BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/25/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7117 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (41-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 12 0
Fukuoka Falcons (40-39) 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 X 9 8 1
Falcons Send Nagasaki Home with 9-6 Loss
Conditions were not ideal but Fukuoka and Nagasaki were able to put their game in the books.

Yasuhiko Kawasaki knocked in 3 runs to help Fukuoka beat Nagasaki, 9-6. The Odawara, Japan native tallied 1 single and 1 home run. The victory gives the Falcons a record of 40-39.

Hirobumi Takahashi had a big 2-run double for the Falcons in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Fukuoka leading 2-1 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a sinker from Johnny Travis, who is tied for 9th in the WL with a 5.3 K/9 rate, and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 8th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Falcons ahead, 4-1.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Kamlyn Kadota.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .235 9 24
S. Sakata 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .252 9 25
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 .325 9 41
T. Fujimoto CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .222 12 40
T. Ueda RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .303 12 35
S. Inoue 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 12 50
B. Wada C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 6 17
Y. Toyota LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .256 6 29
J. Travis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .057 0 1
   M. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Takamatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 2 14
   S. Ishiguro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 6 22
Totals 39 6 12 6 2 8 19      
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for M. Suzuki in the 7th
b - I. Matsuda pinch hit for S. Ishiguro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sakata (8, 9th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Nishi (1, 1st Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ueda (2, 2nd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Toyota (6, 9th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ueda (12, 9th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 4 , S. Sakata 3 , T. Fujimoto , T. Ueda 7 , S. Inoue , B. Wada , Y. Toyota 6
2-out RBI: T. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , M. Ichikawa , T. Ueda , J. Travis
Hit by Pitch: B. Nishi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: B. Wada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .266 17 48
   a-T. Nakanishi PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0 0
H. Takahashi CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .237 10 37
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .305 28 58
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .228 15 53
T. Shibuya 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260 10 25
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 10 35
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 10 31
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .195 4 20
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 4
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 31 9 8 9 2 3 2      
a - T. Nakanishi pinch hit for T. Akamine in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi (8, 5th Inning off J. Travis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (28, 4th Inning off J. Travis, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Sugiura (15, 5th Inning off J. Travis, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hanzawa (10, 6th Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Shibuya (10, 8th Inning off S. Ishiguro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi 2 , Y. Kawasaki 5 , A. Sugiura 4 , T. Shibuya 4 , S. Hanzawa 4 , S. Yamanaka
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sugiura
Sac Bunt: T. Fujiwara
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Takahashi (17)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Yamanaka (3)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Travis L (5-6) 4.2 6 7 7 2 2 2 69 5.62   
M. Suzuki 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 6.10   
S. Ishiguro 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 29 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Travis 24
Batters Faced: J. Travis 22, M. Suzuki 5, S. Ishiguro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Travis 7-5, M. Suzuki 1-3, S. Ishiguro 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Travis 69-42, M. Suzuki 9-5, S. Ishiguro 29-19
WP: J. Travis 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (7-10) 8.2 11 5 2 2 8 1 134 4.08   
S. Yamasaki 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 54
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 40, S. Yamasaki 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 12-6, S. Yamasaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 134-86, S. Yamasaki 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Fujiwara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasuhiko Kawasaki
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 20602
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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