 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS 07/18/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 7098 - THURSDAY, JULY 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (37-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | Nagasaki Stars (33-38) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Stars Beat Kites, 3-1 | Nagasaki Stars starter Koson Mitsunaga pitched well against the Kinboshi Kites at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, leading his team to a win, 3-1. Mitsunaga yielded 1 run over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 4-7. Nagasaki has won 3 straight, while Kinboshi has lost 3 in a row.
Early in the game, right fielder Isao Matsuda had a 2-run home run for Nagasaki. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Stars on top, 2-0.
"I thought Koson threw the ball well across the board," said Nagasaki manager Okura Ichimura. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Home Runs: I. Matsuda (5, 3rd Inning off K. Tamura, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Nishi , S. Sakata 2 , I. Matsuda 4 , S. Inoue , T. Ueda , B. Wada , S. Ibe 2-out RBI: I. Matsuda , S. Inoue Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ueda , K. Mitsunaga Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: B. Nishi (14) , S. Inoue (5)
FIELDING Errors: S. Sakata (5) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Tamura L (5-8) | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 3.85 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Mitsunaga W (4-7) | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 3.50 | | T. Kondo SV (10) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.11 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Koson Mitsunaga Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:50 Attendance: 11781 Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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