BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/27/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7128 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (41-40) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Vesutan Bees (44-38) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 2
Falcons Held in Check by Bees, Lose, 3-1
In a tight contest between the Vesutan Bees and the Fukuoka Falcons, Masatoshi Sakai was the determining factor. The Vesutan right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-1 win. Sakai picked up the win for Vesutan, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 8-5. Earning his 13th save for Vesutan was Kiyoshi Inouye.

The Bees had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 3-1, Vesutan, with one out. Fukuoka, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Hirobumi Takahashi dug in at the plate, but on a 2-0 fastball, he hit into a double play.

The Bees bumped their record to 44-38 with this latest triumph.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 17 48
I. Nakamura SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .271 10 37
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 28 59
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230 15 54
S. Hanzawa 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .281 11 35
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .197 4 20
W. Adams CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .262 2 3
S. Okamoto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 2 8
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 3 10
R. Matsumura P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 0 4
   b-H. Takahashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 11 41
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 8 16      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for S. Okamoto in the 9th
b - H. Takahashi pinch hit for R. Matsumura in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Akamine , I. Nakamura 2 , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka , S. Horimoto
2-out RBI: S. Hanzawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Kawasaki 2 , W. Adams 2 , S. Okamoto
GIDP: H. Takahashi
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: I. Nakamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Nakamura (14)
CS: I. Nakamura (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 7 36
I. Kawase CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .196 1 9
H. Ikegami RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 10 58
S. Iwai 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .288 13 50
A. Nakamura C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .259 12 33
T. Ito 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 8 38
K. Okano 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 2 8
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183 4 11
M. Sakai P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 4
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kawano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 7 18
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 1 7 12      
a - K. Kawano pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ito 2 (13, 4th Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Okano (3, 7th Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Iwai (14, 8th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori , H. Ikegami , S. Iwai 2 , T. Ito 4 , K. Okano 2 , M. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , A. Nakamura 2 , Y. Ueda
Sac Bunt: A. Nakamura
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Omori (26) , I. Kawase (5)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ikegami (5) , Y. Ueda (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Iwai-Ueda-Iwai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura L (6-6) 8.0 7 3 3 1 7 0 125 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 62
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 125-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (8-5) 6.1 5 1 1 3 7 0 120 2.70   
T. Yamamoto H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.33   
K. Inouye SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 63
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 28, T. Yamamoto 2, K. Inouye 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 7-4, T. Yamamoto 1-1, K. Inouye 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 120-75, T. Yamamoto 8-6, K. Inouye 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yamamoto 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Sakai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 15424
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