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.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 6 25
F. Muramoto 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 13 36
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327 19 50
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 7 36
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 8 33
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 6 26
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .182 6 22
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .134 3 6
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 5 19
K. Tamura P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135 0 5
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 6 8      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
2-out RBI: F. Tokunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , H. Kitamura
Sac Bunt: K. Tamura
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301 7 21
S. Sakata 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .214 2 14
I. Matsuda RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .259 5 24
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254 10 32
T. Ueda CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .189 3 17
B. Wada C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 2 10
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 3 10
S. Ibe SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 1 4
K. Mitsunaga P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .162 0 0
   T. Kondo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 6 12      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 59
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 6-12
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 114-77
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 70
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 30, T. Kondo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 12-6, T. Kondo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 122-71, T. Kondo 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kondo 2-0
WP: K. Mitsunaga
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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