BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
07/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7101 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (37-36) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 9 0
Kinboshi Kites (34-38) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Falcons Tally Another W, 6-3
The Fukuoka Falcons besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Kinboshi second baseman Hideyuki Kitamura by beating the Kites, 6-3, at Konohana Stadium. Kitamura was 3 for 3 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI. Iwao Yamamoto, the winner, goes to 9-4. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 5 walks and 2 strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Shinpo Yamasaki collected his 9th save.

Fukuoka third baseman Toshifumi Shibuya helped the Falcons go up, 3-2, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Shibuya hit a run-scoring single off Kinboshi pitcher Saimei Hayashida.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota.

Kinboshi now owns a losing streak of 5 games.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .239 10 33
I. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .263 8 30
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .311 27 54
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 13 47
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .252 9 24
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .289 9 30
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .199 4 20
W. Adams RF 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .297 2 3
I. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 3
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 3 10
   Y. Kameda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 6 9 6 4 4 12      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hanzawa (7, 4th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Adams (2, 7th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Sugiura (12, 8th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Nakamura (8, 3rd Inning off S. Hayashida, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Takahashi (10, 9th Inning off S. Hayashida, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 4 , I. Nakamura 4 , A. Sugiura 2 , T. Shibuya , S. Hanzawa 3 , S. Yamanaka , W. Adams 3
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka
GIDP: S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: I. Yamamoto 2
Sac Fly: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adams (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 7 21
   a-M. Oyama PH, SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .385 1 6
T. Kanazawa CF 5 3 2 0 0 0 4 .296 5 34
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .287 10 39
H. Kitamura 2B 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 .317 3 9
M. Kawasaki LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 9 34
   b-F. Muramoto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 9 25
   d-Z. Yoemon RF, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
H. Hanada 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .172 0 7
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217 6 26
   c-S. Arakaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1
   e-R. Okamoto LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
T. Kobayashi C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .206 1 7
S. Hayashida P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 2 4
   f-K. Murakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 2
Totals 32 3 9 3 8 5 25      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for A. Goto in the 7th
b - F. Muramoto pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 8th
c - S. Arakaki pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th
d - Z. Yoemon substituted for F. Muramoto in the 9th
e - R. Okamoto substituted for S. Arakaki in the 9th
f - K. Murakami pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Oyama , T. Kanazawa 2 , F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura 3 , M. Kawasaki , K. Kikuchi
2-out RBI: H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , F. Tokunaga , H. Hanada 2 , T. Kobayashi
GIDP: T. Kobayashi
Sac Bunt: S. Hayashida
Sac Fly: H. Kitamura
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Kitamura (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Oyama (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Kitamura-Goto-Tokunaga)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto W (9-4) 6.2 6 2 2 5 2 0 114 3.79   
T. Watanabe H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 23 4.42   
Y. Kameda 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 27 10.50   
S. Yamasaki SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 51
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 29, T. Watanabe 6, Y. Kameda 5, S. Yamasaki 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 11-5, T. Watanabe 2-0, Y. Kameda 1-0, S. Yamasaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 114-66, T. Watanabe 23-12, Y. Kameda 27-17, S. Yamasaki 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watanabe 3-0 , S. Yamasaki 2-0
WP: I. Yamamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida L (5-8) 9.0 9 6 6 4 4 2 136 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 45
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 136-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideyuki Kitamura
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 14768
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