BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
07/31/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7138 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (45-40) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0
Vesutan Bees (39-46) 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 14 3
Bees Win, Ikegami belts 2 home runs
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Vesutan Bees and Kinboshi Kites.

Vesutan right fielder Hidetsugu Ikegami played a vital role in his team's 6-2 conquest of Kinboshi. He went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for Vesutan. Hank Walker got the win, improving to 5-9. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 1.

Fumimaro Okada chipped in a 2-run home run for Vesutan in the bottom of the second. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Okada told the Vesutan Citizen.

Vesutan is now 39-46, Kinboshi 45-40.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 7 29
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 15 40
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .341 23 63
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 9 43
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .192 8 34
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .243 9 33
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 7 26
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 8 28
N. Nagaoka P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 1 2
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .119 3 6
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Yoshikawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1 1 5 13      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for N. Nagaoka in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kanazawa (10, 6th Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 2 , F. Tokunaga 3 , M. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa
GIDP: K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kanazawa (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .230 10 52
K. Okano 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .275 6 31
   a-T. Miyakawa 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 14 32
H. Ikegami RF 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .322 13 49
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 .333 2 5
I. Kawase CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .248 11 42
A. Nakamura C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .274 7 36
Y. Ueda SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .228 5 19
F. Okada 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .205 5 15
H. Walker P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .088 0 2
Totals 36 6 14 6 3 5 20      
a - T. Miyakawa substituted for K. Okano in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Okada (5, 2nd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Ikegami 2 (13, 3rd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori 2 , K. Okano , H. Ikegami 9 , S. Iwai 3 , A. Nakamura , Y. Ueda 2 , F. Okada 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Okano , S. Iwai , I. Kawase , F. Okada 2
Sac Bunt: H. Walker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Omori (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwai (1) , Y. Ueda (15) , F. Okada (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Miyakawa-Okada-Iwai)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagaoka L (4-6) 6.0 10 5 5 2 4 3 115 8.18   
S. Yamashita 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 41 1.42   
K. Yoshikawa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagaoka 34
Batters Faced: N. Nagaoka 29, S. Yamashita 10, K. Yoshikawa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagaoka 9-4, S. Yamashita 1-3, K. Yoshikawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagaoka 115-68, S. Yamashita 41-23, K. Yoshikawa 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yoshikawa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker W (5-9) 9.0 5 2 1 1 5 0 101 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 75
Batters Faced: H. Walker 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 101-65
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hidetsugu Ikegami
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 9249
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 4th inning.
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