5.2 8 6 4 2 5 1 100 3.67   
S. Ishii 3.1 5 6 4 0 4 2 46 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ikeda 36
Batters Faced: S. Ikeda 28, S. Ishii 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ikeda 4-8, S. Ishii 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ikeda 100-59, S. Ishii 46-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ishii 1-1
WP: S. Ikeda
Hit Batsmen: S. Ikeda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fusao Tokunaga
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18438
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