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.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 19 58
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 8 32
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327 24 69
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 20 64
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 15 33
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 7 31
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 6 14
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 2 10
R. Matsumura P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 0 5
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 7 7      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .236 10 52
K. Okano 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 6 31
   a-T. Miyakawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 14 32
H. Ikegami RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .325 13 50
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .326 2 6
I. Kawase CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .248 11 44
A. Nakamura C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 7 36
F. Okada 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 5 15
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 5 19
M. Sakai P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 1 2
Totals 30 4 7 4 1 8 9      
a - T. Miyakawa substituted for K. Okano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Omori (12, 5th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori 4 , H. Ikegami 2 , S. Iwai , I. Kawase
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nakamura , F. Okada
Sac Bunt: K. Okano
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kawase(Kawasaki at home))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 59
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 5-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 122-77
WP: R. Matsumura 3
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 79
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 125-84
Hit Batsmen: M. Sakai
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
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82