BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/12/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7079 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (33-33) 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 4 1 12 17 1
Osaka Sailors (23-44) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Sailors Suffer 12-2 Drubbing
The rain came, as predicted, but the Kinboshi Kites and Osaka Sailors were able to complete their ballgame.

Taira Kanazawa batted in 5 runs to lead Kinboshi to a win over Osaka. The final score was 12-2. Kanazawa chipped in 2 singles and 1 home run. Bill Baker snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 3 innings. He's now 2-0 on the season.

Kinboshi used a well-timed hit by Matabei Oyama to capture the win. The pinch hitter socked a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Kites ahead, 3-1. Though it was his only hit in 1 at-bat, it was important.

Osaka manager Bill Sherrill called the blowout loss "ugly."

The win for the Kites lifted their record to 33-33.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 .203 7 21
M. Kawasaki LF 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .263 9 34
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .295 9 38
T. Kanazawa CF 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .305 5 33
Y. Hirata 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 26
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .383 1 6
   b-H. Kitamura 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .233 3 6
H. Hanada 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .172 0 3
T. Kobayashi C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 0 4
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .222 6 24
A. Komori P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   B. Baker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 2
   c-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   d-K. Murakami PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350 1 2
   M. Miwa P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 41 12 17 12 4 4 13      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for Y. Hirata in the 3rd
b - H. Kitamura substituted for M. Oyama in the 3rd
c - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for B. Baker in the 6th
d - K. Murakami pinch hit for N. Nagaoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Oyama (4, 3rd Inning off T. Ota, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Goto (7, 5th Inning off T. Ota, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kitamura (3, 7th Inning off K. Usui, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kanazawa (5, 7th Inning off K. Usui, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Kikuchi (6, 8th Inning off K. Usui, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Miwa (1, 9th Inning off M. Nakamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Goto 3 , F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa 6 , M. Oyama 2 , H. Kitamura 5 , H. Hanada 2 , T. Kobayashi , K. Kikuchi 4 , M. Miwa 4 , A. Komori , K. Murakami
2-out RBI: , T. Kanazawa 3 , M. Oyama , H. Kitamura 2 , M. Miwa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , H. Hanada , K. Kikuchi
Sac Fly: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Goto (28) , T. Kanazawa (7)
CS: A. Goto (9) , B. Baker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Tokunaga (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .201 5 12
J. Koda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 9 19
T. Takahashi 1B 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .311 6 33
S. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 9 28
S. Hino LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 4 17
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 4 12
K. Urushihara C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 3 18
B. Matsumura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .172 2 2
T. Kurata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 2
   T. Ota P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   K. Usui P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Nakamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 9 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Kamai (5, 3rd Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 5
2-out RBI: A. Kamai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Urushihara
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (20)
CS: T. Takahashi (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kamai (20) , M. Yamamoto (7)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komori 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.76   
B. Baker W (2-0) 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 37 1.45   
N. Nagaoka H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 3.05   
M. Miwa 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komori 46
Batters Faced: A. Komori 7, B. Baker 10, N. Nagaoka 8, M. Miwa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komori 6-0, B. Baker 1-4, N. Nagaoka 2-1, M. Miwa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komori 0-17, B. Baker 37-26, N. Nagaoka 29-19, M. Miwa 17-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.89   
T. Ota L (0-2) 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 0 51 6.03   
K. Usui 2.0 6 4 4 1 1 3 50 3.31   
M. Nakamoto 2.0 4 4 1 0 1 1 29 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 45
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 9, T. Ota 14, K. Usui 13, M. Nakamoto 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 2-3, T. Ota 2-4, K. Usui 1-4, M. Nakamoto 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 0-16, T. Ota 51-33, K. Usui 50-29, M. Nakamoto 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ota 1-0 , M. Nakamoto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taira Kanazawa
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 12640
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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