BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/22/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7110 - TUESDAY, JULY 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (39-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Vesutan Bees (41-36) 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 X 8 11 0
Vesutan Beats Nagasaki, 8-1
Soggy conditions did not keep Vesutan and Nagasaki from playing their scheduled game.

Vesutan pitcher Masatoshi Sakai did his part in helping his team defeat the Nagasaki Stars, 8-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Vesutan has 3 straight wins, Nagasaki 3 straight losses.

The Stars had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Bees going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 33-year old third baseman Taiji Miyakawa came to the plate. Miyakawa hit a 2-run double on a 2-2 changeup from Nagasaki hurler Yugoro Koyama. It was Miyakawa's 9th double of the year.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Sakai.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 8 23
S. Sakata 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 9 24
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .331 9 40
T. Fujimoto CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .225 12 40
I. Matsuda RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 6 22
   b-F. Mori PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   c-T. Ueda RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 10 29
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .240 12 49
B. Wada C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 6 17
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 5 28
Y. Koyama P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .077 0 0
   a-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 5
   M. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 6 12      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for Y. Koyama in the 7th
b - F. Mori pinch hit for I. Matsuda in the 8th
c - T. Ueda substituted for F. Mori in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fujimoto (13, 4th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi , M. Ichikawa , T. Fujimoto 2 , I. Matsuda , S. Inoue , Y. Toyota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fujimoto , F. Mori , B. Wada , Y. Koyama 2
GIDP: B. Wada
Sac Bunt: S. Sakata
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .225 7 35
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .265 7 25
H. Ikegami RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .306 9 54
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 13 47
A. Nakamura C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .259 12 33
T. Ito 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .270 7 36
   a-F. Kaneshiro PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
I. Kawase CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .217 1 7
S. Fujiwara SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .177 4 9
M. Sakai P 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .167 0 4
Totals 32 8 11 8 3 2 10      
a - F. Kaneshiro pinch hit for T. Ito in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Kawase (6, 2nd Inning off Y. Koyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Miyakawa (9, 5th Inning off Y. Koyama, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Nakamura (12, 7th Inning off M. Suzuki, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Omori 2 , T. Miyakawa 2 , H. Ikegami 3 , S. Iwai , A. Nakamura 4 , T. Ito , I. Kawase 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Fujiwara 2
Sac Fly: T. Ito , M. Sakai
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Omori (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fujiwara-Ito-Iwai)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Koyama L (9-7) 6.0 9 6 6 3 2 0 130 4.51   
M. Suzuki 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Koyama 29
Batters Faced: Y. Koyama 29, M. Suzuki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Koyama 2-13, M. Suzuki 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Koyama 130-82, M. Suzuki 18-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (7-5) 9.0 6 1 1 3 6 0 100 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 74
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 100-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 12566
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning.
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