 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS 07/29/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 7133 - MONDAY, JULY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (25-59) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | | Nagasaki Stars (38-44) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Sailors Knock Off Stars at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium | The Osaka Sailors reigned over the Nagasaki Stars in damp conditions.
The Osaka Sailors went home winners at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Takahiko Kurata. Kurata stifled the Nagasaki Stars, enabling Osaka to grab the 4-1 win. Kurata picked up the win for Osaka, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 10 hits. He now sports a record of 6-6.
Osaka used the hitting of Naganori Yamada to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Sailors on top, 4-1. For the game, Yamada had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.
"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Yamada.
Osaka is now 25-59, Nagasaki 38-44. | |
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Home Runs: S. Sato (10, 1st Inning off T. Ota, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Yamada (4, 6th Inning off T. Ota, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Abe , S. Sato 5 , K. Urushihara , N. Yamada 5 , R. Tamura , T. Kurata 2 2-out RBI: S. Sato Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tamura , T. Kurata GIDP: Y. Okamura Sac Bunt: S. Hino Team LOB: 7 | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Hale 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | 0 | 3 | | S. Sakata 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .218 | 2 | 17 | | I. Matsuda RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 | 6 | 27 | | S. Inoue 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | 11 | 35 | | Y. Toyota LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .156 | 4 | 12 | | T. Ueda CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .198 | 5 | 23 | | S. Ibe SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .241 | 2 | 6 | | S. Yamaguchi C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 | 9 | 24 | | T. Ota P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 | | a-K. Bai PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | 1 | 6 | | Totals | 36 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | | | | a - K. Bai pinch hit for T. Ota in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Toyota (3, 2nd Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Hale 3 , Y. Toyota 3 , T. Ueda 2 , S. Yamaguchi 2 , T. Ota Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Matsuda , S. Inoue , S. Ibe , T. Ota Sac Bunt: S. Ibe Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: S. Ibe (4) Double Plays: 1 (Sakata-Ibe-Hale) | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Kurata W (6-6) | 8.2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 3.65 | | H. Ogawa SV (7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Ota L (4-8) | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 4.90 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Takahiko Kurata Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 3:20 Attendance: 10158 Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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