 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 07/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 7068 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (17-48) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | Fukuoka Falcons (38-25) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 3 | | |  | |
| Matsumura, Falcons Beat Sailors, 5-1 | The Fukuoka Falcons beat the Osaka Sailors, 5-1. Fukuoka starter Rei Matsumura pitched a gem. Fukuoka now owns a record of 38-25.
Matsumura, the starting pitcher for Fukuoka, like a boss, imposed his will. The right-hander, who led the WL in strikeouts with 263 in 1970, racked up 9 Ks, while allowing just 3 hits. Opposing hitters had trouble making good contact.
"Rei pitched a very professional game from start to finish," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota. | |
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for M. Carroll in the 8th b - N. Yamada pinch hit for K. Urushihara in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Matsumura (3, 3rd Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Yamamoto , B. Matsumura 4 , M. Carroll Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sato , N. Yamada Team LOB: 4
FIELDING OF assists: 2 (Hino(Sugiura at 3rd base), Yamamoto(Akamine at 2nd base)) | | | BATTING Home Runs: A. Sugiura (9, 6th Inning off M. Carroll, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Shibuya (10, 6th Inning off M. Carroll, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Takahashi , T. Akamine 3 , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki 2 , S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya 4 , R. Matsumura 2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa Hit by Pitch: I. Nakamura Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: I. Nakamura 2 (13) , Y. Kawasaki (6) Double Plays: 1 (Shibuya) | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Carroll L (2-8) | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 109 | 3.62 | | W. Otsuki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.42 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Matsumura W (11-1) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 107 | 2.10 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:23 Attendance: 13289 |
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