 | | 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. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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