BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/07/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7144 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (42-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1
Fukuoka Falcons (46-43) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 X 8 12 0
Falcons Roll to 8-1 Win Over Kites
The game between Fukuoka and Kinboshi is in the books, despite a little rain.

The Fukuoka Falcons and starting pitcher Isaburo Muraoka stifled the Kinboshi offense en route to a comfortable 8-1 win at Fukuoka Stadium. In 8 innings, Muraoka surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run.

Fukuoka took the lead, 4-1, on Yasuhiko Kawasaki's 30th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kinboshi pitcher Kyuso Ikeda in the bottom of the seventh.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Frank Moore.

With the victory, the Falcons upped their record to 46-43.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .193 7 27
H. Kitamura 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 3 9
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 11 47
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307 6 42
M. Kawasaki LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .265 13 48
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .228 4 18
K. Kikuchi RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 6 27
   a-K. Murakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 1 5
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .180 0 9
   b-S. Arakaki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 0 1
K. Ikeda P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .140 0 1
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
   c-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 1 7
Totals 32 1 9 1 3 5 17      
a - K. Murakami pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th
b - S. Arakaki pinch hit for H. Hanada in the 9th
c - M. Oyama pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawasaki (14, 7th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kitamura , F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa , M. Kawasaki 3 , K. Kurosawa 2 , S. Arakaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa , H. Hanada , K. Ikeda
GIDP: F. Tokunaga , T. Kanazawa , K. Kurosawa
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi
Hit by Pitch: M. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Goto (33)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kikuchi (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244 13 48
I. Nakamura SS 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .281 11 40
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .236 16 57
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 6 .298 30 63
S. Hanzawa 2B 5 0 3 3 0 0 2 .282 11 39
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .257 12 28
W. Adams RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 2 3
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .190 4 20
I. Muraoka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 1 4
   a-T. Akamine PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271 18 49
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 35 8 12 7 5 1 24      
a - T. Akamine pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (9, 2nd Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (30, 7th Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 2 , A. Sugiura 3 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , S. Hanzawa 3 , T. Shibuya 2 , S. Yamanaka
2-out RBI: , S. Hanzawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya 2 , I. Muraoka 2
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya
Hit by Pitch: I. Nakamura
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Nakamura (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda L (6-9) 7.0 11 6 6 4 1 1 135 3.95   
B. Baker 1.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 22 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 28
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 36, B. Baker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 11-9, B. Baker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 135-85, B. Baker 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 2-2
WP: K. Ikeda , B. Baker
Hit Batsmen: B. Baker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka W (10-5) 8.0 8 1 1 3 5 0 134 2.60   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 64
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 33, S. Yamasaki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 13-3, S. Yamasaki 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 134-86, S. Yamasaki 10-8
Hit Batsmen: I. Muraoka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14627
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning.
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