 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT KINBOSHI KITES 07/13/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT KINBOSHI KITES | | GAME ID: 7087 - SUNDAY, JULY 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (36-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | Kinboshi Kites (34-33) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Kites Pick Up 5-2 Win Against Nagasaki | The Kinboshi Kites topped the Nagasaki Stars, 5-2, in Western League action at Konohana Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kinboshi pitcher Saimei Hayashida. Hayashida, who is tied for 2nd in the WL in quality starts with 11, went the distance for Kinboshi. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. Nagasaki has now lost 4 straight.
The Kites got a big at-bat from second baseman Yamahiko Hirata. For the game, Hirata was 1-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Kinboshi a 2-0 lead.
"Saimei was pounding the zone," said Kinboshi manager Frank Moore. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for Y. Toyota in the 7th b - I. Matsuda pinch hit for Y. Sakai in the 7th c - S. Inoue substituted for K. Takamatsu in the 7th d - S. Sakata pinch hit for S. Shiraishi in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: B. Nishi , M. Ichikawa , T. Fujimoto 2 , S. Yamaguchi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Matsuda GIDP: K. Bai Sac Fly: I. Matsuda Hit by Pitch: T. Ueda Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: B. Nishi (4)
FIELDING Errors: M. Ichikawa (16) , S. Yamaguchi (2) Double Plays: 2 (Bai-Ichikawa-Nishi, Ichikawa-Bai-Nishi) | | | a - F. Muramoto pinch hit for Y. Hirata in the 8th b - H. Kitamura substituted for F. Muramoto in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: F. Tokunaga (11, 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Kawasaki (11, 8th Inning off N. Teshima, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Hirata (5, 2nd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hayashida (2, 8th Inning off N. Teshima, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Goto , M. Kawasaki 2 , F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa , K. Kikuchi , H. Hanada , Y. Hirata 4 , S. Hayashida 4 2-out RBI: Y. Hirata Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , T. Kobayashi GIDP: Y. Hirata 2 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: Y. Hirata (7) Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Goto-Tokunaga) | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Shiraishi L (4-4) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 4.10 | | N. Teshima | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5.17 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Hayashida W (5-7) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 137 | 2.56 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Saimei Hayashida Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:36 Attendance: 15423 Special Notes: 2B Yamahiko Hirata was injured while throwing the ball. |
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