 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES 08/05/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES | | GAME ID: 7139 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (51-36) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | Vesutan Bees (40-46) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sakai Masters Fukuoka in Complete Game Win | Behind an impressive start by Masatoshi Sakai, Vesutan beat Fukuoka, 4-1. Vesutan now sits at 40-46, while Fukuoka falls to 51-36.
Sakai delivered a quality start for Vesutan. The 5-foot-11 right-hander allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits over 9 innings of work.
"Masatoshi was terrific -- better than terrific, really," said Vesutan manager Jack Fletchings. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: A. Sugiura (11, 9th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Akamine (19, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Akamine 4 , Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura 3 , T. Shibuya Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa , R. Auerbach Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa Hit by Pitch: T. Akamine Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: T. Akamine (27) | | | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Matsumura L (15-2) | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 122 | 2.26 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakai W (9-7) | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 125 | 3.83 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:32 Attendance: 13113 |
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