BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
07/23/1974
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 7115 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (46-32) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 9 0
Osaka Sailors (22-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 3
Falcons Pocket 6-2 Win Against Osaka
The Fukuoka Falcons and Osaka Sailors completed their game despite the rain.

The Fukuoka Falcons picked up a win at Kotei Stadium, knocking off the Osaka Sailors, 6-2. On the mound for Fukuoka was right-hander Minoru Yamamoto. He played a key role in the triumph. Yamamoto got the win, improving to 4-5. He gave up 7 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Shinpo Yamasaki nailed down his 14th save.

In the top of the first, Ayato Sugiura ambushed a full count fastball from Kinnosuke Shimabukuro and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Fukuoka a quick 2-0 lead.

"Solid performance from our side," said Falcons manager Kamlyn Kadota.

The Falcons are now 46-32, while the Sailors fall to 22-56.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 7 28
T. Shibuya 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .250 14 30
T. Akamine RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .287 16 55
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .287 18 58
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .318 24 66
S. Hanzawa 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .264 6 30
K. Suzuki C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .266 5 11
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .162 1 6
M. Yamamoto P 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .087 0 3
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 6 9 6 2 6 22      
a - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (11, 1st Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Takahashi (11, 5th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Yamamoto (1, 6th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (18, 1st Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Kawasaki (24, 9th Inning off H. Ogawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 2 , T. Shibuya 4 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , R. Auerbach , M. Yamamoto 2
2-out RBI: A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , M. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Takahashi 2 , Y. Kawasaki , K. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: R. Auerbach
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (24) , R. Auerbach (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hanzawa-Auerbach-Kawasaki)
OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Hino at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hino LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .203 7 22
C. Okada 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .289 4 13
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .285 2 29
S. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 8 31
K. Urushihara C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .173 2 11
M. Yamamoto CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .184 4 26
R. Tamura 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .196 8 20
Y. Okamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .174 1 7
K. Shimabukuro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 0 1
   Y. Fujitate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-S. Abe PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .196 3 14
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 6 19
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 3 15      
a - S. Abe pinch hit for Y. Fujitate in the 7th
b - Z. Abe pinch hit for H. Ogawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Urushihara (3, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Tamura (5, 7th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hino , C. Okada , T. Takahashi , K. Urushihara 3 , M. Yamamoto , R. Tamura 2 , Y. Okamura , K. Shimabukuro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Okada , S. Sato , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: K. Shimabukuro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Tamura (10) , Y. Okamura 2 (10)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto W (4-5) 6.0 7 2 2 2 2 0 86 5.82   
T. Watanabe H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.00   
S. Yamasaki SV (14) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 50
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 25, T. Watanabe 4, S. Yamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 8-6, T. Watanabe 1-1, S. Yamasaki 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 86-51, T. Watanabe 8-7, S. Yamasaki 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watanabe 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimabukuro L (2-9) 6.2 8 5 3 2 4 1 113 5.92   
Y. Fujitate 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00   
H. Ogawa 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimabukuro 44
Batters Faced: K. Shimabukuro 33, Y. Fujitate 1, H. Ogawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimabukuro 8-8, Y. Fujitate 1-0, H. Ogawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimabukuro 113-72, Y. Fujitate 3-2, H. Ogawa 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Fujitate 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Shimabukuro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Minoru Yamamoto
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 8351
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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