BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
07/21/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 7109 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (44-32) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 7 0
Kinboshi Kites (39-35) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 X 10 15 0
Kites Pick Up 10-5 Win Against Fukuoka
The game between Kinboshi and Fukuoka is in the books, despite a little rain.

Kinboshi first baseman Fusao Tokunaga played a vital role in his team's 10-5 conquest of Fukuoka. He went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for Kinboshi. The third-place Kites go to 39-35.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the third. That's when Kites catcher Korenaga Kurosawa hit a sinker from Iwao Yamamoto for a 2-run single. Just like that, Kinboshi was up, 4-3.

"It's always fun to score a lot of runs," said Tokunaga.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .269 7 28
T. Shibuya 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .242 14 30
T. Akamine RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 16 54
   d-J. Ishikawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   S. Ikeda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 2
   f-T. Nakanishi PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 2 4
A. Sugiura LF 3 1 1 2 2 0 3 .288 16 54
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .320 23 65
S. Hanzawa 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 .268 6 30
S. Yamanaka C 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 .209 4 11
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .161 1 6
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Ishibashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   e-W. Adams PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 1 9
I. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 5
   a-S. Okamoto SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 11
   c-K. Kikuchi SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5 9 3 28      
a - S. Okamoto substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 6th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Okamoto in the 7th
c - K. Kikuchi substituted for K. Suzuki in the 7th
d - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for T. Akamine in the 8th
e - W. Adams pinch hit for T. Ishibashi in the 8th
f - T. Nakanishi pinch hit for S. Ikeda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (16, 1st Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 3 , J. Ishikawa , T. Nakanishi , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki
2-out RBI: A. Sugiura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa , W. Adams
GIDP: Y. Kawasaki , R. Auerbach
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya , S. Hanzawa , I. Yamamoto
Sac Fly: S. Hanzawa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Takahashi (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Hirata at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .251 6 26
F. Muramoto 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .286 14 38
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .331 19 54
H. Kitamura 2B 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 .257 9 40
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 5 .188 8 33
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 .233 7 29
K. Kikuchi RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .185 6 23
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .240 6 21
K. Ikeda P 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 .139 2 2
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130 3 6
   K. Yoshikawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 3
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 15 9 8 1 25      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Ikeda in the 7th
b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for K. Yoshikawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tokunaga (10, 7th Inning off T. Watanabe, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kitamura (9, 7th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 2 , F. Muramoto , F. Tokunaga 4 , H. Kitamura 4 , M. Kawasaki 2 , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi , Y. Hirata 3 , K. Ikeda
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , K. Kurosawa , K. Ikeda
GIDP: K. Kurosawa
Sac Bunt: K. Kurosawa , K. Ikeda
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga, Kitamura-Hirata-Tokunaga)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto L (6-9) 5.1 8 4 4 7 0 0 120 6.34   
T. Watanabe 1.0 6 5 5 1 1 0 29 2.06   
T. Ishibashi 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 5.61   
S. Ikeda 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 29
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 30, T. Watanabe 9, T. Ishibashi 3, S. Ikeda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 9-6, T. Watanabe 1-0, T. Ishibashi 1-1, S. Ikeda 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 120-66, T. Watanabe 29-16, T. Ishibashi 14-9, S. Ikeda 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watanabe 1-0 , T. Ishibashi 1-1
WP: I. Yamamoto , T. Watanabe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda W (8-3) 7.0 4 3 3 5 3 1 112 3.07   
K. Yoshikawa 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 28 9.00   
T. Tsuda 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 26 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 55
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 29, K. Yoshikawa 6, T. Tsuda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 11-6, K. Yoshikawa 0-3, T. Tsuda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 112-66, K. Yoshikawa 28-14, T. Tsuda 26-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fusao Tokunaga
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 12565
Special Notes: Rain delay of 56 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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