BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
07/17/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 7094 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Osaka Sailors (25-47) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Nagasaki Stars (38-32) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Triumph Number 250 for Sailors Takahiko Kurata
Sailors ace Takahiko Kurata reeled in his 250th career victory by beating the Nagasaki Stars 6-4 at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. In his historic win, he notched 3 strikeouts in 7 innings, yielded 4 runs and 9 hits, while surrendering 3 walks.

"I tried to focus on each batter," said Kurata after the game, "but as the game goes by, I couldn't help but think about the possibility. 250 is a big number. It's an exclusive club and I'm honored to be a member."

Kurata has authored a 250-252 won-lost record in his career with a 3.41 ERA.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .212 5 13
S. Hino LF 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .217 5 20
T. Takahashi 1B 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 .307 7 40
N. Yamada RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .229 5 11
J. Koda 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 9 19
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 12
K. Urushihara C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 4 20
R. Tamura 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .221 6 17
T. Kurata P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .087 0 2
Totals 27 6 7 6 3 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kamai (3, 1st Inning off Y. Koyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Takahashi (7, 1st Inning off Y. Koyama, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 3 , T. Takahashi 6 , K. Urushihara , R. Tamura
2-out RBI: , T. Takahashi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Yamada 2
GIDP: K. Urushihara
Sac Bunt: T. Kurata
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tamura-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 8 23
S. Sakata 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .245 8 23
M. Ichikawa SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .331 9 40
T. Fujimoto CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .220 12 38
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 12 48
T. Ueda RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286 9 26
B. Wada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 5 15
I. Matsuda LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 6 22
Y. Koyama P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .081 0 0
   a-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
   S. Ishiguro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 4 9 4 3 3 13      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for Y. Koyama in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (7, 3rd Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Sakata (1, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Sakata 5 , M. Ichikawa 2 , S. Inoue , T. Ueda 3 , I. Matsuda
2-out RBI: M. Ichikawa , T. Ueda , I. Matsuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fujimoto , B. Wada
Sac Fly: T. Fujimoto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Nishi (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Nishi)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (2-7) 7.0 9 4 4 3 3 0 131 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 43
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 5-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 131-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Koyama L (9-6) 6.0 7 6 5 3 2 1 96 4.25   
S. Ishiguro 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Koyama 35
Batters Faced: Y. Koyama 28, S. Ishiguro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Koyama 5-10, S. Ishiguro 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Koyama 96-60, S. Ishiguro 5-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomohito Takahashi
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 12693
Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather.
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